Surender Reddy
Surender Reddy is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut with Athanokkade (2005), which won him Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director. He later directed films such as Ashok (2006), Kick (2009), Oosaravelli (2011), Race Gurram (2014), Dhruva (2016), and Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019).
Surender Reddy
- Name
- Surender Reddy
- Birthplace
- Karimnagar district, Telangana, India
- Occupation
- * Film director
- Born
- 1975 · Karimnagar.
- Nationality
- India
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Surender Reddy is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut with Athanokkade (2005), which won him Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director. He later directed films such as Ashok (2006), Kick (2009), Oosaravelli (2011), Race Gurram (2014), Dhruva (2016), and Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019).
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He won SIIMA Award for Best Director – Telugu for Race Gurram.
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• Name — Surender Reddy • Birthplace — Karimnagar district, Telangana, India • Occupation — * Film director • screenwriter • Years Active — 2005–present
Early life
Early life
Reddy was born and brought up in Machanapalli village of Karimnagar district, Telangana. Hailing from an affluent family, Reddy is fourth of six children. His father Veera Reddy worked as the Sarpanch of the village. Surender Reddy discontinued his graduation and moved to Hyderabad to pursue a career in films.
Career
Career
Initially, he worked as an assistant director for the movie Preminchedi Endukamma (1999). He made his directorial debut with Athanokkade featuring Nandamuri Kalyan Ram. He next directed Ashok (2006), starring Jr NTR and Sameera Reddy. His noted films are Kick starring Ravi Teja & Ileana D'Cruz and Race Gurram starring Allu Arjun and Shruti Haasan. All the films he directed except for Athanokkade are the stories written by Vakkantham Vamsi. In 2015, Reddy directed Kick 2 re-uniting with Ravi Teja for the sequel of Kick. The film grossed over 6 crore on its opening day, the highest for Ravi Teja.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Notes • 2005 — Athanokkade — Directional Debut • 2006 — Ashok • 2007 — Athidhi • 2009 — Kick • 2011 — Oosaravelli • 2014 — Race Gurram • 2015 — Kick 2 — Cameo appearance • 2016 — Dhruva — Remake of Thani Oruvan • 2019 — Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy • 2023 — Agent • PSPK32 — Pre-production
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• Year — Film — Award — Category — Result — Ref. References • 2005 — Athanokkade — Nandi Awards — Best First Film of a Director • 2009 — Kick — Filmfare Awards South — Best Director – Telugu • 2014 — Race Gurram — Filmfare Awards South — Best Director – Telugu • |SIIMA Award — Best Director (Telugu)
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