Suresh Selvarajan

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Suresh Selvarajan
Born
Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India
Education Bachelor of Fine Arts(Painting), Pondicherry University
Occupation(s)Production designer, Art director
Years active2012–present
Notable work Acharya

Suresh Selvarajan is an Indian production designer and art director who predominantly works in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. He is best known for his collaborations with director Koratala Siva on Bharat Ane Nenu (2018) and Acharya (2022). [1] [2]

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Early life

Suresh was born in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu. [3] He received a state award for painting at the age of nineteen. [4]

Career

Suresh began as an assistant to production designer Sabu Cyril. His first significant project was working alongside Sabu Cyril on the iconic film " Enthiran (2010)", featuring Rajinikanth. This marked the beginning of Suresh's successful career, spanning nearly a decade during which he collaborated with Sabu Cyril on 14 films. [5]

In 2017, Suresh collaborated with director Koratala Siva on Bharat Ane Nenu (2018), which marked their first collaboration where he designed the exact replica of the State Legislative Assembly at a studio in Hyderabad. [6] In addition to this, he also designed a temple set worth Rs 4 crore for the "Vachaadayyo Saami" song sequence, which only appeared once in the movie. [7] Suresh's work on Bharat Ane Nenu made an impression on Koratala Siva which eventually made him select Suresh as the production designer for Acharya (2022). [8]

2019–2023: Acharya film set

In Acharya , Suresh was responsible for designing the fictional town of Dharmasthali which is the biggest set erected in India. [8] The set was built over 20 acres and included a temple, a tribal area, and a river bed. Suresh's work on the film was praised by the producer Ram Charan, [9] critics and audiences alike. [1] [10] Suresh took four months to come up with the blueprint and another three months for the construction. The fictional town was later rented out to Salman Khan's Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan for free of cost. [11]

On February 27, 2023, a major fire incident occurred on the Acharya film set, located near Kokapet Lake on the outskirts of Hyderabad. The grand temple structure of Dharmasthali was engulfed in flames, with a video of the fire circulating online. Reports suggested that someone present on the set was smoking a cigarette, and after discarding the cigarette butt, a fire erupted. [12] [13]

2023–present

Suresh is currently working on Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Animal [1] starring Ranbir Kapoor which is stated to release on 1 December 2023. [14]

Filmography

As art director

YearFilmLanguageNotes
2012 Agneepath Hindi [15]
2013 Krrish 3 Hindi [15]
2014 Yaan Tamil [8]

As production designer

YearFilmLanguageNotes
2015 Brothers Hindi [16]
Radiopetti Tamil
2016 Iru Mugan Tamil [2]
2018 Bharath Ane Nenu Telugu [2]
2019 Petta Tamil [17]
Typewriter HindiTV Series [18]
Adithya Varma Tamil [19]
2022 Acharya Telugu
Godfather Telugu [20]
2023 Shehzada Hindi
Animal Hindi [1]
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†Denotes films that have not yet been released

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