Directing

Sunil Kumar Desai

Born November 22, 1955 · Vijayapura, Karnataka, India (age 70)

Sunil Kumar Desai is an Indian film director, writer and producer, known for his work in Kannada cinema. In most of his films, Desai blends art and commercial cinema. He has written and directed Thrillers and Romance films. He has won the Karnataka State Film Awards in the Best Screenplay & Best Dialogues categories.

Known For

Uthkarsha

Uthkarsha · 1990

MovieCrimeThriller

A woman's body naked and her throat slit is found in a vegetable truck. Inspector Naveen is spearheading the investigation and he believes it is the doings of a psychopathic killer.

Kangalin Vaarthaigal

Kangalin Vaarthaigal · 1998

Kangalin Vaarthaigal

MovieDramaRomance

Udgharsha

Udgharsha · 2019

A thriller film directed by Sunil Kumar Desai, starring Sai Dhanshika, Tanya Hope and Thakur Anoop Singh in the lead roles.

Nishkarsha

Nishkarsha · 1993

MovieActionThriller

A daylight bank robbery alarms the police in Bangalore. The robber holds the bank staff and customers hostage as the police attempt to rescue the innocent and knock down the culprit.

Tarka

MovieThrillerRomance

Akshay escapes from prison and hides in Sudha's house where he finds a dead body. Sudha confesses that she killed her husband and later narrates a story explaining the reason behind her crime.

Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi

Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi · 1997

Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi

MovieRomanceDrama

Kashi and Anand fall in love with the same girl without knowing about her true intentions. However, in a twist of fate, their lives change forever.

Nammoora Mandara Hoove

Nammoora Mandara Hoove · 1997

Nammoora Mandara Hoove

MovieRomanceDrama

Shivrajkumar comes to his close friend, Ramesh's home town and falls in love with the girl whom Ramesh loves (Prema).

Beladingala Baale

Beladingala Baale · 1995

Beladingala Baale

MovieDramaRomance

An anonymous, mysterious caller who claims to be a huge fan of Revanth, the Chess Grandmaster from India, challenges him in many ways. Intrigued by this elusive caller, Revanth sets out on a quest to track them.

Filmography

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Uthkarsha

Uthkarsha · 1990

MovieCrimeThriller

A woman's body naked and her throat slit is found in a vegetable truck. Inspector Naveen is spearheading the investigation and he believes it is the doings of a psychopathic killer.

Director

Kangalin Vaarthaigal

Kangalin Vaarthaigal · 1998

Kangalin Vaarthaigal

MovieDramaRomance

Original Story

Udgharsha

Udgharsha · 2019

A thriller film directed by Sunil Kumar Desai, starring Sai Dhanshika, Tanya Hope and Thakur Anoop Singh in the lead roles.

Director

Nishkarsha

Nishkarsha · 1993

MovieActionThriller

A daylight bank robbery alarms the police in Bangalore. The robber holds the bank staff and customers hostage as the police attempt to rescue the innocent and knock down the culprit.

Director

Tarka

MovieThrillerRomance

Akshay escapes from prison and hides in Sudha's house where he finds a dead body. Sudha confesses that she killed her husband and later narrates a story explaining the reason behind her crime.

Director

Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi

Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi · 1997

Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi

MovieRomanceDrama

Kashi and Anand fall in love with the same girl without knowing about her true intentions. However, in a twist of fate, their lives change forever.

Director

Nammoora Mandara Hoove

Nammoora Mandara Hoove · 1997

Nammoora Mandara Hoove

MovieRomanceDrama

Shivrajkumar comes to his close friend, Ramesh's home town and falls in love with the girl whom Ramesh loves (Prema).

Director

Beladingala Baale

Beladingala Baale · 1995

Beladingala Baale

MovieDramaRomance

An anonymous, mysterious caller who claims to be a huge fan of Revanth, the Chess Grandmaster from India, challenges him in many ways. Intrigued by this elusive caller, Revanth sets out on a quest to track them.

Screenplay

...Re

MovieComedyDrama

Re is a Kannada comedy drama starring Ramesh Aravind and Anant Nag. A rich man arrives at an old palatial house to find that his ancestors are cursed to an afterlife in the house. Now it becomes his responsibility to undo the curse.

Director

Parva

MovieMusicDrama

Sagar, a singer-turned-alcoholic, decides to mend his ways and rekindle his passion after falling in love with Suma. However, all hell breaks loose when she does not turn up for his concert.

Story

Prathyartha

Prathyartha · 1999

MovieThrillerAction

Akshay, a family man, finds himself compromising with his conscience when he is blackmailed to murder the home minister of the nation for the safety of his son, Nitin.

Director

Sangharsha

Sangharsha · 1993

MovieActionDrama

The film follows a young scientist's murder, witnessed by Sujata, who becomes involved with Mahesh, a crime branch specialist working on the "Blue X" project. Their lives are threatened as they uncover the connection between the murder and the project.

Director

Sparsha

Sparsha · 2000

MovieRomanceDrama

Sudeep accidentally knocks down Radha on the railway tracks and she loses a leg. Guilt-ridden, he offers to marry her without letting her know that he was behind the accident.

Director