Sunil Kumar Desai is an Indian film director, writer and producer, known for his work 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 ...

. In most of his films, Desai blends art and commercial cinema. He has written and directed suspense/thrillers and

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. He has won the Karnataka state awards (4 times) in the Best Screenplay & Best Dialogues categories. He has also won the Filmfare awards 4 times. Desai worked with South Indian musicians like

Illayaraja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one of ...

, Hamsalekha and Gunasingh. Desai was born in 1955 in Bijapur, Karnataka. He had his primary education in Bijapur and higher education in Pune. He started his film-career as an assistant to Kashinath, and later Suresh Heblikar.

Career

Desai made film debut as a director with '' Tarka'' in 1989. He subsequent films ''

Nishkarsha ''Nishkarsha'' (English: ''Definite Decision'') is a 1993 Indian Kannada-language heist thriller directed by Sunil Kumar Desai, starring Vishnuvardhan, Anant Nag and B. C. Patil. The story revolves around a bank robbery where terrorists become ...

'', ''

Beladingala Baale ''Beladingala Baale'' ( kn, ಬೆಳದಿಂಗಳ ಬಾಲೆ) is a 1995 Kannada romantic movie directed by Sunil Kumar Desai, starring Anant Nag and Suman Nagarkar. It is based on a Telugu language, Telugu novel titled ''Vennello Adapilla' ...

'' and '' Nammoora Mandara Hoove'' earned him a reputation as the most innovative and influential directors of the 1990s. After three years of absence, Desai had announced that he have four films up his sleeve one of which is due at the end of 2019.

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* Kannada film directors People from Bijapur, Karnataka 1955 births Living people Filmfare Awards South winners Film directors from Karnataka 20th-century Indian film directors 21st-century Indian film directors Screenwriters from Karnataka Film producers from Karnataka Kannada film producers Kannada screenwriters {{India-film-director-stub