Kondapalli Dasaradh Kumar (born 5 June 1971) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema.

[1][2] Dasaradh was born on 5 June 1971 into a Telugu Brahmin family in Khammam, Andhra Pradesh (present-day Telangana).

[4] Before entering the film industry, Dasaradh worked in television, contributing as a screenplay and dialogue writer for four soap operas in collaboration with noted author Yandamuri Veerendranath.

One of these series, Vennello Aada Pilla, aired on Doordarshan Andhra Pradesh and was a commercial success.

[5] Dasaradh later transitioned to films, working as an associate director on several projects, including Hello I Love You (Veera Shankar), Harischandra (Tulasi Kumar), Yuvaraju (Y. V. S. Chowdary), Chitram, Nuvvu Nenu, and Family Circus (Teja), and Subhavela (B. V.