Sumanth
Telugu film actor
Yarlagadda Sumanth Kumar (born 9 February 1975), known mononymously as Sumanth, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is the eldest grandson of Telugu actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao. He is also a partner in Annapurna Studios.
After debuting in Prema Katha (1999), he has since starred in notable films like Satyam (2003), Gowri (2004), Godavari (2006), Madhumasam (2007), Golconda High School (2011), Malli Raava (2017), and Anaganaga (2025).
Background and early life
Sumanth was born in Hyderabad, India, on 9 February 1975 as the only son of Surendra Yarlagadda and Satyavathi Akkineni. His younger sister is the actress and film producer Supriya, who produces films under their father's production company, S. S. Creations. He is the eldest grandchild of the Telugu film actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao. A few months after his birth, Sumanth's parents returned to the US where they were residing. Sumanth, however, remained in India on the request of his grandfather Akkineni Nageswara Rao, who was then on a hiatus from films after a major heart surgery. The latter had often said that his busy acting career prevented him from fully experiencing fatherhood with his own children, so he wished to raise his first grandchild himself.
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