Sekhar Suri is an Indian film director predominantly works for Telugu films. He got good recognition for the thriller film ''

A Film by Aravind ''A Film by Aravind'' is 2005 Indian Telugu language mystery thriller film produced by Maroju Sridhar Rao, Sridhar Cinema and directed by Sekhar Suri. The story is that a director and an actor who fall in love with a mysterious woman. It was fol ...

''. He directed 4 Telugu films and a Hindi film so far. All his movies has the some thriller elements in them. Sekhar Suri

Personal life

Sekhar was born in

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, West Godavari district of

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. He used to watch a lot of TV series as a kid. God father was his favorite series on

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. This obsession continued till his graduation. He spent most of his early life in

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

. He discontinued his degree in commerce to become a film maker. His original name is SS Chandra Sekhar. Since Chandra Sekhar is a very common name in the film industry, he changed his name to Sekhar Suri. Another Tollywood director Indraganti Mohanakrishna is his cousin.

Career

He happened to meet actor Tarun on an occasion with the help of his friend. With the help of Tarun, he got a chance to meet the owner of Super Good Films. This way he got a chance to direct Tarun for the film ''

Adrustam ''Adrustam'' () is 2002 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by debutant Sekhar Suri starring Tarun, Gajala and Reema Sen. The film was dubbed in Tamil as ''Ivan Yaaro''. Cast * Tarun as Tarun * Gajala as Keerthi Dhanraj * Reema ...

''. The script of the film was loosely based on ''

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''. However, the film did not do well at the box office. Later he prepared the script on his own and made it into a film

starring

Rajeev Kanakala Rajeev Kanakala (born 13 November 1968) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu films and television. He started his career in television serials and short films, where he not only acted but also produced and directed. He is marrie ...

Richard Rishi Richard Rishi is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu films and few Malayalam and Kannada films. He is known for Koottu, ''A Film by Aravind'' and his controversial caste movies with director Mohan G, namely '' Draupat ...

, and Mona Chopra in the lead roles. This film became a hit. Rishi had bagged seven films after this film. Next he made a psychological thriller film

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which was a real life incident happened in Hyderabad. This film received critical response. Next he made a film

Aravind 2 ''Aravind 2'' is a 2013 Indian Telugu language film directed by Sekhar Suri starring Sri, Maadhavi Latha, Kamal Kamaraju, Srinivas Avasarala and Adonica in the lead roles and is a sequel to the 2005 movie, '' A Film by Aravind''. G. Phanindr ...

starring

Srinivas Avasarala Srinivasa Saambasiva Avasarala (born 19 March 1984) is an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, and television presenter known for his works in Telugu cinema. He received two Nandi Awards and a SIIMA Award. Early life Srinivasa Saambasiva ...

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and others. He is currently working on a bollywood film

Guns of Banaras ''Guns of Banaras'' is an Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Sekhar Suri. It is a remake of the 2007 Tamil film '' Polladhavan''. The film stars Karan Nath and Nathalia Kaur in leading roles and Zarina Wahab, Vinod Khanna, Shilpa Sh ...

with hero

Karan Nath Karan Nath is an Indian actor. He is best known for his role as the romantic hero in '' Yeh Dil Aashiqanaa'' in 2002. Career Karan worked as a child artist in ''Mr India'' (1987). He made his debut as a leading actor in the 2001 film '' Paaga ...

Filmography

* ''

'' (2002) * ''

'' (2005) * ''

'' (2008) * ''

'' (2013) * ''Dr Charkravarthy'' (2017) * ''

'' (2020)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Suri, Sekhar Living people 21st-century Indian film directors Telugu film directors Film directors from Andhra Pradesh People from West Godavari district Year of birth missing (living people)