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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 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.

Surender Reddy
Born	Karimnagar district, Telangana, India
Occupation	Film director screenwriter
Years active	2005–present

Early life

Surender Reddy was born and brought up in Machampalli 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 Teja for the sequel of Kick.[3][4] The film grossed over ₹6 crore on its opening day, the highest for 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
2022	Agent	Yes	Yes	No	Filming[6]

Awards and nominations

Year	Film	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2005	Athanokkade	Nandi Awards	Best First Film of a Director	Won	[7]
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	[8]

References

External links

• Surender Reddy at IMDb

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