Sujeeth Reddy is an Indian film director and screen-writer. He made his directorial debut in

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with the

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Run Raja Run ''Run Raja Run'' is a 2014 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language romantic comedy thriller film directed by debutant Sujeeth and produced by Uppalapati Pramod and V. Vamsi Krishna Reddy on :UV Creations films, UV Creations banner. The film star ...

'' at the age of 23 years. He received SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director (Telugu) in 2015 for the film ''

''.

Early life

Sujeeth started creating short films at the age of 17. He holds a film degree from the LV Prasad Film & TV Academy in

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and has created over 30 short films. In an interview Sujeeth stated that "I actually came into the film industry to work as an assistant director under

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. But after meeting him, he suggested that I can start making films myself". He got an opportunity to debut under UV Creations, with ''

'' (2014). Starring

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and Seerat Kapoor in the lead roles, it went to become a

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at the box office. Following the instant success of his debut, he developed a story for

Prabhas Uppalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Prabhas Raju (; born 23 October 1979), known mononymously as Prabhas, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. One of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema, he is known as Rebel Star in ...

. He narrated it to Prabhas during the shooting of '' Baahubali 2: The Conclusion''. Titled ''

Saaho ''Saaho'' () is a 2019 Indian action thriller film directed by Sujeeth and produced by UV Creations and T-Series. It was filmed simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi, stars Prabhas in the titular role, alongside Shraddha Kapoor, Chunky Pande ...

'' (2019), it was shot simultaneously in

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and some scenes reshot in

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with an ensemble cast of actors from different industries. However, unlike his debut success, ''Saaho'' was made with a huge budget of 350 crores, making it the second-costliest film in

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, at the time. It opened from mixed-to-negative reviews, but was an above average grosser at the box-office.

Filmography

Awards

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- For Best film debut director -

- Nominated * SIIMA - For Best film Director of 2019 -

- Won

References

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* {{authority control Living people Telugu film directors 1990 births 21st-century Indian people Gaddar Telangana Film Awards winners South Indian International Movie Awards winners Film directors from Andhra Pradesh People from Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh