Sumanth is a Telugu film actor/producer from the Akkineni family. He began his career in 2000 with the film Prema Katha. Since then, he has acted as the lead in over 23 films, the most prominent being Yuvakudu, Sathyam, Gowri, Godavari, Madhumasam, and Golconda High School, Daggaraga Dooramga, Emo Gurram Egaravachu, Naruda Donoruda, Malli Raava, Idam Jagath, Subrahmanyapuram. He's also a partner in Annapurna Studios, a prominent studio and media production house based in Hyderabad, India. He's a graduate of the Columbia College film school in Chicago.