Sukumar Bandreddi (born January 11, 1970), known mononymously as Sukumar, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut with the romantic action film Aarya (2004), winning the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu and the Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer. His subsequent directorial releases included Jagadam (2007), Aarya 2 (2009), the romantic comedy 100% Love (2011), the psychological action thriller 1: Nenokkadine (2014), and the action drama Nannaku Prematho... (2016).
In 2018, Sukumar wrote and directed the period action drama Rangasthalam, winning his second Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu. He later wrote and directed the action drama Pushpa: The Rise (2021) and its sequel Pushpa 2 - The Rule (2024).
Through his production banner Sukumar Writings, he wrote and produced Kumari 21F (2015), produced Uppena (2021), and wrote the screenplay and co-produced Virupaksha (2023). Under the same banner, he also wrote the story for 18 Pages (2022).
