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.