Surender Reddy

Surender Reddy
Born
Karimnagar district, Telangana, India
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active2005–present

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). He won SIIMA Award for Best Director – Telugu for Race Gurram.

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3][4] The film grossed over ₹6 crore on its opening day, the highest for Ravi Teja.[5]

Filmography

Year Title Director Screenplay Story Notes
2005 Athanokkade Yes Yes Yes Directional Debut
2006 Ashok Yes Yes No
2007 Athidhi Yes Yes Yes
2009 Kick Yes Yes No
2011 Oosaravelli Yes Yes No
2014 Race Gurram Yes Yes No
2015 Kick 2 Yes Yes No
2016 Dhruva Yes Yes No Remake of Thani Oruvan
2019 Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy Yes Yes No
2023 Agent Yes Yes No

Awards and nominations

Year Film Award Category Result Ref.
2005 Athanokkade Nandi Awards Best First Film of a Director Won [6]
2009 Kick Filmfare Awards South Best Director – Telugu Nominated
2014 Race Gurram Filmfare Awards South Best Director – Telugu Nominated
SIIMA Award Best Director (Telugu) Won [7]

References

  1. ^ Prabha, Kiran (November 2007). మొదటి సినిమా (PDF). Hyderabad: Koumudi. p. 49.
  2. ^ Pradesh, Andhra (14 July 2006). "Action-packed melodrama". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 July 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Ravi Teja's Kick2"
  4. ^ "Kick 2 will give double kick : Surender Reddy". indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  5. ^ Hooli, Shekhar H. (22 August 2015). "'Kick 2' (Friday) 1st Day Box Office Collection: Surender's Film Becomes Biggest Opener for Ravi Teja". International Business Times.
  6. ^ "Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 2005". APSFTVTDC.
  7. ^ IBTimes (11 August 2015). "SIIMA Awards 2015: 'Manam' Tops Telugu Winners List, Beating 'Race Gurram', '1: Nenokkadine'". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 16 May 2021.