Kondapalli Dasarath Kumar, better known as Dasaradh, is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in

Telugu cinema Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hy ...

. He has directed films like ''Santosham'' (2002) and ''Mr. Perfect'' (2011).

Personal life

Dasaradh was born on 5 June 1971, to a

Telugu Brahmin Telugu Brahmins are Brahmin communities native to the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. History Origin theories According to the ''Aitareya Brahmana'' of the Rigveda, the Andhras left north India from the banks of the River Yamuna a ...

big family, in

Khammam Khammam formally (Khammam Mettu) is the city in Khammam district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the fourth largest city in the state. It is the headquarters of the Khammam district and Khammam mandal also. It is located about east of ...

Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India b ...

. He married Sesha Sowmya, in 2005 and has two daughters.

Career

Before coming to films, he worked for TV Media as a Screenplay and dialogue writer for four

soap opera A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...

s with noted author and writer,

Yandamuri Veerendranath Yandamuri Veerendranath is an Indian novelist and screenwriter known for his works in the Telugu language. He influences younger generations with his socially relevant writings and youtube videos. In his writings he addresses many of social prob ...

. One of the series called ''Vennello Aada Pilla'' aired at

Doordarshan Doordarshan (abbreviated as DD; Hindi: , ) is an Indian public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and one of Prasar Bharati's two divisions. One of India's largest bro ...

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

was a commercial success. He has also worked as associate director for Veera Shankar's film ''Hello I Love You'', Tulasi Kumar's film ''

Harischandra Harishchandra () is a legendary king of the Solar dynasty, who appears in several legends in texts such as the ''Aitareya Brahmana'', ''Mahabharata'', the ''Markandeya Purana'', and the ''Devi Bhagavata Purana''. The most famous of these storie ...

'',

YVS Chowdary Yalamanchili Venkata Satyanarayana Chowdary is an Indian Telugu cinema writer, director, producer, distributor, exhibitor and a music company owner. He made his debut as a director in 1998 with the film ''Sri Sita Ramula Kalyanam Chootamu Raara ...

's film '' Yuvaraju'',

Teja Teja may refer to: Places *Isla Teja, an island in Chile *La Teja, a neighbourhood of Montevideo, Uruguay * Teja, Perak, Malaysia * Teja Kalan, a village in Batala in Gurdaspur district of Punjab State, India * Teja Khurd, a village in Batala in G ...

's film ''

Chitram ''Chitram'' () is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Teja. This film stars debutants Uday Kiran and Reema Sen in the lead roles. The film was sensational hit in 2000. The film is produced by Ramoji Rao.T ...

'', ''

Nuvvu Nenu ''Nuvvu Nenu'' is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Teja who co-wrote it with Dasaradh. The film stars Uday Kiran and Anita while Sunil, Banerjee, Tanikella Bharani, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, and Telangana Shakunta ...

'', ''

Family Circus ''The Family Circus'' (originally ''The Family Circle'', also ''Family-Go-Round'') is a print syndication, syndicated comic strip created by cartoonist Bil Keane and, since Bil's death in 2011, is zombie strip, currently written, inked, and rend ...

'' and B. V. Ramana's film ''Subhavela''.The Hindu : Friday Review Hyderabad / On Location : Abundant goodness
/ref>

Filmography

Director

* Shourya - 2016 *

Greeku Veerudu ''Greeku Veerudu'' () is a 2013 Telugu-language romantic comedy film produced by D. Sivaprasad Reddy on Kamakshi Movies banner, directed by Dasarath. Starring Nagarjuna Akkineni, Nayanthara and music composed by S. Thaman. It is dubbed into Ta ...

- 2013 * Mr. Perfect - 2011 *

Swagatam ''Swagatam'' () is a 2008 Telugu language, Telugu-language romance film and directed by Kondapalli Dasarath Kumar, Dasarath. It stars Jagapati Babu, Anushka Shetty, Arjun Sarja and Bhumika Chawla, with music composed by R. P. Patnaik. Shot in ...

- 2008 *

Sri Shri (; , ) is a Sanskrit term denoting resplendence, wealth and prosperity, primarily used as an honorific. The word is widely used in South and Southeast Asian languages such as Marathi, Malay (including Indonesian and Malaysian), Javanese, ...

- 2005 *

Sambaram ''Sambaram'' (English Translation: ''Celebration'') is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language drama film starring Nithiin and Nikitha in lead roles and directed by Kondapalli Dasaradh Kumar. Plot Ravi (Nithiin) and Geeta ( Nikitha) are childhood frie ...

- 2003 * Santosham - 2022

Writer

*Subhavela - 2000 *

- 2001 *

- 2001 * Santosham - 2002 *

- 2003 *

- 2005 *

- 2008 * Mr. Perfect - 2011 *

- 2013 * Shourya - 2016

Awards

;

Nandi Awards The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ...

Nandi Award for Best Feature Film This is the list of winners of the Nandi Award for Best Feature Films since 1964. Best Feature Film - Gold Second Best Feature Film - Silver Third Best Feature Film - Bronze References See also * Cinema of Andhra Pradesh {{DEFAULTSORT:Nan ...

, Bronze - Santosham - 2002 *Filmfare Award for Best film - Santosham - 2002

Other Awards

*Southern India Cinematographers Association Award - 2002

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dasaradh, K. 21st-century Indian film directors Telugu film directors 1971 births Living people People from Khammam district Film directors from Telangana