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{{Short description|Indian film producer and actor (born 1982)}}
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| birth_place = [[Devipattinam]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
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| yearsactive = 2012–present
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'''R. K. Suresh''' is an Indian Tamil [[film producer]] and actor who heads the production company, Studio 9. In 2015, Suresh debuted as an actor, working in [[Bala (director)|Bala]]'s ''[[Tharai Thappattai]]'' and [[M. Muthaiah]]'s ''[[Marudhu]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/vishal-chooses-rk-suresh-as-villain-in-maruthu-news-tamil-pkir2fjebghid.html|title=Vishal chooses RK Suresh as villain in 'Maruthu'!|website=sify.com|accessdate=17 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/producer-r-k-suresh-is-villain-in-marudhu/article7747906.ece|title=Producer R. K. Suresh is villain in Marudhu|first=|last=IANS|website=thehindu.com|accessdate=17 June 2017}}</ref> He is currently the vice president of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janata Party's]] (BJP) Tamil Nadu OBC wing.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brigand Veerappan''s daughter, MGR kin get posts in TN BJP|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/brigand-veerappans-daughter-mgr-kin-get-posts-in-tn-bjp/1896255|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-23|website=outlookindia.com}}</ref>

==Personal life==

He was married to his college friend for several years and both have one son. They had some issues and divorced.<ref>{{Cite web|last=சனா|title=`ரெண்டு பேருமே வேறு திருமணம் பண்ணிக்கிட்டாலும், நட்பு இருக்கும்!' - ஆர்.கே.சுரேஷ்|url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/actor-producer-r-k-suresh-talks-about-his-son-and-his-personal-life|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-23|website=vikatan.com|language=ta}}</ref> He was engaged to be married to serial actress Divya who acted in [[Sumangali (TV series)|Sumangali]]. He had also said that Divya hailed from his hometown Ramanathapuram and that he really liked her.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sumangali actress’s wedding called off? - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/sumangali-actresss-wedding-called-off/articleshow/62413701.cms|access-date=2021-07-23|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> However the marriage was called off due to differences.<ref>https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/rk-suresh-and-serial-actress-divya-head-towards-breakup.html</ref>

Suresh on October 2020 confirmed that he married Madhu, a cinema financier from Chennai in a secret wedding ceremony.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/regional/tamil/rk-suresh-confirms-secret-wedding-shares-photo-with-his-wife/videoshow/78791879.cms</ref> The couple has a daughter born on April 23, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-23|title=தந்தையானார் நடிகர் ஆர்.கே.சுரேஷ்!|url=https://www.nakkheeran.in/cinema/cinema-news/rk-suresh-blessed-baby-girl|access-date=2021-07-23|website=nakkheeran|language=en}}</ref> He named the baby girl as "Isharya" after consulting an astrologer.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RK Suresh reveals the name of his newborn daughter in an exclusive conversation - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/rk-suresh-reveals-the-name-of-his-newborn-daughter-in-an-exclusive-conversation/articleshow/82572854.cms|access-date=2021-07-23|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

A police complaint was lodged against Suresh on June 2021 alleging that he had cheated a family of ₹1 crore as commission after Suresh promised that he would help arrange ₹10 crore loan as he knew a bank manager. The complainant alleged Suresh used fraudulent documents to receive the ₹1 crore commission and refused to give back the money and threatened to murder the two sons in their family. The complainant said that her husband died due to [[Depression (mood)|depression]] due to the money loss and that since Suresh was a [[BJP]] leader, the police did not take his complaint seriously.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RK Suresh: லோன் வாங்கி தருவதாக 1 கோடி மோசடி - நடிகர் ஆர்.கே.சுரேஷ் மீது புகார்|url=https://tamil.news18.com/news/entertainment/cinema-money-laundering-complaint-against-actor-rk-suresh-scs-493091.html|access-date=2021-07-23|website=News18 Tamil|language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-30|title=பண மோசடி வழக்கில் தயாரிப்பாளரும், நடிகருமான ஆர்.கே.சுரேஷ் மீது புகார் {{!}} News7 Tamil|url=https://news7tamil.live/producer-actor-r-k-suresh-booked-under-money-fraud-case-complaint.html|access-date=2021-07-23|language=en-US}}</ref> Suresh said it was a fabricated story.<ref>{{Cite web|title=இது முழுக்க ஜோடிக்கப்பட்ட பொய்யான புகார்: நடிகர் ஆர்.கே.சுரேஷ் விளக்கம்!|url=https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-news/rk-suresh-says-about-cheating-case-issue/articleshow/84088346.cms|access-date=2021-07-23|website=Samayam Tamil|language=ta}}</ref>

==Career==
Suresh, the son of Dr R Kalanjiam — the producer of the [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]]-starrer ''[[Poo Vaasam]]'' (1999), wanted to be a part of the film industry after being told he had the looks of an actor by director [[Samuthirakani]] at a gymnasium. He subsequently began looking for acting opportunities and approached several producers to no avail. He was offered a role as an extra in ''[[Pudhupettai]]'' (2006), but his father made him return the advance after being unimpressed about the stature of the role. Suresh then began a film distribution company and succeeded by distributing films such as ''[[Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom]]'' (2012), ''[[Soodhu Kavvum]]'' (2013) and ''[[Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara]]'' (2013), before first working as a producer with ''[[Salim (film)|Salim]]'' (2014).

In November 2014, Suresh was involved in a legal dispute with actor [[Vijay Sethupathi]], who kept delaying the start of Suresh's production ''[[Vasantha Kumaran]]''. He posted a message in social media that he quit the film industry and stated that Studio 9's ongoing projects would be shelved. Suresh blamed Vijay Sethupathi's failure to allot dates for ''Vasantha Kumaran'' as the primary reason behind their financial problems and sought legal action against the actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/117784.html|title=IndiaGlitz — We quit because of Vijay Sethupathy Studio 9 - Tamil Movie News|website=indiaglitz.com|accessdate=17 June 2017}}</ref> The actor clarified that he had informed everything about the issue to the actors’ association and was waiting for an official press release jointly from the producer and South Indian Film Artistes’ Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/Vijay-Sethupathy-Clarifies-On-vasantha-Kumaran-Issue-tamil-news-117806|title=Vijay Sethupathy clarifies on 'Vasantha Kumaran' issue|work=Indiaglitz|date=3 November 2014}}</ref> Responding to the allegations, in a statement, Vijay Sethupathi said that Suresh was trying to make the film without sorting out funding.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Vijay-Sethupathi-ready-to-return-advance/articleshow/45135376.cms|title=Vijay Sethupathi ready to return advance|work=The Times of India|date=14 November 2014}}</ref> He added that Suresh had indulged in several activities that were wrong and used a lot of bad languages, and refused to accept his withdrawal notice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Vijay-Sethupathi-Threatens-Legal-Action-against-Producer-Over-Ad-with-His-Images/2014/11/13/article2521426.ece|title=Vijay Sethupathi Threatens Legal Action against Producer Over Ad with His Images |work=The New Indian Express|date=13 November 2014}}</ref> The pair later amicably sorted out differences and announced another film during the following year, ''[[Dharma Durai (2016 film)|Dharma Durai]]'' (2016) which went on to be a profitable venture financially and critically.

Suresh later signed on to appear as an actor in [[Bala (director)|Bala]]'s ''[[Tharai Thappattai]]'' (2016), for which he received critical acclaim, and then in Muthiah's ''[[Marudhu]]'' (2016), portraying the antagonist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/rksuresh-who-played-villain-in-thaarai-thappatai-talks-about-his-experience/article8202963.ece?secpage=true&secname=entertainment|title=‘I’m a Bala veriyan’|first=Sudhir|last=Srinivasan|website=thehindu.com|accessdate=17 June 2017}}</ref> The success of the films prompted him to decide to star as a protagonist and announced several films as such as ''Thani Mugam'', ''Billa Pandi, Vettai Naai and Vargam'' where he plays opposite [[Varalaxmi Sarathkumar]], where he would portray the lead role. Also he has signed for a role in [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]]'s ''[[Sketch (2017 film)|Sketch]]'' (2017). In June 2017, he has signed a new project titled ''Thennattan,'' which is based on farmers and [[jallikattu]] and directed by M. Vijay Pandi. In the biopic film ''[[Traffic Ramasamy (film)|Traffic Ramasamy]]'' (2018), he is playing the friend of Veteran Director [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/180617/rk-suresh-has-got-his-hands-full.html|title=RK Suresh has got his hands full|date=2017-06-18|work=www.deccanchronicle.com/|access-date=2017-06-20|language=en}}</ref>

==Political career==
He joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]](BJP) on October 4, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Karthik|date=2019-10-04|title=பாஜகவில் இணைந்த பிரபல தமிழ் நடிகர்...|url=https://kalakkalcinema.com/actor-r-k-suresh-joined-with-bjp-party/68477/|access-date=2021-07-23|website=Kalakkal Cinema|language=en-US}}</ref> He was made Vice President of OBC wing of BJP on July 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=Shanmughasundaram|last2=|last3=|first3=|title=BJP Tamil Nadu unit appoints a few more film actors as its officer-bearers {{!}} Chennai News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/bjp-tamil-nadu-unit-appoints-a-few-more-film-actors-as-its-officer-bearers/articleshow/76985678.cms|url-status=live|access-date=|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===As actor===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#cccccf; text-align:center;"
| '''Year''' || '''Film''' || '''Role''' || '''Language''' || '''Notes'''
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2016 || ''[[Tharai Thappattai]]'' || Karuppaiah || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| ''[[Marudhu]]'' || Anbu Pandiyan || Tamil ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2017 || ''[[Hara Hara Mahadevaki]]'' || Inspector Suresh || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Ippadai Vellum]]'' || ACP Dheena Sebastian || Tamil ||
|-
| ''Palli Paruvathile'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2018 || ''[[Sketch (2018 film)|Sketch]]'' || Ravi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Shikkari Shambhu]]'' || Anitha's Father || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
| ''[[Kaali (2018 film)|Kaali]]'' || Das || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Traffic Ramasamy (film)|Traffic Ramasamy]]'' || Daniel || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Billa Pandi]]'' || Billa Pandi || Tamil ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2019 || ''[[Madhura Raja]]'' || Circle Inspector David || Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Namma Veetu Pillai]]''|| Dharmar || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020
|''[[Cochin Shadhi at Chennai 03]]''|| ACP Sameer Yousuf || Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Cochin Shadhi at Chennai 03|Vanmurai]]'' || ACP Sameer Yousuf || Tamil ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2021 ||''[[Pulikkuthi Pandi]]''|| Saravedi || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Vettai Naai]]'' || Sekhar || Tamil ||
|-
|}

===As producer===
* ''[[Thambikottai]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Salim (film)|Salim]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Dharma Durai (2016 film)|Dharma Durai]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Attu (film)|Attu]]'' (2017)

===As distributor===
;Under Studio 9 Productions throughout Tamil Nadu
{{colbegin}}
*''[[Saattai]]'' (2012)
*''[[Heroine (2012 film)|Heroine]]'' (Hindi) (2012)
*''[[Aiyyaa]]'' (Hindi) (2012)
*''[[Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom]]'' (2012)
*''[[Kozhi Koovuthu (2012 film)|Kozhi Koovuthu]]'' (2012)
*''[[Masani (film)|Masani]]'' (2013)
*''[[Paradesi (2013 film)|Paradesi]]'' (2013)
*''[[Soodhu Kavvum]]'' (2013)
*''[[Thanga Meenkal]]'' (2013)
*''[[Summa Nachunu Irukku]]'' (2013)
*''[[6 (film)|6]]'' (2013)
*''[[Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara]]'' (2013)
*''[[Madha Yaanai Koottam]]'' (2013)
*''[[Ninaithathu Yaaro]]'' (2014)
*''[[Ettuthikkum Madhayaanai]]'' (2015)
*''Kathiravanin Kodai Mazhai'' (2016)
{{colend}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|7850253}}

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