D. Suman Kittur is an Indian journalist, film director and lyricist working in

Kannada cinema Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film ''Sati Sulochana'' directed ...

. She began as an independent director with ''Slum Bala'' (2008), before working on films such as ''Kallara Santhe'' (2009), ''

Edegarike ''Edegarike'' (transl. Guts) is a 2012 Indian Kannada crime drama film directed by Sumana Kittur. It is based on the novel of the same name written by Agni Shridhar and stars Aditya in the lead role, while Atul Kulkarni, Achyuth Kumar, Sruja ...

'' (2012) and ''

Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu ''Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu'' ) is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by Sumana Kittur, based on a novel of the same name written by Poornachandra Tejaswi. It stars Shwetha Srivatsav, Sukrutha Wagle, Karunya Ram, Sonu, and Man ...

'' (2016). Most of her films deal with anti-social elements. She is one of the few women directors to win a state award.

Biography

Suman was born in Kittur, a village near

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of Karnataka. Her father owned a small theatre in the same village. With the love and passion for cinemas, he ran the theatre, though it faced huge losses. His vision to bring entertainment even to small towns was the reason she took movies. Her Inspiration came from her father initially. After her graduation, she moved to

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, when the villagers forced her to marry. Seeing the talent she possessed, her father took him to journalist turned film director Agni Shridhar. Later his father died and She began her film career assisting him. She began her life as a writer for Agni Journals. With her writing skills she later began writing songs and scripts for movies. Foreseeing her talent, his guru gave the first opportunity to work in films. She began with film

Aa Dinagalu ''Aa Dinagalu'' () is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language crime drama film based on the non-fiction novel ''Daadaagiriya Dinagalu'' by Agni Shridhar, and directed by K. M. Chaitanya. It stars Chethan Kumar in the lead role. The supporting cast featu ...

. Though she took the entire work of the film, she gave credits to the director and later realising her talent she was given the huge responsibility of become a debut director.

Filmography

Personal life

Sumana Kittur was married on 17 April 2020.

References

External links

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(Inspiring Story of Suman Kittur, '' Inspiration Unlimited eMagazine'', Feb 2013) {{DEFAULTSORT:Kittur, Sumana Living people Indian women film directors Journalists from Karnataka Kannada film directors Kannada screenwriters Writers from Mysore Kannada-language lyricists Indian women journalists 21st-century Indian film directors Film directors from Karnataka Screenwriters from Karnataka Women writers from Karnataka Year of birth missing (living people)