Sekhar Suri is an Indian film director predominantly works for Telugu films. He got good recognition for the thriller film ''

A Film by Aravind ''A Film by Aravind'' is 2005 Indian Telugu language mystery thriller film produced by Maroju Sridhar Rao, Sridhar Cinema and directed by Sekhar Suri. The story is that a director and an actor who fall in love with a mysterious woman. It was f ...

''. He directed 4 Telugu films and a Hindi film so far. All his movies has the some thriller elements in them. Sekhar Suri

Personal life

Sekhar was born in

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, West Godavari district of

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. He used to watch a lot of TV series as a kid. God father was his favorite series on

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. This obsession continued till his graduation. He spent most of his early life in

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

. He discontinued his degree in commerce to become a film maker. His original name is SS Chandra Sekhar. Since Chandra Sekhar is a very common name in the film industry, he changed his name to Sekhar Suri. Another

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director

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is his cousin.

Career

He happened to meet actor

Tarun Tarun or Tharun is a word from Sanskrit. It is a male given name, meaning "young male". Notable people with the given name Tarun include: * Tarun (Telugu actor) (born 1981), Indian actor in Telugu and Tamil cinema * Tarun Arora, Indian actor in Hi ...

on an occasion with the help of his friend. With the help of Tarun, he got a chance to meet the owner of

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. This way he got a chance to direct Tarun for the film '' Adrustam''. The script of the film was loosely based on ''

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''. However, the film did not do well at the box office. Later he prepared the script on his own and made it into a film

starring Rajeev Kanakala,

Richard Rishi Richard Rishi is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu films and few Malayalam and Kannada films. He is known for Koottu, ''A Film by Aravind'' and his controversial caste movies with director Mohan G, namely '' Draupa ...

, and Mona Chopra in the lead roles. This film became a hit. Rishi had bagged seven films after this film. Next he made a psychological thriller film Three which was a real life incident happened in Hyderabad. This film received critical response. Next he made a film Aravind 2 starring

Srinivas Avasarala Srinivasa Saambasiva Avasarala (born 19 March 1984) is an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, and television presenter known for his works in Telugu cinema. He received two Nandi Awards and a SIIMA Award. Early life Srinivasa Saambasiva ...

, Kamal Kamaraju and others. He is currently working on a bollywood film Guns of Banaras with hero Karan Nath

Filmography

* '' Adrustam'' (2002) * ''

'' (2005) * '' Three'' (2008) * '' Aravind 2'' (2013) * ''Dr Charkravarthy'' (2017) * '' Guns of Banaras'' (2020)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Suri, Sekhar Living people 21st-century Indian film directors Telugu film directors Film directors from Andhra Pradesh People from West Godavari district Year of birth missing (living people)