Sunitha Tati Explained

Sunitha Tati
Birth Place:Vijayawada, India[1]
Nationality:American
Occupation:Film Producer

Sunitha Tati is an Indian film producer who produces Telugu films under Guru Films.[2] Her notable productions include Oh! Baby, Courier Boy Kalyan and Sahasame Swasaga Sagipo.[3]

Early life

Tati was born and brought up in Vijayawada. She completed her bachelor's degree in business management from George Mason University and went on to do her PG course in film-making from New York University.[4]

Career

Before starting out in the Telugu movie industry, Tati worked in TV9 (Telugu) as well as Radio Mirchi.[5] [6] She worked under D. Suresh Babu of Ramanaidu Studios and worked as an assistant director of various movies including Malliswari, Jayam Manadera and Nagesh Kukunoor’s Hyderabad Blues.[7] [8]

In 2016, she worked with Gautham Vasudev Menon as a producer for Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada and also its Telugu version Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo.[9] In 2019, she produced B. V. Nandini Reddy-directed Oh! Baby, starring Samantha Akkineni and Lakshmi, along with People’s Media Productions and Suresh Productions.[10] [11] [12]

Her upcoming film, Saakini Daakini is directed by Sudheer Varma. Starring Regina Cassandra and Nivetha Thomas, the film is a remake of the Korean film Midnight Runners.[13] [14] [15] [16] As of August 2021, she is also working on the comedy film Dongalunnaru Jaagratha in a collaboration with Suresh Productions, Written and directed by Satish Tripura, the film stars Sri Simha and Samuthirakani.[17]

Other work

Apart from movies, Tati is an active Rotarian. She also serves as a trustee and founder member of Support Cancer Awareness Foundation, a NGO based in Hyderabad.[18]

She is a strong believer in Ayurveda and has also put together a book series called Ayurveda Chronicles, along with a Author based out of California. [19]

Filmography

YearFilmCastCredited AsLanguageNotes
2011Shor in the CityExecutive Producer
2013Kadhal 2 KalyanamProducer Unreleased
2015Bangaru KodipettaNavdeep, Swati ReddyProducerTelugu
2015Courier Boy KalyanProducerTelugu
2014Tamilselvanum Thaniyar AnjalumProducerTamilWas simultaneously shot in Telugu as Courier Boy Kalyan, but released only in August 2016
2016Achcham Enbadhu MadamaiyadaProducerTelugu
2016Sahasam Swasaga SagipoCo- ProducerTelugu
2019Oh! BabySamantha Ruth Prabhu, LakshmiProducerTeluguRemake of Miss Granny
2020Maa Vintha Gaadha VinumaSiddhu Jonnalagadda, Seerat Kapoor, Tanikella BharaniVinitha's MotherTelugu
2022Saakini Daakini Regina Cassandra, Nivetha ThomasProducerTeluguRemake of Midnight Runners[20]
2022Dongalunnaru JaagrathaSri SimhaProducerTeluguRemake of 4x4, an Argentine-Spanish Movie[21]

Television

YearSerialChannelLanguageNotes
2015 – present America Ammayi (TV Serial)Zee TeluguTeluguProducer
2017 – presentOK Jaanu (TV Serial)Telugu Producer

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Bangaru Kodipetta' gives her the big break. Hindu . 2014-03-08. 2016-08-02.
  2. Web site: 2014-01-01. Sunitha Tati. Guru Films Pvt Ltd. 2016-08-01. 8 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160708075634/http://gurufilms.in/team_sunitha.html. dead.
  3. Web site: Tollywood Courier Boy Kalyan Movie Review Rating 1st Day Box Office Collection . newznew . 2015-09-19. 2016-08-02.
  4. Web site: 'Bangaru Kodipetta' gives her the big break. Hindu . 2014-03-08. 2016-08-02.
  5. Web site: Sunitha Tati. Guru Films Pvt Ltd. 2014-01-01. 2016-08-01. 8 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160708075634/http://gurufilms.in/team_sunitha.html. dead.
  6. Web site: Chakravorty . Reshmi . 2021-09-02 . For the love of movie-making . 2022-12-09 . Deccan Chronicle . en.
  7. Web site: 'Bangaru Kodipetta' gives her the big break. Hindu . 2014-03-08. 2016-08-02.
  8. Web site: Setting a trend of their own. Pecheti. AuthorPrakash. Telangana Today. en-US. 2019-07-11.
  9. Web site: Master Class by Sunitha Tati, Well-Known Film Producer. AISFM Blog. 2017-02-21. 2017-05-24. 16 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210416003243/http://www.aisfm.edu.in/blog/2017/master-class-by-sunitha-tati-well-known-film-producer/. dead.
  10. Web site: Nobody could pull off Oh Baby better than Sam and Nandini Reddy: Producer Sunitha - Times of India. 2021-08-19. The Times of India. en.
  11. Web site: Rangan . Baradwaj . 2022-03-12 . Instinct Always Doesn’t Translate to Success – Sunitha Tati . 2024-07-31 . www.filmcompanion.in . en.
  12. News: 2019-07-03 . Nobody could pull off Oh Baby better than Sam and Nandini Reddy: Producer Sunitha . 2024-07-31 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  13. Web site: Prep for Telugu version Korean cop act begins. Adivi. Sashidhar. 2020-02-02. Deccan Chronicle. en. 2020-02-11.
  14. Web site: Shakini Dhakini, Telugu remake of Midnight Runners, resumes shoot. 2021-08-19. Cinema Express. en.
  15. Web site: Adivi. Sashidhar. 2021-04-13. I'm doing things I've never done before: Regina Cassandra. 2021-08-19. Deccan Chronicle. en.
  16. News: Korean filmmakers look to remake SS Rajamouli's RRR, seek rights. Check out details . The Economic Times . 2022-12-09.
  17. Web site: Dongalunnaru Jaagratha: Sri Simha Koduri join hands with debutant Satish Tripura for his next; See PHOTOS of formal pooja ceremony - Times of India. 2021-08-19. The Times of India. en.
  18. Web site: 'Bangaru Kodipetta' gives her the big break. Hindu . 2014-03-08. 2016-08-02.
  19. Web site: Chakravorty . Reshmi . 2021-09-02 . For the love of movie-making . 2024-07-31 . www.deccanchronicle.com . en.
  20. Web site: 2021-07-26. Telugu remake of South Korean action-comedy resumes shoot. 2021-08-19. Telangana Today. en-US.
  21. Web site: Dongalunnaru Jagratha: An Official Remake Of 4X4? . 2022-12-09 . indiaherald.com . en.
  22. Web site: SIIMA 2015 - TELUGU NOMINATIONS LIST . indiaglitz.com . 17 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150617081508/http://e.indiaglitz.com/telugu/news/2015/siima2015-nominations-list.html . 17 June 2015 . dmy-all .