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Suresh Krishnan | |
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| Born | 5 June 1966 Trivandrum, Kerala, India |
| Alma mater | University of Kerala |
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| Years active | 1993 – present |
Suresh Krishnan is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Bollywood and Malayalam films. Suresh made his directorial debut with the Malayalam film Bharatheeyam (1997). He mostly works as an associate director in Bollywood films. [1] [2] In 2020, he contested in the reality TV series Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 2).
Suresh Krishnan was born on 5 June 1966 in Trivandrum, Kerala, India to M. V. Krishnan Nair and Saraswathy Amma. He studied at SMV School, Thiruvananthapuram and graduated from Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram.[ citation needed ]
Suresh Krishnan began his career in films as an assistant director to filmmakers Rajiv Anchal in the Malayalam film Butterflies , followed by Kashmeeram and Guru (1997). Later, he worked as an assistant director to Priyadarshan. [3]
He made his independent debut as a director in 1997 with the Malayalam film Bharatheeyam , followed by the family drama Achaneyanenikkishtam (2001), Vasanthamalika (2003), Pathinonnil Vyazham (2010), and the thriller Nakhangal (2013). Even though, he continued to work as an associate director to Priyadarshan in more than 25 films, mostly in Bollywood, including Malamaal Weekly (2006), Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007), Kanchivaram (2008), De Dana Dan (2009) and Sharukh Khan starred Billu Barber among other films. [4]
In 2020, Suresh contested in the reality television show Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 2) on Asianet, hosted by actor Mohanlal. He entered the house on 5 January 2020 on day-1 as one among the 17 housemates and was evicted on day-21. [5] [6]
| Year | Title | Notes | Actor |
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| 1995 | Greenlandil Oru Puthuvarsham | Telefilm on Doordarshan | Suresh Gopi |
| 1997 | Bhaaratheeyam | Also story writer | Suresh Gopi Kalabhavan Mani Suhasini |
| 2001 | Indraneelam | TV serial on Doordarshan | Produced by Suresh Gopi, Debut serial for Jyothirmayi |
| 2001 | Achaneyanenikkishtam | Biju Menon Mohanlal Kalabhavan Mani | |
| 2002 | Vasanthamalika | Mukesh Jagathy Sreekumar Uma Shankari | |
| 2005 | Grihanadhan | Telefilm on Amrita TV | Keerthi Suresh as child artist |
| 2005 | Santhanagopalam | TV serial on Asianet | Suraj Venjaramood |
| 2005 | Ladies Hostel | TV serial on Asianet | Suraj Venjaramood |
| 2010 | Pathinonnil Vyazham | Mukesh, Manya | |
| 2013 | Nakhangal | Madan Mohan, Rakendu | |
| 2020 | Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 2) | Reality TV show on Asianet | Evicted on Day 21 |
| 2021 | Boeing Boeing | Web series on YouTube | Rajani Chandy, Arya, Veena, Fukru, Pradeep Chandran, Alasandra |
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