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 '' ( originally shot in Tamil as '' Irudhi Suttru '' ) . She made her Telugu Cinema debut with '' Guru '' ( 2017 ) which was Irudhi Suttru 's remake
49th National Film Awards
49th National Film Awards
Sudha Kongara