Sumanth

Sumanth (Telugu: సుమంత్) (Born Sumanth Kumar) is an Indian film actor/producer known for his work predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is from the Akkineni Family. He is the nephew of Akkineni Nagarjuna, and grandson of the late Akkineni Nageswara Rao. He is also a partner in the family owned Annapurna Studios, and in the film production company SS Creations.

Early life

Sumanth was born in Hyderabad, India, on 9 February 1975. He is the only son of Surendra Yarlagadda and the late Satyavathi Akkineni. A few months after his birth, Sumanth's parents returned to the US where they were then residing. Sumanth however remained in India on the request of his late grandfather, Akkineni Nageswara Rao. 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. Hence Sumanth was adopted by his grandfather and his late grandmother, Annapurna Akkineni.

Education

Sumanth studied at the Hyderabad Public School, graduating in 1992. For his undergraduate studies, he went to the United States, where he enrolled in an engineering course at Michigan. Realizing after two years that engineering didn't match his career aspirations, he transferred to Columbia College in Chicago, where he majored in film. He was selected to the Dean's List during his final two semesters in college for his academic exellence.