P. Sai Kumar: Difference between revisions

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Sai Kumar was born to [[P. J. Sarma]] and Krishna Jyothi, as one of five children. Sarma moved from [[Vizianagaram]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] to [[Chennai]] and established himself as an actor and dubbing artist while Jyothi, hails from [[Bagepalli]], [[Karnataka]] and has acted in several [[Kannada]] films.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2020-06-12|title=Ravi Shankar: Dad was straightforward, mom encouraged creativity|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/ravi-shankar-dad-was-straightforward-mom-encouraged-creativity-848886.html|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Sarma|first=G. v Prasada|date=2011-03-26|title=&lsquo;Dialogue King' on a roll|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/lsquoDialogue-King-on-a-roll/article14961519.ece|access-date=2021-02-17|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

He rose to fame as a very successful star in the year 1996 from the Kannada film ''[[Police Story (1996 film)|Police Story]]'', which was also voice dubbed in Telugu and Tamil. The film became the biggest blockbuster of the year and Sai as a lead hero acted in series of hit Kannada films back to back. His Kannada films ''[[Agni IPS]], Kumkuma Bhagya, [[Police Story 2]], [[Lockup Death]], Circle Inspector, Central Jail, Police Bete'' and ''Mane Mane Ramayana'' were all major hits at the box office and Sai Kumar became a household name in Karnataka. Saikumar in all his interviews says, 'I am indebted to Karnataka for making me a star and giving me ''Police Story'' during my struggling days.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/saikumar-actor.html|title=Sai Kumar interview - Telugu Cinema interview - Telugu film actor|website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref><ref>http://clips9.com/files/2016/02/sai-kumar-about-his-caree/KN-rLEkMHkM.html</ref> His recent Kannada blockbuster hit film ''Rangitaranga'', that created records is another milestone in Sai's career. It was one of the top 300 films eligible to be nominated for the Oscars in 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/rangitaranga-director-anup-bhandari-never-expected-his-film-to-make-it-to-the-oscars-2016-awards-race-277651-2015-12-17|title=RangiTaranga director Anup Bhandari never expected his film to make it to the Oscars race|date=December 17, 2015|website=India Today}}</ref> and his performance in the film was not only praised by the critics, but also earned him an IIFA Award at IIFA Utsavam 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/srimanthudu-rangitaranga-win-laurels-at-iifa-utsavam/|title=‘Srimanthudu’, ‘Rangitaranga’ win laurels at IIFA Utsavam|date=26 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/srimanthudu-and-rangitaranga-dominate-iifa-awards-38172|title=Srimanthudu and Rangitaranga dominate IIFA awards|date=26 January 2016|website=The News Minute}}</ref>

He also acted in Bapu's ''Sneham'' (1977) as the brother of Madhavi.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tunes.desibantu.com/sneham-1977/|title=Sneham|work=desibantu}}</ref> He also started a political career by contesting in the Karnataka assembly polls in 2018 with Bharatiya Janata Party.

* TV Award 2009 for Best Male Anchor presented by Delhi Telugu Academy in [[Hyderabad]] on 8 August 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article560931.ece |title=Cities / Hyderabad : Delhi Telugu Academy awards presented |publisher=The Hindu |date=9 August 2010 |access-date=21 July 2012}}</ref>

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