Sumana Kittur Explained

Sumana Kittur
Birth Place:Kittur, Mysore, Karnataka, India
Othername:Suman Kittur
Nationality:Indian
Years Active:2007–present

D. Suman Kittur is an Indian journalist, film director and lyricist working in Kannada cinema.[1] She began as an independent director with Slum Bala (2008), before working on films such as Kallara Santhe (2009), Edegarike (2012) and Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu (2016). Most of her films deal with anti-social elements.[2] She is one of the few women directors to win a state award.

Biography

Suman was born in Kittur, a village near Periyapatna in Mysore district of Karnataka. Her father owned a small theatre in the same village.[3] 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 Bangalore, 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. 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

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Aa Dinagalu Associate director and lyricist
2008 Slum Bala Director, lyricist [4]
2009 Kallara Santhe Director, lyricist
2012 Edegarike Director, screenwriter, lyricist Karnataka State Film Award for Third Best Film
Bangalore International Film Festival Special Jury Award
Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Director
Nominated, Bangalore Times Film Award for Best Director
[5] [6] [7]
2016 Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu Director [8] [9] [10]

Personal life

Sumana Kittur was married on 17 April 2020.[11] [12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Suman Kittur- woman with the guts. https://web.archive.org/web/20160425000753/http://www.sify.com/movies/suman-kittur-woman-with-the-guts-news-kannada-nkklL7heefgsi.html. dead. 25 April 2016. Sify. 10 October 2013. 15 March 2016.
  2. Web site: Sumana Kittur takes break. The Times Of India. 17 January 2013.
  3. Web site: Sumana Kittur's father was a talkies owner. Times of India. 22 February 2014.
  4. News: A male-dominated world . 18 September 2021 . . May 16, 2012.
  5. News: Khajane . Muralidhara . Kannada cinema in the last decade: The various highs and lows . 18 September 2021 . . December 30, 2019.
  6. News: S . Shyam Prasad . Glory for Edegarike . 18 September 2021 . Bangalore Mirror . September 18, 2013.
  7. News: Bangalore Times Film Awards 2012 nominations: Best Director . 18 September 2021 . Times of India . June 21, 2013.
  8. News: Sharadhaa . A . Sumana Brings to Life a Literary World . 18 September 2021 . . March 4, 2015.
  9. News: S . Shyam Prasad . The three-in-one village . 18 September 2021 . Bangalore Mirror . February 1, 2016.
  10. News: Sharadhaa . A . Kittur's Boldness Makes it Worth While . 18 September 2021 . . March 12, 2016.
  11. News: Kannada filmmaker Sumana Kittur has a low-key wedding in coronavirus lockdown. India Today. 27 May 2020. .
  12. Web site: ಸರಳವಾಗಿ ಮದುವೆಯಾದ ಸ್ಯಾಂಡಲ್‍ವುಡ್ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕಿ ಸುಮನಾ ಕಿತ್ತೂರು. Vijaya Karnataka. 27 May 2020.