Gunasekhar is a National award winning Indian film director and writer who predominantly works in the Telugu film industry. He made his directorial debut with Sogasu Chooda Tharamaa (1995). He went on to direct the critically acclaimed Ramayanam (1996) for which he won a National award. A few of his other notable works include Manoharam (2000), Okkadu (2003), Rakshak: The Protector (2004) and Sainikudu (2006). Gunasekhar also directed films like Varudu (2010) and Nippu (2012). He was also the writer of the Bollywood film Tevar (2015) and now has the Telugu film Rudhramadevi lined up.