D. Sumana Kittur is an Indian journalist, film director and lyricist
working in Kannada cinema. She rose to fame becoming an independent
director with Slum Bala (2008). Her subsequent films such as Kallara
Santhe (2009), Edegarike (2012) and Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu (2016)
have earned critical acclaim, awards and commercial success. Most of
her films deal with the anti-social elements dominating in the present
era.Sumana was born in Kittur, a village near Periyapatna in Mysore
District of Karnataka. Her father owned a small theatre house in the
same village. After her graduation, she moved to Bangalore with the
help of famous journalist turned film director Agni Shridhar. She
began her film career assisting him and considers him as her
teacher.Sumana Kittur married Srinivas on 17 April 2020.
working in Kannada cinema. She rose to fame becoming an independent
director with Slum Bala (2008). Her subsequent films such as Kallara
Santhe (2009), Edegarike (2012) and Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu (2016)
have earned critical acclaim, awards and commercial success. Most of
her films deal with the anti-social elements dominating in the present
era.Sumana was born in Kittur, a village near Periyapatna in Mysore
District of Karnataka. Her father owned a small theatre house in the
same village. After her graduation, she moved to Bangalore with the
help of famous journalist turned film director Agni Shridhar. She
began her film career assisting him and considers him as her
teacher.Sumana Kittur married Srinivas on 17 April 2020.
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