Suneel Puranik
President, Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy
In office
1 January 2020 – 12 July 2022
Appointed byGovernment of Karnataka
Preceded byNagathihalli Chandrashekhar
Personal details
Born
Suneel Puranik

(1965-08-19) 19 August 1965
India
Alma materK.H.K Institute, Dharwad
OccupationActor, Director, Producer

Suneel Puranik also known as Sunil Puranik is an Indian film and tele-serial actor, director and producer who predominantly working in the Kannada Film and Television Industry.[1][2][3][4] He was the President of Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Early life

Suneel was born and brought up in Dharwad. He attended Junior Technical School, Hubli and Karnataka High School, Dharwad, obtained Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from K.H.K Institute, Dharwad and pursued professional training in film making from Adarsha Film Institute. Suneel married Suhasini in 1991 and has two sons Sagar Puranik (born 1992), and Sameer Puranik (born 2000).

Career

Suneel started his career in film industry as an actor in tele-serial. His first project was Venkataswami Pranaya Prasangagalu directed by M. S. Sathyu. Thereafter he assisted V. Somashekhar in directing movie named Ranaranga and Parashuram. Chirasmarane a Kannada TV serial about freedom fighters from Karnataka such as, Mundaragi Bhimarao, Naragunda Babasaheb, Surapura Venkatappa Nayaka, Sangolli Rayanna, Kitturu Chennamma, etc telecasted by Doordarshan was directed by him 1997. In 2010, he made his directorial debuts with film ‘Gurukula’ about the Gurukula, an education system of our ancient India which won Best Children’s Movie Award State Award in 2009-2010. He has held positions in the Kannada Film and Television Industry such as Member, Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy, Member, Karnataka Chalanachitra Nirdeshakara Sangha, Member, and Karnataka Chalanachitra Prashasti Samithi. Suneel Puranik was an honorary Member in the Jury of National Film Awards, 2016 and was a member of jury in the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in 2018.[11][4]

Filmography

YearTitleActorDirectorRoleNotes
1992 Chevalier Michael Yes No Ignatiaus Malayalam film
2003 Abhi Yes No Joseph
2010 Gurukula[3][9] No Yes Karnataka State Film Award for Best Children Film[2]
2016 Lift Man Yes No
TBA Kappu Gulabi † No Yes Filming[1]
2023 Hondisi Bareyiri Yes No
Kabzaa Yes No Sankeshwara

TV Series

As Actor
YearTitleRoleChannel
2000–2001Devru Devru DevruUdaya TV
2001–2002Danda Pindagalu
2003–2004Moodala ManeETV Kannada
2011–2012ThangaliUdaya TV
2014–2016Putta Gowri MadhuveETV Kannada
2016–2017MahasatiUdaya TV
2020–2021ManasaareAnand MahendraUdaya TV
As director
YearTitleChannel
1997–1998ChirasmaraneDoordarshan
2016–2017MahasatiUdaya TV

Accolades

Suneel has been awarded numerous accolades for his work. The most important ones are:

  • Kempegowda Award in 2009[9]
  • Karnataka Rajyothsava Award (2009) by Government of Karnataka[9]
  • Aryabhata Award
  • Best Children Film Awardee for his directorial film ‘Gurukula’.
  • Chitra Rasikara Prashasti for his role in the tele-serial Sangolli Rayanna.
  • Act Television award
  • Indira Priyadarshini Award
  • ‘Communicator of the Year’, Award from Public Relations Counsel of India.

References

  1. 1 2 "Nikitha Narayan in her first heroine-centric film Kappu Gulabi". Indian Express News. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Vishnuvardhan, Anu Prabhakar bag KSF best actor awards". filmibeat.com. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Gurukula". Filmibeat. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Indian Panorama Announces Official Selection for 49th International Film Festival of India, 2018". PIB. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Sunil Puranik appointed film academy chief". deccanherald.com. January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Sunil Puranik is chairman of Karnataka Film Academy". thehindu.com. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರ ಅಕಾಡೆಮಿ ನೂತನ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾಗಿ ಸುನೀಲ್‌ ಪುರಾಣಿಕ್‌ ನೇಮಕ". vijaykarnataka.com. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರ ಅಕಾಡೆಮಿಗೆ ಸುನಿಲ್‌ ಪುರಾಣಿಕ ನೇಮಕ". udayavani.com. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರ ಅಕಾಡೆಮಿ ನೂತನ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾಗಿ ನಟ ಸುನೀಲ್ ಪುರಾಣಿಕ್!". kannada.asianetnews.com. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  10. ↑ "Sunil Puranik is chairman of Karnataka Film Academy". News The Hindu. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  11. ↑ "The International Film Festival of India to commence in Goa from 20th-28th Nov". Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
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