Kongara at Irudhi Suttru thanksgiving meet in 2016
Born
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Other names
Sudha Kongara Prasad[1]
Alma mater
Women's Christian College, Chennai
Occupation(s)
Film director screenwriter
Years active
2002–present
Sudha Kongara Prasad, known professionally as Sudha Kongara, is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Tamil.[2] She made her directorial debut with the Tamil film Drohi. In 2016, she directed the bilingual Irudhi Suttru (Saala Khadoos in Hindi) for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil. She subsequently directed the film's Telugu remake, Guru (2017). In her career, working over 3 languages, she has won two National Film Awards, two Filmfare Awards South, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and two SIIMA Awards.
In 2020, she scripted, and directed Soorarai Pottru which was nominated for the Best Foreign Film at the 78th Golden Globe Awards. Soorarai Pottru was featured in the Panorama Section of the Shanghai International Film Festival. At the 68th National Film Awards, it won five awards including Best Feature Film, and Best Screenplay for Sudha Kongara.[3]
^"It was a struggle to make 'Saala Khadoos': Director Sudha Kongara Prasad". The Indian Express. 26 January 2016.
^"Changing gears successfully". The Hindu. 3 September 2002. Archived from the original on 7 May 2005. Retrieved 13 August 2006.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^"68th National Film Awards". The Hindu. 22 July 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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