Duniya Soori
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Suri also known as Duniya Soori or Soori, is a movie director from India. He became known as Duniya Soori in the wake of the success of his debut movie Duniya
, for which he won the 2006–2007 Karnataka State Film Awards
in the Best Screenplay category. Soori came to fame after the Duniya release, for its realistic style. The work brought a different dimension to Kannada movies.
His second film Inthi Ninna Preethiya though critically acclaimed, performed poorly at the box office, while his next project Junglee was a greater critical and commercial success. Recent projects include the film Jackie with Puneet Rajkumar
which was declared the blockbuster of 2010 and was adjudged the Best Film of 2010 at the South Filmfare Awards
. In the wake of the success of Jackie, Soori is teaming up with Puneet Rajkumar again in an upcoming movie titled Anna Bond
which is set for a late-2011 release.
Duniya
-Awards:*2006-2007: Karnataka State Film Awards**Best Actor: Vijay**Best Screenplay: Soori**Best Supporting Actor: Rangayana Raghu**Best Female Playback Singer: M. D. Pallavi Arun-External links:* * * IndiaGlitz, 23 July 2007.*...
, for which he won the 2006–2007 Karnataka State Film Awards
Karnataka State Film Awards
Karnataka State Film Awards are the most notable and prestigious film awards given for Kannada film industry in Karnataka, India. These are considered the highest awards for Kannada language films...
in the Best Screenplay category. Soori came to fame after the Duniya release, for its realistic style. The work brought a different dimension to Kannada movies.
His second film Inthi Ninna Preethiya though critically acclaimed, performed poorly at the box office, while his next project Junglee was a greater critical and commercial success. Recent projects include the film Jackie with Puneet Rajkumar
Puneet Rajkumar
Puneeth Rajkumar is an Indian film actor who acts in Kannada films and the youngest son of Kannada superstar Dr Rajkumar and the younger brother of leading KFI star Shivaraj Kumar. As a child artist, he appeared in 12 films...
which was declared the blockbuster of 2010 and was adjudged the Best Film of 2010 at the South Filmfare Awards
Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian film industry. The awards are separately given for Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films...
. In the wake of the success of Jackie, Soori is teaming up with Puneet Rajkumar again in an upcoming movie titled Anna Bond
Anna Bond
Anna Bond is an upcoming romantic action Kannada film written and directed by Duniya Soori. Produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar, it stars Puneet Rajkumar, Nidhi Subbaiah and Priyamani in the lead roles and is scheduled to be released in April 2012. V...
which is set for a late-2011 release.
Early life
With a Bachelor degree in Visual Arts in 1999 from Kalamandira School of Arts - Bangalore, he extensively worked in visual arts, television and documentaries before getting the big break in his directorial debut film ‘Duniya’ in 2006. He started his own signboard business at an early age of 12 and successfully expanded his works to various parts of India through wall paintings, portraits, interior decoration, window displays and art reproduction works before deciding to pursue a degree in Visual Arts. His works in stage and art continued even during his Kalamandira days and as a reflection, his films are also well known for excellent art work.Filmography
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