Sekhar Kammula

Sekhar Kammula

Known for
Directing
Born
February 4, 1972
Place of birth
Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India

Biography

Sekhar Kammula (born February 4, 1972) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who works in Telugu cinema. An alumnus of Howard University with a Master of Fine Arts in film directing, he made his feature directorial debut with the independent bilingual film *Dollar Dreams* (2000), which earned him the National Film Award for Best Debut Film of a Director. He followed this by writing, directing, and producing the romantic drama *Anand* (2004) and the drama *Godavari* (2006), winning the Nandi Award for Best Director for both projects.

In 2007, Kammula wrote, produced, and directed the coming-of-age drama *Happy Days*, which received the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu and the Nandi Award for Best Story. He subsequently directed the political drama *Leader* (2010), the coming-of-age drama *Life Is Beautiful* (2012), and the mystery thriller *Anaamika* (2014). He returned to romance with the romantic comedy-drama *Fidaa* (2017) and the romantic musical drama *Love Story* (2021). In 2025, he wrote and directed the multilingual crime drama *Kuberaa*.

Movies with Sekhar Kammula

Movies directed by Sekhar Kammula

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