Sukumar (director) Birthday, Date of Birth

Sukumar (director)

Bandreddi Sukumar is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who works in Telugu cinema. He is known for his intricate screenplays and for depicting protagonists with grey shades. He is one of the highest-paid directors in Indian cinema.

Before entering the film industry, Sukumar worked as a mathematics and physics lecturer at a junior college in Kakinada for nearly seven years. He began his film career as a writer, working with Editor Mohan, and later assisted V. V. Vinayak on Dil (2003). He made his directorial debut with Arya (2004), which was a major success and earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu and the Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer.

Sukumar's other notable films include Arya 2 (2009), 100% Love (2011), 1: Nenokkadine (2014), Nannaku Prematho (2016), Rangasthalam (2018), Pushpa: The Rise (2021), and Pushpa 2: The Rule (2024). Rangasthalam became the third highest-grossing Telugu film at the time, behind the Baahubali films. Pushpa was the highest-grossing Indian film of 2021, while Pushpa 2 went on to become third highest-grossing Indian films of all time.

In addition to his directorial work, Sukumar has produced films under his banner Sukumar Writings, including Kumari 21F (2015), Uppena (2021), and Virupaksha (2023). In recognition of his contributions to Telugu cinema, he received the K. V. Reddy Memorial Award in 2014..

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Birthday, Date of Birth
Sunday, January 10, 1971
Place of Birth
Kakinada
Age
55
Star Sign

The January 10, 1971 was a Sunday under the star sign of . It was the 9 day of the year. President of the United States was Richard M. Nixon.

If you were born on this day, you are 55 years old. Your last birthday was on the Saturday, January 10, 2026, 142 days ago. Your next birthday is on Sunday, January 10, 2027, in 222 days. You have lived for 20,231 days, or about 485,562 hours, or about 29,133,726 minutes, or about 1,748,023,560 seconds.

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10th of January 1971 News

News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on January 10, 1971

A Series of Strikes

Date: 10 January 1971

Special to The New York Times

Pittsburgh munic employe strikes revd

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Presidential News Conferences

Date: 11 January 1971

STUART H. LOORY

Stuart LOORY

S H Loory, J Witcover lr disputes Nixon Adm Communications Dir Klein Dec 29 article on Pres press confs; holds confs are matter of gen pub concern and are only forum in which Pres is obliged to answer questions pub may have about his actions and policies and are not of parochial interest to only Adm and Washington press corps; holds most conf problems could be solved if Nixon would agree to regular and frequent sessions; urges Nixon meet with press wkly

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3 U. S. Correspondents in Moscow Latest Retaliation Victims

Date: 11 January 1971

By BERNARD GWERTZMANSpecial to The New York Times

cars of 3 Amer correspondents vandalized in Moscow in apparent retaliation against harassment of Soviet officials in US; W A Harriman deplores acts against Soviet personnel in US, denies charges that US Govt is doing nothing to prevent them, statement, Moscow airport; says that retaliation by USSR could be 'counterproductive'

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There Is No Simple Way to Zero in On It; Presidency:

Date: 10 January 1971

-- ROBERT B. SEMPLE Jr

article on Nixon's TV talk and unsatisfactory nature of format; illus; Nixon aides regard exercise as modest success and workable compromise between 'unstructured' Pres and 'frantic formality' of formal press conf

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A Crackdown Is Decreed On Drug Words in Brazil

Date: 10 January 1971

Brazilian Censorship Dept, in move to halt spread of narcotics in nation, announces that it will ban references to drugs in newspapers, magazines, books and on TV and radio networks

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From Machinery to People in Misery

Date: 10 January 1971

By GENE THORNTON

Gene THORNTON

G Thornton comment on M Bourke-White show; assays her career and artistry

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News of the Camera World

Date: 10 January 1971

BERNARD GLADSTONE

Bernard GLADSTONE

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Saigon Newspaper Bombed

Date: 10 January 1971

Grenade is thrown into office of Saigon newspaper

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Indoor Track Record Book Is First Printed Since 1966

Date: 10 January 1971

Track & Field News (pub) publishes Indoor Track, 1970, 1st indoor track record book published since '66

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Dow Jones & Co. Names An Editorial Director

Date: 11 January 1971

W H Phillips named ed dir

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