Gunasekhar

Gunasekar
Gunasekhar in 2015
Born
Gunasekar

2 June 1964 (1964-06-02) (age 60)[1]
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
SpouseRagini
Children2; including Neelima

Gunasekar (born 2 June 1964) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema. He has directed films in action, romance, mythological, and historical drama genres. He has won a National Film Award, multiple Nandi Awards, and a Filmfare Award South.

Gunasekhar directed the historical epic film Ramayanam (1997), which won the National Film Award for Best Children's Film and was screened at the International Children's Film Festival of India.[2][3] His 2003 action film, Okkadu was huge commercial success becoming the highest grossing Telugu film of that year and was remade into various Indian languages.[4][5] His other notable films include Sogasu Chooda Tharamaa (1995), Choodalani Vundi (1998), Manoharam (2000), and Rudhramadevi (2015).

  1. ^ "Happy Birthday Gunasekhar: From Ramayanam to Rudhramadevi, best 5 movies of the filmmaker that you must watch". The Times of India. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. ^ IANS (8 September 2014). "Glad we finished Rudhramadevi on time: Gunasekhar". The Hindu.
  3. ^ Sangeetha Devi Dundoo (9 October 2015). "Rudhramadevi review". The Hindu.
  4. ^ "YVS, Gunasekar & Ravi were rommates". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Deccan Chronicle - Latest India news - Breaking news - Hyderabad News - World news - Business - Politics". Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2011.