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{{Infobox person
| name = Suresh Krissna
| image = Suresh Krissna at the Masala Padam Audio & Trailer Launch.jpg
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|25 June 1959}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], India
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| yearsactive = 1988 – present
| spouse = {{marriage|Chandra|1989}}
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Film director]]|[[Writer]]}}
| relatives = [[Shanthi Krishna]] <br />(Younger sister)
| parents = {{ubl|R. Krishna|K. Sharada}}
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'''Suresh Krissna''' (born 25 June 1959) is an Indian film director known for his works primarily in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films. His first Tamil film was ''[[Sathya (1988 film)|Sathya]]'' (1988)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-11/news-interviews/28544292_1_films-big-stars-tamil|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201437/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-11/news-interviews/28544292_1_films-big-stars-tamil|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-10-29|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=I am fine with the in absentia credit}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/slideshow/the-most-consistent-directors-of-tamil-cinema/suresh-krishna.html|title=Suresh Krishna – Successive hits – Who gave the most in Tamil cinema?}}</ref> starring [[Kamal Haasan]]. He found success with Kavithalaya's ''[[Annamalai (film)|Annamalai]]'', starring [[Rajinikanth]]. Since then, he has directed ''[[Veera (1994 film)|Veera]]'', ''[[Baashha]]'' and ''[[Baba (2002 film)|Baba]]'' with Rajinikanth in the lead. He has also worked with leading stars like [[Mohanlal]], [[Salman Khan]], [[Chiranjeevi]], [[Nagarjuna Akkineni]], [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]] and [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]]. He wrote a book called ''My Days with Baasha'' about his experiences working with Rajinikanth. In 1989 he received the [[Nandi Award for Best Director]] for ''[[Prema (1989 film)|Prema]]''.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinegoer.net/telugu-cinema/interviews/interview-with-suresh-krishna.html|title=An Interview With Suresh Krishna – Interviews – CineGoer.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/interview_sureshkrissna_2009.php |title=Stars: Star Interview with Suresh Krissna |work=Telugu Cinema |access-date=2009-03-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314173800/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/interview_sureshkrissna_2009.php |archive-date=14 March 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

== Early life and career ==
Suresh was born to R. Krishna and K. Sharada in [[Bombay]]. He has two brothers, Sreeram, Satheesh and one sister, actress [[Shanthi Krishna]].
He spent his early career in Mumbai and after completing his graduation in economics he joined the Mumbai office of [[L. V. Prasad]] for accounts management. Later he became an executive assistant to [[L. V. Prasad]] and also taking care of Prasad Productions Mumbai office. When L. V. Prasad started production of [[Ek Duuje Ke Liye]] directed by [[K. Balachander]], he assisted Prasad Productions on location and after completion of the film he went on to work for [[K. Balachander]] first assisting in [[Thaneer Thaneer]]. Later he would be elevated to Associate director status in [[Achamillai Achamillai]].

In 2002, he began working on a film titled ''Vamana'' featuring [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Reema Sen]] and [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] . Despite the beginning production, the film was later stalled.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020109175441/http://www.screenindia.com/20011019/rtam1.html</ref>

== As Director ==
=== Films ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Katari Veera Surasundarangi]]'' || [[Kannada]] ||Nominated, [[2nd South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Award for Best Director]]
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Ilaignan]]'' ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Arumugam (film)|Arumugam]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Mestri (film)|Mestri]]'' || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram]]'' || Tamil ||remake of Blockbuster Kannada film ''[[Jogi (film)|Jogi]]''
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Rocky – The Rebel]]'' || [[Hindi language|Hindi]] ||Remake of Telugu film Raghavendra
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Astram (film)|Astram]]'' || Telugu ||remake of Hindi film ''[[Sarfarosh]]''
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Jyeshta (film)|Jyeshta]]'' || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] ||Remake of Malayalam film ''[[Valliettan]]''
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Gajendra (film)|Gajendra]]'' || Tamil ||remake of Telugu film ''[[Simhadri (2003 film)|Simhadri]]''
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Bhadradri Ramudu]]'' || Telugu ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Kadamba (2004 film)|Kadamba]]'' || Kannada ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Raghavendra (film)|Raghavendra]]'' || Telugu ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Idi Maa Ashokgadi Love Story]]'' || Telugu ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Baba (2002 film)|Baba]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Daddy (2001 film)|Daddy]]'' || Telugu ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Aalavandhan]]'' || Tamil ||[[Multiple-language version|simultaneously made]] and released in Hindi in the title ''[[Abhay (2001 film)|Abhay]]''.
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Rayalaseema Ramanna Chowdary]]'' || Telugu ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Sangamam]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Oruvan (1999 film)|Oruvan]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Auto Driver]]'' || Telugu ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Aahaa..! (1998 film)|Aahaa..!]]'' || Telugu ||remake of ''[[Aahaa..! (1997 film)|Aahaa..!]]''
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Aahaa..! (1997 film)|Aahaa..!]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Master (1997 film)|Master]]'' || Telugu ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Dharma Chakram]]'' || Telugu ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Sivasakthi]]'' || Tamil ||remake of ''[[Agneepath (1990 film)|Agneepath]]''
|-
| 1996 || ''[[The Prince (Malayalam Movie)|The Prince]]'' ||[[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Baashha|Baasha]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Veera (1994 film)|Veera]]'' || Tamil ||Remake of Telugu film ''[[Allari Mogudu]]''
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Vedan]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Rojavai Killathe]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Jaagruti]]'' || Hindi ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Annamalai (film)|Annamalai]]'' || Tamil ||Remake of Hindi film ''[[Khudgarz]]''
|-
| 1992 || ''Vasundhara'' || Telugu || [[Nandi Award for Best Story Writer|Nandi Award for Second Best Story Writer]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=21 August 2020}}(in [[Telugu language|Telugu]])</ref>
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Love (1991 film)|Love]]'' || Hindi ||
|-
| 1991 || ''Amma'' || Telugu ||
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Raja Kaiya Vacha]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Indrudu Chandrudu]]'' || Telugu ||Dubbed in Tamil as ''Indran Chandran''<br />Dubbed in Hindi as ''Mayor Saab''
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Prema (1989 film)|Prema]]'' || Telugu ||Dubbed in Tamil as ''Anbu Chinnam''<br />Remade in Hindi as ''[[Love (1991 film)|Love]]''
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Sathya (1988 film)|Sathya]]'' || Tamil ||Remake of Hindi film ''[[Arjun (1985 film)|Arjun]]''
|}

=== Television ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year(s) !! Title !! Network!! Language
!Notes
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Aaha (TV series)|Aaha]]'' || [[Vijay TV]]||rowspan=7|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Mahabharatham (TV series)|Mahabharatham]]'' || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kollytalk.com/cinenews/mahabharatam-directed-by-suresh-krishna-on-sun-tv-82756.html|title=Mahabharatam directed by Suresh Krishna on Sun TV|author=CF|date=14 February 2013|work=KOLLY TALK}}</ref>
|
|-
| 2013–2014 || ''Unarvugal'' || [[Puthuyugam TV]]
|
|-
| 2014 || ''Arangetram'' || [[Puthuyugam TV]]
|
|-
| 2015–2017 || ''[[Lakshmi Vanthachu (TV series)|Lakshmi Vanthachu]]'' (producer only) || [[Zee Tamil]]
|
|-
| 2018–2019|| ''[[Chandrakumari]]'' ||rowspan =2|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|
|-
|2019–2020 ||''[[Chocolate (Tamil TV series)|Chocolate]]''
|
|-
|2021–Present||''[[Ente Kuttikalude Achan]]''||[[Mazhavil Manorama]]||[[Malayalam]]
|
|-
|2021
|[[In the Name of God (TV series)|''In the Name of God'']]
|[[Aha (streaming service)|Aha]]
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|Producer only
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.sureshkrissna.in/blog/}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0471452|name=Suresh Krissna}}

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