Tharun Kishore Sudhir
is an Indian actor, screenwriter and filmmaker who predominantly works in the
Kannada Cinema
Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. Kannada cinema is based in Gandhi Nagar ...
.
He made his directorial debut with the multistarer ''
Chowka'' which was a commercially successful movie. He is a recipient of one
Filmfare
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and two
SIIMA Awards for best director.
Early life
Tharun Sudhir is the son of yesteryear Kannada film actor
Sudhir and Malathi Sudhir. Tharun's brother
Nanda Kishore
Nanda Kishore is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Kannada cinema, Kannada film industry. He is known for directing films like ''Victory (2013 film), Victory'' (2013), ''Adyaksha'' (2014), ''Ranna (film), Ranna'' (2015) and ...
is also a Kannada movie director. Tharun completed his studies from the KLE College. He finished his hotel management course and worked at the Ashoka Hotel for 1 year. Apart from his interest in movies, Tharun also desired to pursue a career in
Cricket
Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...
.
Career
Acting
Tharun has also acted in a few movies. While he made his debut as a child artist in
Ganeshana Maduve, Tharun made his senior debut with the movie
Excuse Me. He was also seen in movies such as
Chappale,
Jothe Jotheyali,
Vidhyarthi,
Navagraha
The navagraha are nine heavenly bodies and deities that influence human life on Earth according to Hinduism and Hindu mythology. The term is derived from ''nava'' ( "nine") and ''graha'' ( "planet, seizing, laying hold of, holding"). The nine part ...
, and
Vishnu Sena.
Direction
After working as a co-director for the 2012 movie ''
Rambo'', Tharun made his directorial debut with the movie ''
Chowka'' in 2017. The movie starred prominent Sandalwood actors such as
Prajwal Devraj
Prajwal Devaraj (born 4 July 1987) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Kannada cinema. He made his debut with the Kannada film '' Sixer'' (2007) for which he won the Best Debut actor award at the Suvarna Film Awards. This was followed by t ...
,
Diganth
Diganth Manchale (born 28 December 1983), known professionally as Diganth, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema, Kannada films. Diganth made his lead acting debut in ''Miss California (film), Miss California'' (2006) and ...
,
Prem Kumar and
Vijay Raghavendra
Vijay Raghavendra is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Kannada cinema, Kannada films. Referred to popularly as "Chinnari Mutha", Vijay is the son of producer S. A. Chinne Gowda and nephew of actor Dr. Rajkumar.
Vijay started his car ...
and received critical acclaim. The movie ran for over 100 days in few centers across Karnataka. Tharun Kishore's next project ''
Roberrt''
had Darshan in the lead, the movie was released on 11 March 2021. The movie was widely appreciated and was commercially successful at the box office. He once again collaborated with
Darshan for ''
Kaatera'' which was co-written by Jadesh Kumar Hampi and released on 29 December 2023 to positive reports from audience and critics.
He is also acting as
creative director
A creative director is a person who makes high-level creative decisions; oversees the creation of creative assets such as advertisements, products, events, or logos; and directs and translates the creative people who produce the end results. Creat ...
for Arvind Kuplikar's directorial starring
Sharan and
Amrutha Iyengar.
He teamed up again with
Darshan for an untitled film based on freedom fighter
Sindhoora Lakshmana.
Production
He also ventured into movie production under his studio Kreatiivez Banner in collaboration with Sharan's Laddu Cinemas for ''
Guru Shishyaru'', which he co-produced and acted as creative producer. The movie opened to positive reviews and was commercially successful. He is once again collaborating with Sharan.
Personal life
In 2024 it was revealed that Sudhir was in a relationship with
Sonal Monteiro whom he had met on set of ''
Roberrt''. The couple married 11 August 2024.
They celebrated a Catholic Christian wedding in Mangalore on 1 September 2024.
Filmography
As writer and director
As actor
As producer
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Living people
Kannada film directors
Film directors from Bengaluru
20th-century Indian male actors
21st-century Indian male actors
Male actors from Bengaluru
Indian male film actors
Male actors in Kannada cinema
People from Ballari district
Indian male child actors
1987 births
IIFA Utsavam winners