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Sudha Kongara Prasad is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Tamil cinema.[2] She made her directorial debut with the Telugu film Andhra Andagadu in 2008, and later directed 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).

Sudha Kongara
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	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	2002–present

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]

Early life

Sudha Kongara was born in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh into Telugu speaking family.[4] Sudha grew up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She obtained a degree in History and Mass Communication from the Women's Christian College, Chennai.[5]

Career

Kongara worked as a screenwriter for the English film Mitr, My Friend (2002).[6] She worked as associate director for seven years with Mani Ratnam.[7][8][9] She made her directorial debut in 2008 with the Telugu film Andhra Andagadu starring Krishna Bhagavaan, however, the film was not successful.[1][10]

During the production of her first Tamil directorial venture Drohi (2010), Kongara began writing a sports drama film on boxing which was titled Irudhi Suttru. In mid-2013, she approached Madhavan, who was on a sabbatical from Tamil films, to portray the lead role in the film and his presence in the project, helped take the financial viability of the venture to a higher level.[11] The pair had previously collaborated in Madhavan's films under the direction of Mani Ratnam, where Sudha had been an associate director.[12] She then remade Irudhi Suttru in Telugu as Guru. Her next film was Soorarai Pottru which is based on life of Air Deccan founder Captain GR Gopinath feature and it is produced by Suriya's 2D Entertainment and co-produced by Guneet Monga of Sikhya Entertainment.[13][14]

Filmography

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Director	Screenwriter	Language	Notes
2002	Mitr, My Friend	No	Yes	English
2008	Andhra Andagadu	Yes	Yes	Telugu	[1]
2010	Drohi	Yes	Yes	Tamil	Credited as Sudha K Prasad
2016	Irudhi Suttru / Saala Khadoos	Yes	Yes	Tamil Hindi	Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil[15]
2017	Guru	Yes	Yes	Telugu
2020	Putham Pudhu Kaalai	Yes	Yes	Tamil	Anthology film; segment: Ilamai Idho Idho[16]
2020	Soorarai Pottru	Yes	Yes	Tamil	National Film Award for Best Feature Film SIIMA Award for Best Director - Tamil[17]
2020	Paava Kadhaigal	Yes	Yes	Tamil	Netflix Anthology film; segment: Thangam[18]
TBA	Untitled Soorarai Pottru remake	Yes	Yes	Hindi	Filming[19]

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