Duniya Soori, also known as simply Soori or Suri, is a movie director from India. He became known as Duniya Soori in the wake of the success of his debut movie Duniya, for which he won the 2006-2007 Karnataka State Film Awards in the Best Screenplay category. Soori came to fame after the Duniya release, for its realistic style. The work brought a different dimension to Kannada movies. His second film Inthi Ninna Preethiya though critically acclaimed, performed poorly at the box office, while his next project Junglee was a greater critical and commercial success. Recent projects include the film Jackie with Puneet Raj Kumar.