Suresh (actor, born 1963)

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Suresh
Born
Mysore Seshaiah Suresh Babu Naidu [1]

(1963-08-26) 26 August 1963 (age 62)
Occupation(s)Actor, producer, director, dubbing artist
Years active1981–present
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
SpouseAnita (m.1990; div.1995)
Children1

Mysore Seshaiah Suresh Babu Naidu is an Indian actor, producer, director, and dubbing artist. He has acted predominantly in Telugu and Tamil languages. [2]

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Personal life

Suresh was born in Sri Kalhasthi. His parents were also born in Sri Kalahasthi. His grandfather was from Nellore. [1]

Suresh was previously married to actress and singer Anitha Reddy, who played the female lead in films such as Babai Abbai (1985) and Srivari Sobhanam (1985). [3]

Career

Suresh started his career as an editing assistant and a dance assistant. One of his father's friends thought that he could become a successful lead actor. Suresh approached director C. V. Sridhar with a portfolio but was turned down. A few years later, Suresh played the lead in three of Sridhar's films. He then met director duo Santhana Bharathi and P. Vasu, who cast him as the lead in Panneer Pushpangal (1981). [4] Suresh was simultaneously offered the lead role in Bharathiraja's Alaigal Oivathillai (1981), which he turned down for the former film. Both films were large commercial successes. [5] He became the prominent face of the Tamil Film Industry, through the 1980s. Suresh played the role of a lover in many films and produced four films and seven television serials before taking a hiatus in the 1990s. During the period he enhanced his career in Telugu cinema.

Suresh made a comeback to Tamil cinema in 2006 with Kizhakku Kadalkarai Salai starring Srikanth. He played supporting roles including in Aasal (2010) alongside Ajith Kumar. [6] In 2012, Suresh appeared in the Tamil-Telugu bilingual film Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi directed by Balaji Mohan, playing the character of Akilan Venkatesan, who was going through a mid-life crisis. A reviewer for The Hindu called the entire cast "effective". [7]

Suresh has hosted and judged six seasons of the competitive cooking game show Kitchen Superstar for Vijay TV. [8]

As a dubbing / voice-over artist, Suresh was the Tamil voice of the actor Ajith Kumar in Aasai (1995) and for Nagarjuna in Idhayathai Thirudathe (1989), Siva (1989), Ratchagan (1997) and Manam (2016). [9]

From 2018 to 2020, he has starred opposite Khushbu Sundar in the bilingual daily serial Lakshmi Stores . [10]

Filmography

Actor

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
1981 Panneer Pushpangal Aravind Prabhu Tamil
RamadanduAshok Telugu
JagamondiTelugu
1982 Thunai SureshTamil
Ilanjodigal Buddy RajuTamil
Magane Magane Tamil
Mathulai MuthukkalTamil
NirantharamTamil
Manjal Nila AnandTamil
Kozhi Koovuthu RamakrishnanTamil
Boom Boom MaaduVeluTamil
Pelleedu Pillalu RameshTelugu
Ethanai Konam Ethanai Parvai TamilUnreleased
1983Police VenkataswamyRaviTelugu
Valartha KadaRajaTamil
Apoorva Sahodarigal SureshTamil
Alai Payum NenjangalTamil
Vellai Roja JohnnyTamil
BrahmmacharigalTamil
Idhu Enga NaaduTamil
ThalaimaganShekharTamil
Puthisaali PaithiyangalRamuTamil
Seerum SingangalChinnasamyTamil
1984Manmadha RajakkalRajaTamil
Ullam UruguthadiTamil
Naan Paadum Paadal Bus controllerTamilSpecial appearance
Thiruttu RajakkalTamil
Ithiri Poove Chuvannapoove Ravi Malayalam
YuddhamTamil
Etho MogamTamil
Neethikku Oru PennTamil
Aalaya Deepam SureshTamil
Vellai Pura Ondru SureshTamil
ShankariPeterTamil
Jada GantaluRam BabuTelugu
Then KooduSureshTamil
Unnai Naan Santhithen MuraliTamil
1985 Rajathi Rojakili Rani's HusbandTamil
Hello Yaar Pesurathu Tamil
KolusuRamachandranTamil
Aagaya Thamaraigal SekharTamil
Alaya DeepamRajeshTelugu
Navagraha Nayagi GirishaTamil
PerumaiTamil
Unnidam MayangukirenTamil
Urimai SureshTamil
Engal Kural ThyaguTamil
AashaMohanTamil
Irandu ManamAnandTamil
Selvi RajaTamil
TerrorSureshTelugu
Unakkaga Oru RojaKannanTamil
1986 Marumagal RajaTamil
RevathiTamil
Maragatha Veenai KannanTamil
Oru Manithan Oru ManaiviVathiyarTamil
PoramaiTamil
Africavil AppuTamil
Pookkalai Parikkatheergal RajaTamil
Unnai Thedi Varuven AnandTamil
Engal Thaaikulame VarugaAshokTamil
Jothi MalarTamil
Unakkaagave Vaazhgiren VijayTamil
PaanjaliRajaTamil
Sivappu NilaKannanTamil
Sonnathu NeethanaInspector S. BaluTamil
Sigappu Malargal VijayTamil
Mounam Kalaikirathu KannanTamil
Manthira Punnagai MohanTamil
1987 Iniya Uravu Poothathu SundarTamil
Poo Mazhai Pozhiyuthu RameshTamil
Mangai Oru Gangai VijayTamil
Poove Ilam PooveMuraliTamil
Manaiviyai KadhaliTamil
ChellakuttiTamil
Kizhakku Africavil Sheela ShankarTamil
1988 Kunguma Kodu RajaTamil
Prana SnehituluRameshTelugu
Intinti BhagavathamSureshTelugu
1989Chinna MayilTamil
Aakhari KshanamGuruTelugu
Swathi Chinukulu ShankarTelugu
Rajanadai PandianTamil
LailaTelugu
1990Intinta DeepavaliShekharTelugu
Pudhu Vasantham SureshTamil
En Veedu En Kanavar RajaTamil
Puttinti Pattu CheeraPrasadTeluguDubbed in Tamil as Porandha Veettu Pattu Pudavai
YuvabharathamTelugu
MamasriTelugu
Neti CharitraVinayTelugu
AnkithamMuraliTelugu
1991Intlo Pilli Veedhilo PuliShiva RamTelugu
PrarthanaJohnnyTelugu
Palleturi PellamTelugu
Chinna KodaluBabuTelugu
Mugguru Attala Muddula AlluduTelugu
Madhura NagariloAnandTelugu
Jeevana ChadarangamSrikanthTelugu
1992Prema VijetaBabuTelugu
Asadhyulu AnandTelugu
Naga KanyaTelugu
SurigaduJeeviTelugu
Allari PillaRajuTelugu
Jagannatham & SonsVijayTelugu
Shreeman BrahmachariSureshTelugu
Samsarala MechanicBabugaruTelugu
1993 Rajeswari Kalyanam ShankarTelugu
Paruvu PrathistaKiranTelugu
VaasthavamAshokTelugu
Ladies SpecialBaskar RaoTelugu
Rowdy Gaari TeacherRangaTelugu
1994 Veetla Visheshanga GaneshTamil
Palnati Pourusham Suri BabuTelugu
Maro Quit IndiaBabuTelugu
Todi KodalluBabuTelugu
Namaste AnnaRajaTelugu
1995Akka ChellelluGopiTelugu
Ammoru SuryaTeluguDubbed in Tamil as Amman
Guntur Gundamma KathaBabuTelugu
Patha BastiBabuTelugu
Witness SureshTamil
1996Pellaala RajyamBujjiTelugu
NayanammaBaluTelugu
1997 Thaali Pudhusu BaluTamil
Saradaala SamsaramSureshTelugu
Dongaata Prakash RaoTelugu
Pattukondi Chooddam Chanti / Chittu / ChujukiTelugu
1998Prema PallakiSureshTelugu
Kalavari Chellelu Kanaka MahalakshmiChandruTelugu
Subbaraju Gari KutumbamSureshTelugu
1998 O Panaipothundi Babu Ram & RamTelugudual roles
1999 Iddaru Mitrulu PrakashTelugu
Ullathai Killathe RajaTamil
TelanganaTelugu
Hello YamaSuriTelugu
2000 Devi Putrudu Har GopalTelugu
Top Lechipoddi Telugu
Okkadu Chalu [11] SureshTelugu
Ee Taram NehruCollector SureshTelugu
BhavaniBhavaniTeluguAlso director
Ammo! Okato Tareekhu KiranTelugu
2001 Prematho Raa VijayTelugu
2002 Raghava Raghava ReddyTeluguAlso producer
Vachina Vaadu Suryudu SatyamTeluguUncredited guest appearance [12]
2003 Simhachalam SureshTelugu
2004AbhiTelugu
2006 Desiya Paravai DavidTamil
Kizhakku Kadalkarai Salai VetriTamil
Gopi – Goda Meeda Pilli Lord Vishnu Telugu
2009Flash NewsMLA Thirumala DasTelugu
2010 Aasal Daniel DharmarajTamil
Vallakottai Easwara PandianTamil
2011 Aadu Puli ThillainayagamTamil
Doubles MishalMalayalam
Sattapadi Kutram AnnamalaiTamil
2012RishiTelugu
Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi Akilan VenkatesanTamil
Love Failure Aravind VenkatesanTelugu
Friends Book Telugu
Srimannarayana HarshadTelugu
Sattam Oru Iruttarai Tamil
2013 Puthagam ImaiyappanTamil
Jabardasth Vamshi KrishnaTelugu
Naalu Perum Romba NallavangaTamil
Satya 2 SubramanyamTelugu
Om 3D LakshmanTelugu
Thalaivaa Meera's FatherTamil
Break UpTelugu
Apple Penne Church fatherTamil
Anukunnadi Okati Ayyindi OkatiTelugu
2014 Saivam MaiyappanTamil
Adavi Kaachina VennelaTelugu
2015 Tommy ChandrasekharTelugu
Sagaptham DoctorTamil
Lion CBI Chief Kesava PrasadTelugu
2016 Azhagu Kutti Chellam Church fatherTamil
Janatha Garage SureshTelugu
2017 Luckunnodu Police CommissionerTelugu
Aval Doctor PrasadTamilBilingual film [13]
The House Next DoorHindi
Winner Rajeev ReddyTelugu
LIE Sathyam's fatherTelugu
2018 Mohini MonkTamil
Hello Guru Prema Kosame Reethu's fatherTelugu
Subrahmanyapuram VarmaTelugu
Party ChidhambaramTamilUnreleased
2019 Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Raniyum Reethu's fatherTamil
2022 Ginna Narayana SwamiTelugu
2023 Spy Army Chief VK NairTelugu
Priyamudan Priya Tamil
2024 Rewind Telugu

Voice actor

ActorFilmLanguage
Nagarjuna Udhayam Tamil (dubbed)
Ratchagan Tamil
Manam Tamil (dubbed)
Ajith Kumar Aasai Tamil
Ajay Kapoor Ooty
Naseer Abdullah Mitr, My Friend Telugu (Dubbed)
Arvind Swamy Nawaab

As director and producer

Television

YearTitleRoleLanguageChannel
1999Ganesh Vasanth Ganesh Tamil Sun TV
2002–2003Priyamaina Satruvu Telugu ETV
2003Kungumam Tamil Sun TV
2014–2015 Kitchen Super Star Judge Vijay TV
2017–2018NathicharamiSuresh Telugu Gemini TV
2018–2020 Lakshmi Stores Devaraj Tamil Sun TV
2019Diwakar Telugu Gemini TV
2021 Alitho Saradaga Guest Telugu ETV [14]
2022 Meera Krishna Tamil Colors Tamil
2023 Cook With Comali Guest JudgeTamil Star Vijay

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ali and Suresh. Alitho Saradaga. ETV Telugu. Event occurs at 2m32s.
  2. "నా మొదటి భార్య, రెండో భార్య క్లోజ్ ఫ్రెండ్స్.. యూఎస్ వెళ్తే ex ఇంట్లోనే ఉంటా: హీరో సురేష్ విడాకుల కథ వెరీ ఇంట్రస్టింగ్". Samayam Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  3. "Retrospect: Babai-Abbai (1985)". Telugucinema.com . 25 September 2006. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  4. "Kollywood Movie Actor Suresh Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u.
  5. "Actor Suresh – Tamil Movie Actors Interview – Panneer Pushpangal Asal Kozhi Koovudhu Kizhkku Kadarkarai Salai Mandhira Punnagai Pookkalai Parikkadheergal – Behindwoods.com" . Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  6. "IndiaGlitz – Suresh is Ajiths villain – Tamil Movie News". Archived from the original on 17 October 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  7. Subramanian, Karthik (18 February 2012). "Kadhalil Sodhapuvadhu Yeppadi: Simple is beautiful". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  8. "Tamil Tv Show Kitchen Super Star Synopsis Aired On Star Vijay Channel". nettv4u.
  9. "Suresh Biography". www.ragalahari.com.
  10. "Tamil Tv Serial Lakshmi Stores Synopsis Aired On SUN TV Channel". nettv4u.
  11. "Okkadu Chalu (2000)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  12. "Combining art with a cause". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024 via Idlebrain.com.
  13. "Mani Ratnam isn't a fan of horror films: Milind Rau". 5 October 2017.
  14. "Alitho Saradaga: నా భార్య వేరే రూట్‌కి వెళ్లింది.. అందుకే వదిలేశా! సీనియర్ హీరో సురేష్ సంచలన కామెంట్స్". Samayam Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 9 February 2021.