Sudha Kongara is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for her works in Tamil cinema, Telugu cinema, and Bollywood. She debuted as a screen writer for the Indian English film Mitr, My Friend, which won the Best English Film of the year award at the 49th National Film Awards. She then worked as associate director for seven years with Mani Ratnam.In 2016, she made her Hindi cinema debut with Saala Khadoos.
Read moreShow less
Biography from TMDB.
- March 29, 1971 (55)
- Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Writer and director
- 6 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
What are Sudha Kongara's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 3
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Sudha Kongara's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Sudha Kongara's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
14 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Parasakthi(2026)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Sarfira (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Paava Kadhaigal(2020)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Soorarai Pottru(2020)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Putham Pudhu Kaalai(2020)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Guru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Irudhi Suttru(2016)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Drohi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Andhra Andagadu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Kanda Naal Mudhal(2005)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Aayitha Ezhuthu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Mitr, My Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Raja's Playlist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles, 13 of them dated from 2002 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Parasakthi (2026)
Highest rated
Soorarai Pottru (2020)
Most popular right now
Paava Kadhaigal (2020)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Sudha Kongara's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th2
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 6 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved2
- Loved with Detractors1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 68/100 and the plot and story 59/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Sudha Kongara work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sudha Kongara's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rhea Kongara shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Gautham Vasudev MenonShared titles: Paava Kadhaigal (2020), Putham Pudhu Kaalai (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Gautham Vasudev Menon
Writers
- Arjun NadesanShared titles: Parasakthi (2026), Putham Pudhu Kaalai (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Arjun Nadesan
- GaneshaaShared titles: Parasakthi (2026), Paava Kadhaigal (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Ganeshaa
- Shan KaruppusamyShared titles: Parasakthi (2026), Paava Kadhaigal (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Shan Karuppusamy
Actors
- Kalidas JayaramShared titles: Paava Kadhaigal (2020), Putham Pudhu Kaalai (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Kalidas Jayaram
- MadhavanShared titles: Putham Pudhu Kaalai (2020), Irudhi Suttru (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Madhavan
- UrvashiShared titles: Putham Pudhu Kaalai (2020), Soorarai Pottru (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Urvashi
Composers and editors
- G.V. Prakash KumarShared titles: Parasakthi (2026), Putham Pudhu Kaalai (2020)See all 2 shared titles with G.V. Prakash Kumar
- Sathish SuriyaShared titles: Parasakthi (2026), Irudhi Suttru (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Sathish Suriya
- SangathamizhanShared titles: Paava Kadhaigal (2020), Putham Pudhu Kaalai (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Sangathamizhan
Producers
- Rhea KongaraShared titles: Parasakthi (2026), Paava Kadhaigal (2020), Putham Pudhu Kaalai (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Rhea Kongara
- Avinash ViswanathanShared titles: Paava Kadhaigal (2020), Irudhi Suttru (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Avinash Viswanathan