Suresh Urs is an Indian
film editor
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The film edit ...
who works predominantly in the
South Indian cinema
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. He has edited over 700 films and 40 documentaries and television shows. Urs is well known for his association with directors like
Girish Karnad
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,
Mani Ratnam
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,
Shankar Nag
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,
T. S. Nagabharana
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,
Girish Kasaravalli
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P. Vasu
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Bala,
Saran and
Baraguru Ramachandrappa
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. He was awarded the
National Film Award for Best Editing
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for his work in ''
Bombay
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'' (1995),
he is also a recipient of five
Karnataka State Film Awards and two
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards were given for excellence in Tamil cinema in India. They were given annually to honour the best talents and provide encouragement and incentive to the South Indian film industry by the Government of Tamil Nadu. The aw ...
. He was also honored to win the Karnataka State
Rajyotsava Prashasti
The Rajyotsava Prashasti or Rajyotsava Awards, the second highest civilian honor of the Karnataka state of India are conferred annually by the Karnataka Government on the occasion of the establishment of the state on 1 November celebrated as t ...
.
Lifetime Achievement Vishnuvardhan Award from
Karnataka Government
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in
2014
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.
Early life
Suresh Urs was born in Kolagala, H.D.Kote taluk, Karnataka to K C Chamaraje Urs, a farmer, and Devajammanni.
Awards
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National Film Awards
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** 1995:
Best Editing: ''
Bombay
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''
*
Karnataka State Film Awards
** 2010-11:
Best Editing: ''
Aidondla Aidu
''Aidondla Aidu'' is a 2011 Indian Kannada language anthology drama film directed by V. K. Prakash and produced by Vachan Shetty and Sujitha Prakash. The film is based on the extracts from ''18 Natakangal'', a Sahitya Akademi award-winning colle ...
''
** 2007-08:
Best Editing: ''
Savi Savi Nenapu''
** 1991-92:
Best Editing: ''
Mysooru Mallige
''Mysooru Mallige'' () is a literary work of Kannada poet, K. S. Narasimhaswamy. The collection of poems inspired a movie made by T.S. Nagabharana and also a musical play by ''Kalagangothri''. The book was first released in 1942 at Maharaja Col ...
''
** 1989-90:
Best Editing: ''
Panchama Veda''
** 1980-81:
Best Editing: ''Mooru Daarigalu''
Partial filmography
References
External links
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Best Editor National Film Award winners
Tamil film editors
Living people
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners
Year of birth missing (living people)
Kannada film editors
Film editors from Karnataka
Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2007
Telugu film editors