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{{Short description|Indian journalist}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sumana Kittur
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| birth_place = Kittur, [[Mysore district|Mysore]], [[Karnataka]], India
| othername = Suman Kittur
| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|lyricist|screenwriter|journalist}}
| years_active = 2007–present
| spouse = {{Marriage|Sreenivas|2020}}
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'''D. Suman Kittur''' is an Indian journalist, film director and lyricist working in [[Kannada cinema]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/suman-kittur-woman-with-the-guts-news-kannada-nkklL7heefgsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425000753/http://www.sify.com/movies/suman-kittur-woman-with-the-guts-news-kannada-nkklL7heefgsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 April 2016|title=Suman Kittur- woman with the guts|website=[[Sify]]|date=10 October 2013|accessdate=15 March 2016}}</ref> She began as an independent director with ''Slum Bala'' (2008), before working on films such as ''Kallara Santhe'' (2009), ''[[Edegarike]]'' (2012) and ''[[Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu]]'' (2016). Most of her films deal with anti-social elements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Sumana-Kittur-takes-break/articleshow/18059332.cms|title=Sumana Kittur takes break|work=The Times Of India|date=17 January 2013}}</ref> She is one of the few women directors to win a state award.

==Biography==
Suman was born in Kittur, a village near [[Periyapatna]] in [[Mysore district]] of Karnataka. Her father owned a small theatre in the same village.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/did-you-know-/Sumana-Kitturs-father-was-a-talkies-owner/articleshow/30845241.cms|title=Sumana Kittur's father was a talkies owner|publisher=Times of India|date=22 February 2014}}</ref> With the love and passion for cinemas, he ran the theatre, though it faced huge losses. His vision to bring entertainment even to small towns was the reason she took movies. Her Inspiration came from her father initially. After her graduation, she moved to [[Bangalore]], when the villagers forced her to marry. Seeing the talent she possessed, her father took him to journalist turned film director [[Agni Shridhar]]. Later his father died and She began her film career assisting him. She began her life as a writer for Agni Journals. With her writing skills she later began writing songs and scripts for movies. Foreseeing her talent, his guru gave the first opportunity to work in films. She began with film [[Aa Dinagalu]]. Though she took the entire work of the film, she gave credits to the director and later realising her talent she was given the huge responsibility of become a debut director.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes || {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
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| 2007 || ''[[Aa Dinagalu]]'' || Associate director and lyricist || ||
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| 2008 || ''[[Slum Bala]]'' || Director, lyricist || ||<ref name="TNIE 2012">{{cite news |title=A male-dominated world |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2012/mar/08/a-male-dominated-world-346916.html |access-date=18 September 2021 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=May 16, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Kallara Santhe]]'' || Director, lyricist || [[Karnataka State Film Award (Special Jury Award)]] ||<ref name="TNIE 2012"/>
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Edegarike]]'' || Director, screenwriter, lyricist || [[Karnataka State Film Award for Third Best Film]]<br/>[[Bangalore International Film Festival|Bangalore International Film Festival Special Jury Award]]<br/>Nominated, [[Filmfare Award for Best Director - Kannada|Filmfare Award for Best Director]]<br/>Nominated, Bangalore Times Film Award for Best Director || <ref name="Khajane 2019">{{cite news |last1=Khajane |first1=Muralidhara |title=Kannada cinema in the last decade: The various highs and lows |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kannada-cinema-in-the-last-decade-the-highs-and-lows/article30432090.ece |access-date=18 September 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=December 30, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=S |first1=Shyam Prasad |title=Glory for Edegarike |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/sumana-kittur-edegaarike-hired-killer-films-women-directors/articleshow/22717058.cms |access-date=18 September 2021 |work=Bangalore Mirror |date=September 18, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bangalore Times Film Awards 2012 nominations: Best Director |url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/times-regional-film-awards-2012/bangalore-times-film-awards-2012/bangalore-times-film-awards-2012-nominations-best-director/articleshow/20699284.cms |access-date=18 September 2021 |work=Times of India |date=June 21, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu]]'' || Director || ||<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharadhaa |first1=A |title=Sumana Brings to Life a Literary World |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2015/mar/04/sumana-brings-to-life-a-literary-world-724576.html |access-date=18 September 2021 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=March 4, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=S |first1=Shyam Prasad |title=The three-in-one village |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/The-three-in-one-village/articleshow/50810442.cms |access-date=18 September 2021 |work=Bangalore Mirror |date=February 1, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharadhaa |first1=A |title=Kittur's Boldness Makes it Worth While |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2016/mar/12/kitturs-boldness-makes-it-worth-while-910519.html |access-date=18 September 2021 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=March 12, 2016}}</ref>
|}

==Personal life==
Sumana Kittur was married on 17 April 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/-kannada-filmmaker-sumana-kittur-has-a-low-key-wedding-in-coronavirus-lockdown-1681540-2020-05-25|title=Kannada filmmaker Sumana Kittur has a low-key wedding in coronavirus lockdown|website=India Today|accessdate=27 May 2020}}.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://vijaykarnataka.com/entertainment/news/edegarike-fame-director-sumana-kittur-marries-software-engineer-srinivas/articleshow/75938795.cms|title=ಸರಳವಾಗಿ ಮದುವೆಯಾದ ಸ್ಯಾಂಡಲ್‍ವುಡ್ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕಿ ಸುಮನಾ ಕಿತ್ತೂರು|website=Vijaya Karnataka|accessdate=27 May 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|5746541}}
* [https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/when-words-turn-to-reel/article18054311.ece When words turn to reel] (Sumana Kittur, ''[[The Hindu]]'', 2017)
* [https://www.iuemag.com/february2013/suman-kittur.php] (Inspiring Story of Suman Kittur, ''[[Inspiration Unlimited eMagazine]]'', Feb 2013)

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