Karuna Kumar is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works primarily in

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. He is best known for directing the 2020 film ''

Palasa 1978 ''Palasa 1978'' is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language period action thriller film written and directed by Karuna Kumar in his directorial debut. The film stars Rakshith, Nakshatra, and Raghu Kunche who also composed the music. Prawin Yendamuri and T ...

''.

Career

Karuna Kumar's debut film ''

'' was released in March 2020 opening to positive reviews from the critics. The film revolves around the incidents related to caste discrimination and

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. It was featured in year-end best films' charts including ''

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'' and ''

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.'' His next directorial ''Metro Kathalu'' was released on streaming service Aha. Made as an anthology, ''

'' criticized Kumar's work and felt that the film "doesn’t have a fresh theme". He then directed ''

Sridevi Soda Center ''Sridevi Soda Centre'' is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language romantic action drama film written by Nagendra Kasi and directed by Karuna Kumar and produced by Vijay Chilla and Shashi Devireddy under the banner of 70mm Entertainments. The film stars ...

'' featuring

Sudheer Babu Posani Naga Sudheer Babu (born 11 May 1980) is an Indian actor and former professional badminton player. He works primarily in Telugu films. Debuted as a lead actor in ''Shiva Manasulo Shruti'' (2012), Babu's successful films include ''Prema Kat ...

and

Anandhi Anandhi (born Rakshita; 10 December 1996) is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. After her debut in the Telugu film ''Bus Stop'' (2012), she appeared in Vetrimaaran's Tamil production ''Poriyaalan'' and ...

in lead roles. Writing for ''

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,'' Sangeetha Devi Dundoo in her review, wrote that "With ''Sridevi Soda Center'', Karuna Kumar takes a mainstream approach given the presence of actor Sudheer Babu and tries to keep the narrative gritty while discussing issues of honour". Others critics opined that the film could do much better in terms of screenplay. Before the release of ''

'', in July 2021, ''

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'' reported that Kumar has eight upcoming films. In November 2021, he walked out of the Telugu remake of the Malayalam film, ''Nayattu'', over creative differences.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kumar, Karuna Living people Film directors from Andhra Pradesh 21st-century Indian people Telugu film directors Screenwriters from Andhra Pradesh Telugu screenwriters Indian screenwriters Indian film directors South Indian International Movie Awards winners Santosham Film Awards winners Year of birth missing (living people)