Sumanth is the eldest grandson of Telugu actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao.
10 Facts About Sumanth
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Sumanth was born in Hyderabad, India, on 9 February 1975.
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Sumanth is the only son of Surendra Yarlagadda and Satyavathi Akkineni.
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Sumanth is the eldest grandchild of the Telugu film actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao.
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Sumanth 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.
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Sumanth's father, Surendra Yarlagadda, is a former film producer, noted for several hit films such as Muchataga Mugguru, Collector Gari Abbayi, Rao Gari Illu, Siva, and Gaayam.
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Sumanth studied at the Hyderabad Public School, graduating in 1991.
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Sumanth made his debut into films as a lead actor in Ram Gopal Varma's Romantic film Prema Katha in 1999.
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Sumanth played the role of a ghost-writer struggling to become a lyricist and facing misunderstandings in his love life.
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Additionally, Sumanth received critical acclaim, with Idlebrain Jeevi commenting, "There is not event a single moment on screen where you can find any shortcomings in his histrionics".