B. Suresha is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor who works in Kannada-language films. He is known for directing the films ''Artha'' (2003) and ''

Puttakkana Highway ''Puttakkana Highway'' ( kn, ಪುಟ್ಟಕ್ಕನ ಹೈವೇ) is a 2011 Indian Kannada drama film starring Shruti and Prakash Raj in the lead roles. The film was directed by B. Suresha. Prakash Rai and Shylaja Nag jointly produced this ...

'' (2011).

Career

B. Suresha made his debut as a child actor with ''

Ghatashraddha ''Ghatashraaddha'' () is a 1977 Indian Kannada language film directed by Girish Kasaravalli starring Meena Kuttappa, Narayana Bhat and Ajith Kumar in lead roles. It is based on a novella by eminent Kannada writer U. R. Ananthamurthy. The film wa ...

'' (1977) before working with Shankar Nag as an assistant director on several ventures including '' Accident'' (1985) and ''

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'' (1986). He worked as a script writer notably collaborating with Ravichandran in 1993. He also worked as a television serial director and worked on ''Hosa Hejje'' (1991), ''Sadhane'' on

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and ''Naaku Thanthi''. He made his directorial debut with ''Tapori'' and went on to work on several films including ''

'' (2011). In 2008, he returned to acting with ''Slum Bala''. In 2016, his film '' Devara Naadalli'' based on a ''Times of India'' article released. That same year, he announced the launch of a new entertainment channel called ''Rangoli''. 2017 saw the release of ''

Uppina Kagada ''Uppina Kagada'' () is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by B. Suresha and starring T. S. Nagabharana and Apoorva Bharadwaj. Cast *T. S. Nagabharana as Aachaari, the father *Apoorva Bharadwaj as the daughter *Mandya Ramesh ...

'', which was about the journey of a young girl searching for her father. As an actor, he has worked on '' K.G.F: Chapter 1'' (2018) and '' Ananthu vs Nusrath'' (2018). Outside of films, he has also written books.

Personal life

He married Shylaja Nag in 1992; he had previously worked with her during the play ''Macbeth'' in 1988. They manage a production studio named Media House. The studio has produced several films namely ''

Naanu Nanna Kanasu ''Naanu Nanna Kanasu'' () is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Prakash Raj, starring himself and Amoolya. It is a remake of the Tamil hit film ''Abhiyum Naanum'' (which was inspired by ''Father of the Bride'') that was produced by ...

'' (2010), ''

Sakkare ''Sakkare'' ( kan, ಸಕ್ಕರೆ) (English : ''Sugar'') is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film written and directed by Abhaya Simha, which stars Ganesh and Deepa Sannidhi in the lead roles. The major portions of the film have ...

'' (2013), and ''

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'' (2019).

Filmography

;As a director, producer, writer ;As an actor *''

'' (1977) *''Slum Bala'' (2008) *''

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'' (2010) *''

'' (2011) *''Tuglak'' (2012) *''

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'' (2013) *''

Ulidavaru Kandanthe ''Ulidavaru Kandante'' (English: As Seen by the Rest) is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language neo-noir hyperlink gangster film written and directed by debutant Rakshit Shetty. Shetty appears in the lead role, along with Kishore, Tara, Achyuth Kumar ...

'' (2014) *''

Benkipatna ''Benkipatna'' ( kn, ಬೆಂಕಿಪಟ್ಣ) is 2015 Indian Kannada language drama film written and directed by T. K. Dayanand. It stars Prathap Narayan, Anushree and Arun Sagar in the lead roles. The supporting cast features Prakash Belaw ...

'' (2015) *'' Endendigu'' (2015) *''

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'' (2015) *'' Badmaash'' (2016) *'' K.G.F: Chapter 1'' (2018) *'' Ananthu vs Nusrath'' (2018) *'' Manaroopa'' (2019) *''

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'' (2020) *'' K.G.F: Chapter 2'' (2022) *'' Kranti'' (2023)

Television

;As director *''Hosa Hejje'' (1991) *''Sadhane'' *''Naaku Thanthi''

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Suresha, B. Kannada screenwriters Kannada film directors Living people Kannada film producers Film producers from Karnataka Actors in Kannada cinema 1962 births