Sugeeth

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Sugeeth
Born (1978-06-23) 23 June 1978 (age 45)
OccupationFilm director
Years active2012–present
Spouse
Saritha Nair
(m. 2003)
Children2

Sugeeth is an Indian film director who works in Malayalam film industry. He made his debut directorial in 2012 with the film Ordinary .

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Personal life

Sugeeth married his longtime girlfriend Saritha Nair on 6 December 2003. The couple have two children, a daughter Shivani and son Devanarayanan. Sugeeth resides in Ernakulam.

Career

Sugeeth has been an associate director to Kamal since the film Gramophone in 2003 until Aagathan in 2010. He debuted as a director in 2012 with the Malayalam film Ordinary , starring Kunchacko Boban and Biju Menon. [1]

Filmography

YearTitle
2012 Ordinary
2013 3 Dots
2014 Onnum Mindathe
2015 Madhura Naranga
2018 Shikkari Shambhu
2018 Kinavalli
2019 My Santa
2022Kural
2023Thalayundu Udalilla

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References

  1. Zachariah, Ammu (23 September 2011). "Sugeeth turns director!". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.