Director
Sekhar Kammula
54 years · Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India · 12 films
Sekhar Kammula (born February 4, 1972) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who works in Telugu cinema. An alumnus of Howard University with a Master of Fine Arts in film directing, he made his feature directorial debut with the independent bilingual film Dollar Dreams (2000), which earned him the National Film Award for Best Debut Film of a Director. He followed this by writing, directing, and producing the romantic drama Anand (2004) and the drama Godavari (2006), winning the Nandi Award for Best Director for both projects. In 2007, Kammula wrote, produced, and directed the coming-of-age drama Happy Days, which received the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu and the Nandi Award for Best Story. He subsequently directed the political drama Leader (2010), the coming-of-age drama Life Is Beautiful (2012), and the mystery thriller Anaamika (2014). He returned to romance with the romantic comedy-drama Fidaa (2017) and the romantic musical drama Love Story (2021). In 2025, he wrote and directed the multilingual crime drama Kuberaa.
Best known for
Filmography 12
Kuberaa
2025 · Writer, Director
On Amazon Prime Video
Love Story
2021 · Director, Writer
Fidaa
2017 · Director, Screenplay
Mukunda
2014 · Mukunda's Uncle (Cameo Appearance)
Life Is Beautiful
2012 · Director, Producer
Leader
2010 · Director, Writer
Avakai Biryani
2008 · Producer
Happy Days
2007 · Director, Producer
On Sun Nxt
Godavari
2006 · Kotigadu (Voice), Director
Anand
2004 · Cameo Appearance as Auto Driver, Writer
On Hulu
Dollar Dreams
2000 · Director, Writer
Anaamika
2014 · Writer, Director