Director Sukumar Pours Unconditional Love On Buchibabu Sana

Not every teacher writes formulas on the board; some write them into people’s lives. Sukumar, long before becoming a path-breaking filmmaker, was simply a maths lecturer. In those classroom days, he unknowingly solved the equation of destiny for one of his students, Buchibabu Sana. What began with numbers and chalk turned into stories and cinema, with the teacher turning a pupil into a director.

On Teachers’ Day, Buchibabu openly remembered this bond, calling Sukumar not just a mentor but also the foundation of his career. He shared how Sukumar sir taught mathematics in a way that felt like listening to a Telugu poem, making even the hardest formulas easy to understand. That teaching style did more than just help with studies, it gave him the confidence to keep learning, to ask questions, and eventually to create his own work. Later, when Uppena became a huge hit, the first thing Buchibabu valued wasn’t the success, but a handwritten letter from Sukumar.

The disciple insists his biggest tribute is to keep every film under the Sukumar Writings banner, carrying his guru’s name forward. More than advice on cinema, what stayed with him were the small gestures, money for movies, patience in scolding, and always being the first to forgive after disagreements. That rare warmth of a teacher-student relationship has quietly shaped his path.

So, this isn’t just a story of a director and his follower; it’s proof that classrooms sometimes create revolutions far away from textbooks. Buchibabu doesn’t dream of surpassing Sukumar, only of being a disciple worthy of his guru’s pride. And maybe that’s why their bond feels less like cinema and more like an everlasting script written with love.