# Tharun Sudhir

Tharun Kishore Sudhir is an Indian actor and filmmaker who predominantly works in the Kannada Cinema. He made his directorial debut with the multistarer Chowka which was a commercially successful movie. He is a recipient of one Filmfare and two SIIMA Awards for best director.

## Early life

Tharun Sudhir is the son of yesteryear Kannada film actor Sudhir and Malathi Sudhir. Tharun's brother Nanda Kishore is also a Kannada movie director. Tharun completed his studies from the KLE College. He finished his hotel management course and worked at the Ashoka Hotel for 1 year. Apart from his interest in movies, Tharun also desired to pursue a career in Cricket.

## Career
### Acting

Tharun has also acted in a few movies. While he made his debut as a child artist in Ganeshana Maduve, Tharun made his senior debut with the movie Excuse Me. He was also seen in movies such as Chappale, Jothe Jotheyali, Vidhyarthi, Navagraha, and Vishnu Sena.

### Direction

After working as a co-director for the 2012 movie Rambo, Tharun made his directorial debut with the movie Chowka in 2017. The movie starred prominent Sandalwood actors such as Prajwal Devraj, Diganth, Prem Kumar and Vijay Raghavendra and received critical acclaim. The movie ran for over 100 days in few centers across Karnataka. Tharun Kishore's next project Roberrt had Darshan in the lead, the movie was released on 11 March 2021. The movie was widely appreciated and was commercially successful at the box office. He once again collaborated with Darshan for Kaatera which was co-written by Jadesh Kumar Hampi and released on 29 December 2023 to positive reports from audience and critics.
He is also acting as creative director for Arvind Kuplikar's directorial starring Sharan and Amrutha Iyengar.
He teamed up again with Darshan for an untitled film based on freedom fighter Sindhoora Lakshmana.

### Production

He also ventured into movie production under his studio Kreatiivez Banner in collaboration with Sharan's Laddu Cinemas for Guru Shishyaru, which he co-produced and acted as creative producer. The movie opened to positive reviews and was commercially successful. He is once again collaborating with Sharan.

## Personal life

In 2024 it was revealed that Sudhir was in a relationship with Sonal Monteiro whom he had met on set of Roberrt. The couple married 11 August 2024. They celebrated a Catholic Christian wedding in Mangaluru on 1 September 2024.

## Filmography
### As director

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Notes |
| 2017 | Chowka | Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada |
| 2021 | Roberrt | SIIMA Awards 2022 - Best Director |
| 2023 | Kaatera | Co-written by Jadesh Hampi |

### As actor

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1990 | Ganeshana Maduve | Child Actor |
| 2003 | Excuse Me | Actor |
| 2004 | Chappale | Actor |
| 2004 | Crime Story | Actor |
| 2005 | Vishnu Sena | Actor |
| 2006 | Jothe Jotheyali | Prem's friend |
| 2007 | Vidyarthi | Actor |
| 2008 | Navagraha | kumbi |
| 2008 | Honganasu | Actor |
| 2010 | Cheluveye Ninne Nodalu | Manoj |
| 2014 | Haggada Kone | Actor |
| 2014 | Gajakesari | actor |
| 2019 | Vrithra | Actor |

### As writer

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Writer |
| 2012 | Rambo | Yes |
| 2013 | Victory | Yes |
| 2014 | Adyaksha | Yes |
| 2014 | Gajakesari | Yes |
| 2015 | Ranna | Yes |
| 2017 | Tiger | Yes |
| 2017 | Chowka | Yes |
| 2018 | Raambo 2 | Yes |
| 2018 | Victory 2 | Yes |
| 2021 | Roberrt | Yes |

### As producer

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Notes |
| 2022 | Guru Shishyaru | Also Creative Producer |
| TBA | Untitled Film starring Sharan † | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2018 | SIIMA Awards | Chowka | Best Debut Director | Won |
| 2018 | Filmfare Awards South | Chowka | Best Director | Won |
| 2022 | SIIMA Awards | Roberrt | Best Director | Won |
| 2024 | 69th Filmfare Awards South | Kaatera | Best Director | Nominated |