Duniya Soori

Duniya Suri, credited onscreen as Suri and also referred to as Sukka Suri, is an Indian movie director. He became known as Duniya Suri 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. Suri came to fame after the Duniya release, for its realistic style. The work brought a different dimension to Kannada cinema.

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 Puneeth Rajkumar which was declared the blockbuster of 2010 and was adjudged the Best Film of 2010 at the South Filmfare Awards. After the success of Jackie in 2010, Suri teamed up with Puneeth Rajkumar again in Anna Bond which released on 1 May 2012 and broke all previous Kannada cinema opening records.

Early life With a bachelor's 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 All films are in Kannada, otherwise noted.

YearFilmCredited asNotes Director Writer Producer 2003 Mani 2004 Ranga SSLC 2006 Suntaragaali 2007 Duniya 2008 Inthi Ninna Preethiya 2009 Junglee 2010 Jackie 2012 Anna Bond 2013 Kaddipudi 2015 Kendasampige 2016 Doddmane Hudga 2018 Tagaru 2020 Popcorn Monkey Tiger 2023Bad Manners TBA Kage Bangara Filming; delayed TBA Silent Sunila co-writer: Agni Shridhar delayed

Television Title Notes Sadhane As director

Awards Year Film Award Category Result Ref.2006-07 Duniya Karnataka State Film Awards Best Screenplay 2008-09 Junglee Karnataka State Film Awards Best Screenplay 2013 Anna Bond 2nd SIIMA Awards SIIMA Best Director 2019 TagaruFilmfare Awards Best Director 8th SIIMA Awards SIIMA Best Director 2021Popcorn Monkey TigerSouth Indian International Movie Awards Best Director