Kondapalli Dasaradh Kumar

Kondapalli Dasaradh Kumar (born 5 June 1971) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He is best known for directing the films Santosham, Mr. Perfect (2011), and Greeku Veerudu (2013).

Personal life Dasaradh was born on 5 June 1971 to a Telugu Brahmin family in Khammam, Andhra Pradesh (present-day Telangana). He married Sesha Sowmya in 2005, and the couple has two daughters.

Career Before entering the film industry, Dasaradh worked in television, contributing as a screenplay and dialogue writer for four soap operas in collaboration with noted author Yandamuri Veerendranath. One of these series, Vennello Aada Pilla, aired on Doordarshan Andhra Pradesh and was a commercial success.

Dasaradh later transitioned to films, working as an associate director on several projects, including Hello I Love You (Veera Shankar), Harischandra (Tulasi Kumar), Yuvaraju (Y. V. S. Chowdary), Chitram, Nuvvu Nenu, and Family Circus (Teja), and Subhavela (B. V. Ramana).

Filmography As director Year Title Notes 2002 Santosham 2003 Sambaram 2005 Sri 2008 Swagatam 2011 Mr. Perfect 2013 Greeku Veerudu 2016 Shourya

As writer Year TitleCredited as Notes Writer 2001 Nuvvu Nenu 2026 Ustaad Bhagat Singh

As actor Year TitleCredited as 2026 Papam Prathap Dr K.Dasaradh

Awards Nandi Awards Nandi Award for Best Feature Film, Bronze - Santosham - 2002 Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu - Santosham - 2002 Other awards Southern India Cinematographers Association Award - 2002