Suresh Krishnan is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in

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and

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films. Suresh made his directorial debut with the Malayalam film '' Bharatheeyam'' (1997). He mostly works as an associate director in Bollywood films. In 2020, he contested in the

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series ''Bigg Boss'' (Malayalam season 2).

Early life

Suresh Krishnan was born on 5 June 1966 in

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, India to M. V. Krishnan Nair and Saraswathy Amma. He studied at SMV School, Thiruvananthapuram and graduated from

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Film career

Suresh Krishnan began his career in films as an

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to filmmakers

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in the

film ''

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'', followed by ''

Kashmeeram ''Kashmeeram'' is a 1994 Indian Malayalam-language action film directed by Rajiv Anchal, written by A. K. Sajan and produced by Menaka under Revathy Kalamandhir. Starring Suresh Gopi, Sharada, Priya Raman, Lalu Alex and Ratheesh. It was du ...

'' and ''

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'' (1997). Later, he worked as an assistant director to

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. He made his independent debut as a director in 1997 with the Malayalam film '' Bharatheeyam'', followed by the family drama ''

Achaneyanenikkishtam ''Achaneyanenikkishtam'' () is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film directed by Suresh Krishnan, written by Suresh Poduval and produced by Menaka. It features Ashwin Thampi, Kalabhavan Mani, Biju Menon, and Lakshmi Gopalaswamy in ...

'' (2001), ''

Vasanthamalika ''Vasanthamalika'' is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Suresh Krishnan and written by Mahesh Mithra. It stars Mukesh, Jagadish, and Uma Shankari. It is a remake of the Tamil film '' Budget Padmanabhan''. This was A ...

'' (2003), ''

Pathinonnil Vyazham ''Pathinonnil Vyazham'' is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Suresh Krishnan and written by Mahesh Mitra, starring Mukesh and Manya. Plot Appu (Mukesh) works as a bearer in a five star hotel at Palakkad. He happe ...

'' (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

, including ''

Malamaal Weekly ''Malamaal Weekly'' is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language comedy film written and directed by Priyadarshan and starring Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Riteish Deshmukh, Rajpal Yadav and Asrani. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but was successful ...

'' (2006), ''

Bhool Bhulaiyaa ''Bhool Bhulaiyaa'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language psychological thriller film directed by Priyadarshan and produced by Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar under the T-Series Films banner. A remake of the 1993 Malayalam film '' Manichitrathaz ...

'' (2007), ''

Kanchivaram ''Kanchivaram'' is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language period drama film written and directed by Priyadarshan. The film stars Prakash Raj and Shriya Reddy and has the musical score by M. G. Sreekumar, cinematography by Tirru, editing by Arun Kumar ...

'' (2008), ''

De Dana Dan ''De Dana Dan'' ( Hit left and right) is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Priyadarshan. The story is a partial adaptation of Hollywood film '' Screwed'' and some scenes were taken from Priyadarshan's own Malayalam film ''Ve ...

'' (2009) and

Sharukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the media as the " Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood" ...

starred

Billu Barber ''Billu'', previously known as ''Billu Barber'', is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film by Priyadarshan, produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and distributed by Eros International, with an adapted screenplay by Manisha Korde and M ...

among other films. In 2020, Suresh contested in the

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show ''Bigg Boss'' (Malayalam season 2) on

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, hosted by actor

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. He entered the house on 5 January 2020 on day-1 as one among the 17 housemates and was evicted on day-21.

Filmography

References

External links

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