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,

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genres. He has won a National Film Award, multiple Nandi Awards, and a Filmfare Award South. Gunasekhar directed the mythological 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. 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. His other notable films include '' Sogasu Chooda Tharamaa'' (1995), ''

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'' (1998), '' Manoharam'' (2000)'','' and ''

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'' (2015).

Career

Before venturing into mainstream film direction, Gunasekar worked as an associate director to D. V. Narsaraju, Kranthi Kumar, and Ram Gopal Varma. Gunasekhar made his directorial debut with the socio-political '' Lathi'' (1992), for which he received the state Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director. He directed the super-hit romance film, '' Sogasu Chooda Tharamaa'' (1995), which received the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film. In 1997, Gunasekhar directed the mythological film '' Ramayanam'', which won the National Film Award for Best Children's Film and was screened at the International Children's Film Festival of India. His next film was the action thriller ''

'' (1998), which introduced the DTS sound to the Telugu screen and was a box-office hit. The film was later remade into Hindi as, '' Calcutta Mail''. He then directed the political thriller, '' Manoharam'' (2000), which again bagged the Nandi Award for Best Story, and the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film. His 2003 action film, '' Okkadu'', was a huge critical and commercial success, becoming the highest grossing Telugu film of that year and was remade into various Indian languages. The 2004 drama film, '' Arjun'', was screened at the

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in the mainstream section. His latest venture is the historical film, ''Rudhramadevi'' which was released in October 2015 to widely mixed reviews but despite that it became an average grosser of the year.

Personal life

Gunasekher is married to Ragini, and the couple has two daughters –

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and Yukhta.

Filmography and awards

References

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