Suresh Krishna (actor)


Suresh Krishna is an Indian actor who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry, known for his various roles as supporting actor in earlier negative performances and character roles. He is noted for his performances in Christian Brothers, Praja, Manju Poloru Penkutti, Pazhassi Raja and Kutty Srank.

Personal life

Suresh Krishna was born on 5 April 1973, the youngest of six children, to Balakrishna Panicker and Parvathy in the temple town of Guruvayoor in Thrissur district. His father was working with the Tamil Nadu Government in the irrigation department and the family migrated to Tamil Nadu. Suresh was educated in Chennai.
He is married to Sree Lakshmi, a professor, in Kochi with two children. Currently he resides at Thrippunithura with his family.

Career

Suresh's first acting role was in a Tamil serial in Doordarshan, produced by Madhumohan in 1990. In 1995, Suresh's played the legendary Thiruvalluvar, earning him instant recognition across Tamil Nadu. He was working in Tamil films and television from Chennai when he was offered a chance to debut in Malayalam, acting in the serial Sthree Janmam. His next role was as Balashankar in K. K. Rajeev's Swapnam. His performance as the lovelorn husband fetched him numerous awards including the Asianet Cine Award for The Best Actor. He then played Surya, in Orma, which was aired on Asianet and went on to become one of his best works on the small screen.

Film career

In 1993, Suresh made his debut on the Malayalam big screen in Chamayam. Since then he has acted in a slew of Malayalam films with major directors and stars, including; Kamal ; Santhosh Sivan , Ranjith , Joshiy, Shaji N. Karun and Hariharan in his film PazhassiRaja.
The character roles of "Kaitheri Ambu" from Pazhassi Raja and "Loni Aasan" from Kutty Srank were milestones in his career. His performance as Loni Asaan won him a Film Fare nomination for the Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Besides his roles as a supporting actor, he is noted for his strong negative characters starting with the villain "Shekarankutty" from Karumadikuttan, the lecherous stepfather "Mohan" from Manju Poloru Penkutti, the cruel "Kishanchand" from Banaras, the don "Paruthikkadan Shaji" from The Metro, the villainous "Manikunju" from Pappi Appacha and the scheming GeorgeKutty from Christian Brothers.
2014 saw him work with director Renjith in Njan in a role that showcased his abilities as an actor.
In 2024, he found sudden new popularity on social media, following a wave of memes highlighting the nature of deceit and manipulation done by the characters he had portrayed, branding him the title 'Convincing star'.

Producer

Suresh has also become a producer through Thakkali Films, along with actor Biju Menon, director Shajoon Kariyal, scriptwriter Sachi and cinematographer P. Sukumar. Their first release Chettayees starring Lal, Biju Menon, Suresh Krishna, P. Sukumar, Sunil Babu and Miya was released in November 2012. The movie marked a further exploration of his skills from villain style roles to comedy.

Filmography

Films

  • All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.
YearTitleRoleNotes
1993ChamayamUncredited Role
1996YuvathurkiUncredited Role
2000Pottu AmmanPrathmipadhiTamil debut
2001KarumadikkuttanShekharanDebut Film
2001Rakshasa RajavuMohammed Ibrahim
2001PrajaUnni Pisharodi
2002KuberanSanjay
2002ChathurangamKozhuvanal Jose
2002Ee Bhargavi Nilayam
2002OnnamanRamanik
2003Pattanathil SundaranSasidharan
2003War and LoveMajor Rajendran
2004VajramRaghu
2004Manju Poloru PenkuttyMohan
2004SathyamMambilly Prakash Menon
2005RappakalSudhi
2005RajamanikyamRamesh
2005MaanikyanRajendran
2005AnandabhadramPolice Inspector
2006RashtramMukundan
2006Thuruppu GulanUnnithan's Son
2006ChessAdv. Raj Mohan
2006Yes Your HonourA.C.P. Prakash
2007FlashBhadran
2007SooryanCherian
2007Nadiya Kollappetta RathriVijayabhanu
2007ParadesiRavi Tharakan
2008ThirakkathaDoctor Shahid
2008Kanichukulangarayil CBIJames George-
2009Ivar VivahitharayalManager of MIF GroupSpecial Appearance
2009BanarasKishanchand
2009ChemistryFather Vattaparambil
2009T. D. Dasan Std. VI B Ramankutty
2009Ee Pattanathil BhoothamRobins
2009Kerala CafeIn the Segment Nostalgia
2009Kerala Varma Pazhassi RajaKaitheri Ambu
2009Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte KathaD.Y.S.P. Madhavan
2010ThanthonniNelson
2010Kutty SrankLoni Ashan
2010Again Kasargod Khader BhaiAmeer Ajmal
2010PramaniMangattu Vikraman
2010Paappi AppachaManikunju
2010KaaryasthanSusheelan
2011The MetroParuthikkadan Shaji
2011SahasramSudheer
2011Arjunan SaakshiSalim Mamen
2011Christian BrothersGeorge Kutti
2011Venicile VyapariChungathara Aniyappan
2011Mohabbath
2011Manikiakkallu
2011Indian RupeeChandrashekar Menon
2012Father's Day
2012ShikariAbdulla
2012KalikaalamGouthaman Nair
2012Mallu SinghAnanthan
2012Ulakam Chuttum ValibanDhathan
2012Naughty Professor
2012ThappanaChettiyar Sivan
2012ChettayeesRoopesh Krishna
2013EntryPolice Commissioner
2013ClimaxRamkumar
2013Ezhamathe VaravuForest Ranger
2013GingerHarinarayanan
2013Honey BeeFather Collins
2013Kadal Kadannu Oru MathukkuttySoman and himselfDual Role
2013MemoriesVinod Krishna
2014NjaanAchan
2014Praise the LordC.I. Balakrishnan
2014Villali VeeranGautaman Viswanathan-
2015LohamShaji Bhaskar
2015AnarkaliAatta Koya
2016Valleem Thetti Pulleem ThettiMenon a.k.a. Bhagavaan
2016Thoppil JoppanRoy
2016Swarna KaduvaDivakaran
2016LeelaDevassi
2017Puthan PanamManager Ramana
2017Honey Bee 2: CelebrationsFather Collin's
2017Munthirivallikal ThalirkkumbolAugustine
2017Sherlock TomsPradeep
2017RamaleelaTheekuni Chandran
2018UncleVishwan
2018Orayiram KinakkalalAbraham Mathan
2018DramaPhilip John Chako
2018AanakkallanC.I. Bruselee Rajan
2018PadayottamBaba
2019GanagandharvanShyamaprasad
2019MamangamPokkar
2019Jack & DanielJerald Mathew
2019Driving LicenceActor Bhadran
2019Nalpathiyonnu (41)Ravi Nambiar
2021OneM.L.A. Nilamel Rajan
2021TsunamiFransis
2021Marakkar: Arabikadalinte SimhamMoidu
2022KotthuNinan Punnose
2022Pathonpatham NoottanduPanikkasseri Parameswara Kaimal
2022VaraalGafoor Rowther
2023Vellari PattanamAlex Vettukala
2023ThrishankuBiju
2024NadikarPaily Chettan aka PK
2024Super ZindagiDa Vinci
2024Rifle ClubDr. Lazar
2025BestyJabbar
2025MaranamassJithin Kumar/Jikku
2025FlaskJudge Venkatesh Balaji
2025Raveendra Nee Evide?
2025Odum Kuthira Chaadum KuthiraNidhi's father
2025

Awards and nominations

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