Duniya Soori

Soori ಸೂರಿ
Born	Gottigere, Bengaluru, India
Occupation	Director, writer, screenwriter, dialog writer, producer
Years active	2006-present
Spouse	Pallavi (2010–present)

Suri (Kannada: ಸೂರಿ), also known as Duniya Soori or Soori, is a movie director from India. He became known as Duniya Soori 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.^[1] Soori came to fame after the Duniya release, for its realistic style. The work brought a different dimension to Kannada movies.

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.^[2] Recent projects include the film Jackie with Puneet Rajkumar which was declared the blockbuster of 2010^[3] and was adjudged the Best Film of 2010 at the South Filmfare Awards.^[4] In the wake of the success of Jackie, Soori is teaming up with Puneet Rajkumar again in an upcoming movie titled Anna Bond which is set for a late-2011 release.^[5]

Early life

With a Bachelor 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.^[6]

Filmography

Year Film Language Notes 2007 Duniya Kannada Karnataka State Film Awards for Best Screenplay 2008 Inthi Ninna Preethiya Kannada 2009 Junglee Kannada Karnataka State Film Awards for Best Screenplay 2010 Jackie Kannada Blockbuster of 2010[7] Filmfare Award winner[8] 2011 Kenda Sampige Kannada 2011 Anna Bond Kannada 2012 Kaddi Pudi Kannada

Reflist

1. ^ ""Duniya" - Kannada Movie"
2. ^ "Second time unlucky". Deccan Chronicle. November 6th, 2009.
3. ^ Jackie celebrates 50 days
4. ^ The glitter, the gloss, the razzmatazz - South Filmfare Awards
5. ^ Puneet to work with Soori
6. ^ Official website
7. ^ Jackie celebrates 50 days
8. ^ The glitter, the gloss, the razzmatazz - South Filmfare Awards

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Name	Soori, Duniya
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Place of birth	Bengaluru, India
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