Sunil Kumar Desai is a writer, director and producer in Tamil and Kannada cinema, credited on Udgharsha (2018).
Sunil Kumar Desai is an Indian film director, writer and producer, known for his work in Kannada cinema. In most of his films, Desai blends art and commercial cinema. He has written and directed Thrillers and Romance films. He has won the Karnataka State Film Awards (4 times) in the Best Screenplay & Best Dialogues categories. He has also won the Filmfare awards 4 times. Desai worked with South Indian musicians like Illayaraja, Hamsalekha and Gunasingh.
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Filmography.
| Year | Film | Role | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Udgharsha | Director | Kannada |
| 2016 | ...Re | Director · Writer | Kannada |
| 2007 | Kshana Kshana | Director · Writer | Kannada |
| 2006 | Ramya Chaitra Kala | Director | Kannada |
| 2002 | Marma | Director | Kannada |
| 2002 | Parva | Writer · Director | Kannada |
| 2000 | Sparsha | Writer · Director | Kannada |
| 1999 | Prathyartha | Writer · Director | Kannada |
| 1998 | Kangalin Vaarthaigal | Writer | Tamil |
| 1997 | Nammoora Mandara Hoove | Writer · Director | Kannada |
| 1997 | Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi | Director | Kannada |
| 1995 | Beladingala Baale | Director | Kannada |
| 1994 | Nishkarsha | Writer · Director | Kannada |
| 1993 | Sangharsha | Director | Kannada |
| 1991 | Moordhanyam | Director | Malayalam |
| 1990 | Utkarsha | Producer · Writer · Director | Kannada |
| 1988 | Tarka | Producer · Writer · Director | Kannada |
Often works with.
- Prema5 films together
- Ilaiyaraaja4 films together
- Ramesh Aravind4 films together
- Suman Nagarkar4 films together
- Vishnuvardhan4 films together
- Anant Nag3 films together
- Hamsalekha3 films together
- Ramesh Bhat3 films together
- Sudeepa3 films together
- Vanitha Vasu3 films together
- Devaraj2 films together
- Harshika Poonacha2 films together
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