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{{short description|Indian film director and screenwriter (born 1964)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Gunasekar
| image = Gunasekhar.jpg
| caption = Gunasekhar in 2015
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|2 June 1964}}<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-02|title=Happy Birthday Gunasekhar: From Ramayanam to Rudhramadevi, best 5 movies of the filmmaker that you must watch|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/happy-birthday-gunasekhar-from-ramayanam-to-rudhramadevi-best-5-movies-of-the-filmmaker-that-you-must-watch/photostory/76134155.cms|access-date=2021-01-10|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Narsipatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| occupation = {{hlist|Director|screenwriter|producer}}
| children = 2; including [[Neelima Guna|Neelima]]
| website =
| footnotes =
| birth name =
| networth =
| spouse = Ragini
}}
'''Gunasekar''' (born 2 June 1964) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in [[Telugu cinema]]. Gunasekhar directed the Children's classic ''[[Ramayanam (1997 film)|Ramayanam]]'' (1997), which won the [[National Film Award for Best Children's Film]], including several state [[Nandi Awards]] for that year, and was screened at the [[International Children's Film Festival India (ICFFI)|International Children's Film Festival of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/glad-we-finished-rudhramadevi-on-time-gunasekhar/article6390534.ece|title=Glad we finished Rudhramadevi on time: Gunasekhar|author=IANS|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/rudhramadevi-the-queen-has-her-moments/article7743156.ece|title=Rudhramadevi review|author=Sangeetha Devi Dundoo|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

The 2003 [[action film]], ''[[Okkadu]]'', which won eight state [[Nandi Awards]], and four [[Filmfare Awards South]] including the [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu]], the blockbuster film became the highest grossing Telugu film for that year, and was remade into various Indian languages.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-29/news-interviews/29594494_1_ravi-teja-film-industry-chennai | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524133533/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-29/news-interviews/29594494_1_ravi-teja-film-industry-chennai | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-05-24 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=YVS, Gunasekar & Ravi were rommates}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/tollywood/ravi-teams-guna-372|title=Deccan Chronicle - Latest India news - Breaking news - Hyderabad News - World news - Business - Politics}}</ref> His latest venture is the [[historical film]], [[Rudhramadevi (film)|Rudhramadevi]] which was released in October 2015 for widely mixed reviews but despite that it became an average grosser of the year.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/rudhramadevi/movie-review/49289505.cms</ref><ref>https://www.greatandhra.com/movies/reviews/rudramadevi-review-good-effort-gone-awry-69653</ref><ref>https://www.scooptimes.com/hit-flop/allu-arjun-hit-flop-movies-list/5007</ref>

==Career==
Before venturing into mainstream film direction, Gunasekar worked as an associate director to D. V. Narsaraju, [[Kranthi Kumar]], and [[Ram Gopal Varma]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gulte.com/movienews/43084/Old-Album-Guna-RGV-Krishna-Vamsi-Teja-Uttej|title=Gunasekhar, RGV, Krishna Vamsi, Teja, Uttej Old Photo - Gunasekhar|work=Gulte.com}}</ref> Gunasekhar made his directorial debut with the socio-political ''[[Lathi (1992 film)|Lathi]]'' (1992), for which he received the state [[Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director]].

He directed the super-hit [[romance film]], ''[[Sogasu Chooda Tharamaa]]'' (1995), which again received the [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film]], and the super-hit action thriller, ''[[Choodalani Vundi]]'' (1998), which introduced the [[DTS (sound system)|DTS sound]] to the Telugu screen, the film was later remade into Hindi as [[Calcutta Mail]]. He then directed the political thriller, [[Manoharam (2000 film)|Manoharam]], which again bagged the [[Nandi Award for Best Story Writer|Nandi Award for Best Story]], and the [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film]].
The 2004 drama film [[Arjun (2004 film)|Arjun]] was screened at the [[International Film Festival of India]] in the mainstream section.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm36IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=36IIFA.pdf|title=Directorate of Film Festival|work=iffi.nic.in|access-date=12 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124233704/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm36IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=36IIFA.pdf|archive-date=24 November 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Gunasekher is married to Ragini, and the couple has two daughters – [[Neelima Guna|Neelima]] and Yukhta.<ref>{{Cite web|last=kavirayani|first=suresh|date=2015-10-16|title=Gunasekhar’s dynamic duo|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151015/entertainment-tollywood/article/gunasekhar%E2%80%99s-dynamic-duo|url-status=live|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>

==Filmography and awards==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
! [[Film director|Director]]
! [[Film producer|Producer]]
! [[Screenwriter]]
! Awards and Honors
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1992 || ''[[Laati (film)|Laati]]'' ||{{yes}} || ||{{yes}} ||[[Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=21 August 2020}}(in [[Telugu language|Telugu]])</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1995 || ''[[Sogasu Chooda Tharamaa]]'' || {{yes}}|| ||{{yes}} ||[[Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1996 || ''[[Ramayanam (1997 film)|Ramayanam]]'' || {{yes}} || ||{{yes}} || [[National Film Award for Best Children's Film]]<br>[[International Children's Film Festival India (ICFFI)|International Children's Film Festival of India]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1998|| ''[[Choodalani Vundi]]'' || {{yes}} || ||{{yes}} ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2000||''[[Manoharam (2000 film)|Manoharam]]''||{{yes}} |||| {{yes}} ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2001 ||''[[Mrugaraju]]'' ||{{yes}}|| ||{{yes}}||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2003|| ''[[Okkadu]]'' || {{yes}} || ||{{yes}} || [[Nandi Award for Best Director]]<br>[[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu]]
|-2004 Ghilli (Tamil) writer
| style="text-align:center;"|2004 || ''[[Arjun (2004 film)|Arjun]]'' ||{{yes}} || ||{{yes}} ||[[International Film Festival of India]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2006 || ''[[Sainikudu]]'' ||{{yes}} || ||{{yes}} ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2010 || ''[[Varudu]]'' ||{{yes}} ||||{{yes}} ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2012 || ''[[Nippu]]'' ||{{yes}} ||||{{yes}} ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2015 || ''[[Rudramadevi (film)|Rudhramadevi]]'' ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|TBA || ''[[Shaakuntalam]]'' ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|TBA
|| ''Hiranya Kashyapa'' ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.gunasekhar.com home page]
*{{IMDb name|id=0348015|name=Gunasekhar}}

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