Sushma Sunam
- Director
- 5 on Motif
What are Sushma Sunam's films like?
Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 4
Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 3
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic1
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 Sushma Sunam's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 5 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- ZEE5
Subscription and free streaming for Sushma Sunam's titles on Motif; 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
5 credits, 5 with a Motif page.

Cirkus(2022)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Coolie No. 1(2020)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Simmba(2018)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Agneepath(2012)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Career shape
Across their 5 Motif titles from 2012 to 2022.
How do Sushma Sunam's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 5 titles are Divisive.
- Loved with Detractors1
- Divisive2
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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.
Is Sushma Sunam's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 Motif titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Sushma Sunam work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sushma Sunam's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Farhad Samji shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Rohit ShettyShared titles: Cirkus (2022), Simmba (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Rohit Shetty

Writers
- Farhad SamjiShared titles: Cirkus (2022), Coolie No. 1 (2020), Simmba (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Farhad Samji

- Yunus SajawalShared titles: Cirkus (2022), Simmba (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Yunus Sajawal
Actors
- Ranveer SinghShared titles: Cirkus (2022), Simmba (2018), Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram Leela (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Ranveer Singh

- Ashwini KalsekarShared titles: Cirkus (2022), Simmba (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Ashwini Kalsekar

- Johny LeverShared titles: Cirkus (2022), Coolie No. 1 (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Johny Lever

- Sara Ali KhanShared titles: Coolie No. 1 (2020), Simmba (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Sara Ali Khan

Composers and editors
- Lijo GeorgeShared titles: Cirkus (2022), Coolie No. 1 (2020), Simmba (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Lijo George
- Amar MohileShared titles: Cirkus (2022), Simmba (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Amar Mohile
- Bunty NagiShared titles: Cirkus (2022), Simmba (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Bunty Nagi
- D.J. ChetasShared titles: Cirkus (2022), Coolie No. 1 (2020)See all 2 shared titles with D.J. Chetas
Producers
- Anil ThakurShared titles: Cirkus (2022), Simmba (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Anil Thakur
- George CameronShared titles: Cirkus (2022), Simmba (2018)See all 2 shared titles with George Cameron
- Inderjit ChadhaShared titles: Cirkus (2022), Simmba (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Inderjit Chadha
- Sadashiv AthuleShared titles: Cirkus (2022), Simmba (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Sadashiv Athule