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{{Short description|Indian film production designer and art director}}

{{Infobox person
| name = Suresh Selvarajan
| image =
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| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Chidambaram]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India.
| nationality =
| education = [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]](Painting), [[Pondicherry University]]
| occupation = Production designer, Art director
| years_active = 2012–present
| notable_works = ''[[Acharya (2022 film)|Acharya]]''
| awards =
}}
'''Suresh Selvarajan''' is an Indian [[production designer]] and [[art director]] who predominantly works in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] and [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]] films. He is best known for his collaboration with director [[Koratala Siva]] on [[Bharat Ane Nenu|Bharath Ane Nenu]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Javali |first=Mayur |date=23 July 2018 |title=Bharat Ane Nenu Review: Mahesh Babu Comes Up With A Fascinating Movie! |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/reviews/2018/bharat-ane-nenu-review-mahesh-babu-comes-up-with-fascinating-movie-273203.html |url-status=live |access-date=11 September 2023 |website=Filmibeat}}</ref> and [[Acharya (2022 film)|Acharya]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Suresh Selvarajan: Acharya took my work to the common people |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2022/may/05/suresh-selvarajan-acharya-took-my-work-to-the-common-people-40668.html |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=www.indulgexpress.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Movies |first=T. B. |date=2021-04-23 |title=Exclusive Interview with Chiranjeevi's Acharya Art Director Suresh Selvarajan |url=https://www.telugubulletin.com/exclusive-interview-with-chiranjeevis-acharya-art-director-suresh-selvarajan-127563 |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=TeluguBulletin.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Suresh was born in [[Chidambaram]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dundoo |first=Sangeetha Devi |date=2022-04-28 |title=Director Koratala Siva on casting Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan in contrasting characters in 'Acharya' and why his movies are larger than life |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/koratala-siva-i-like-to-entertain-social-message-is-a-byproduct/article65362785.ece |access-date=2023-09-10 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He received a state award for painting at the age of nineteen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 'Art' Man Rolls On |url=https://opinionexpress.in/the-art-man-rolls-on |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=opinionexpress.in |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Suresh began as an assistant to production designer [[Sabu Cyril]]. His first significant project was working alongside Sabu Cyril on the iconic film "''[[Enthiran]] (2010)''", featuring [[Rajinikanth]]. This marked the beginning of Suresh's successful career, spanning nearly a decade during which he collaborated with Sabu Cyril on 14 films.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-14 |title=Petta production designer Suresh Selvarajan on the dream experience of working with Rajinikanth, Karthik Subbaraj |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/petta-production-designer-suresh-selvarajan-on-the-dream-experience-of-working-with-rajinikanth-karthik-subbaraj-5888631.html |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref>

In 2017, Suresh collaborated with director [[Koratala Siva]] on ''[[Bharat Ane Nenu]] (2018),'' which marked their first collaboration where he designed the exact replica of the [[Parliament House, New Delhi|State Legislative Assembly]] at a studio in Hyderabad.<ref>{{Cite web |last=TNM |date=2017-06-12 |title=Makers of Mahesh Babu's 'Bharath Ane Nenu' erect replica of Telangana Assembly for film |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/flix/makers-mahesh-babu-s-bharath-ane-nenu-erect-replica-telangana-assembly-film-63521 |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref> In addition to this, he also designed a temple set worth Rs 4 crore for the ''"Vachaadayyo Saami''" song sequence, which only appeared once in the movie.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Tollywood |date=2018-04-17 |title=Shocking! Bharat Ane Nenu makers spent Rs 6 Cr to create two sets |url=https://www.tollywood.net/shocking-bharat-ane-nenu-makers-spent-rs-6-cr-to-create-two-sets/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=Tollywood |language=en-US}}</ref> Suresh's work on ''Bharat Ane Nenu'' made an impression on [[Koratala Siva]] which eventually made him select Suresh as the production designer for ''[[Acharya (2022 film)|Acharya]] (2022)''.<ref name=":2" />

=== 2019–2023: Acharya film set ===
In [[Acharya (2022 film)|Acharya]], Suresh was responsible for designing the fictional town of Dharmasthali which is the biggest set erected in [[India]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Gopal |first=Nanda |date=2021-01-02 |title=Chiranjeevi's Acharya Temple Town: India's Biggest Set |url=https://www.gulte.com/featured/46693/chiranjeevis-acharya-temple-town-indias-biggest-set |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Gulte |language=en-US}}</ref> The set was built over 20 acres and included a temple, a tribal area, and a river bed. Suresh's work on the film was praised by the producer [[Ram Charan]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=T. N. M. |date=2020-12-27 |title=Actor Ram Charan visits sets of Chiranjeevi's 'Acharya' |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/flix/actor-ram-charan-visits-sets-chiranjeevi-s-acharya-140377 |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref> critics and audiences alike.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-29 |title=Acharya Review: Lackluster drama! |url=https://telugucinema.com/top-story/acharya-review-lackluster-drama |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Telugu Cinema |language=en-US}}</ref> Suresh took four months to come up with the blueprint and another three months for the construction. The fictional town was later rented out to [[Salman Khan]]'s ''[[Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan]]'' for free of cost.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-12 |title=Suresh Selvarajan: Took us 20 acres, more than Rs 20 crore to make set |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/suresh-selvarajan-took-us-20-acres-more-than-rs-20-crore-to-make-set-23231231 |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Mid-day |language=en}}</ref>

On February 27, 2023, a major fire incident occurred on the Acharya film set, located near [[Kokapet]] Lake on the outskirts of [[Hyderabad]]. The grand temple structure of Dharmasthali was engulfed in flames, with a video of the fire circulating online. Reports suggested that someone present on the set was smoking a cigarette, and after discarding the cigarette butt, a fire erupted.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-28 |title=Fire on Acharya Set; Video Goes Viral |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/watch-fire-breaks-out-on-set-where-chiranjeevis-acharya-was-shot-7182055.html |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=India |first=The Hans |date=2023-03-01 |title=Dharmasthali Temple Set on Acharya Film Catches Fire |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/dharmasthali-temple-set-on-acharya-film-catches-fire-785558 |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== 2023–present ===
Suresh is currently working on [[Sandeep Reddy Vanga]]'s [[Animal (2023 film)|Animal]]<ref name=":0" /> starring [[Ranbir Kapoor]] which is stated to release on 1 December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Lata |date=2023-07-11 |title=Ranbir Kapoor-starrer 'Animal' to now release on 1 December |url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/ranbir-kapoor-starrer-animal-release-date-shifted-to-december-2023-as-bollywood-struggles-at-the-box-office-11689057600536.html |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== As art director ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Film
!Language
!Notes
|-
|2012
|''[[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath]]''
|Hindi
|<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Adivi |first=Sashidhar |date=28 April 2022 |title=Recreating a temple town |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/280422/recreating-a-temple-town.html |url-status=live |access-date=11 September 2023 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>
|-
|2013
|''[[Krrish 3]]''
|Hindi
|<ref name=":3" />
|-
|2014
|[[Yaan (film)|''Yaan'']]
|Tamil
|<ref name=":2" />
|}

=== As production designer ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Film
!Language
!Notes
|-
|2015
|[[Brothers (2015 film)|''Brothers'']]
|Hindi
|<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Saltz |first=Rachel |date=15 August 2015 |title=Primal Sibling Rivalry, Taken to an Extreme Stage |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A425431785/AONE?u=tel_oweb&sid=googleScholar&xid=5305f924 |journal=[[The New York Times]]|pages=C4(L)–C4(L) }}</ref>
|-
|2015
|''[[Radiopetti]]''
|Tamil
|
|-
|2016
|[[Iru Mugan|''Iru mugan'']]
|Tamil
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|2018
|[[Bharat Ane Nenu|''Bharath Ane Nenu'']]
|Telugu
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|2019
|[[Petta (film)|''Petta'']]
|Tamil
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-05 |title=Petta: Rajinikanth appears in dramatically different avatar from his gangster look in film's second poster |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/petta-rajinikanth-appears-in-dramatically-different-avatar-from-his-gangster-look-in-films-second-poster-5323151.html |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|''[[Typewriter (TV series)|Typewriter]]''
|Hindi
|TV Series<ref>{{Cite web |title=Typewriter Review: Netflix Unpacks Family Secrets And Horror In New Spine-Chilling Series |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/typewriter-review-netflix-unpacks-family-secrets-and-horror-in-new-spine-chilling-series-3-stars-out-2070803 |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|''[[Adithya Varma]]''
|Tamil
|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Desk |first=The Hindu Net |date=2019-06-16 |title='Adithya Varma' teaser: Dhruv Vikram shines in this Arjun Reddy remake |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/adithya-varma-teaser-dhruv-vikram-shines-in-this-arjun-reddy-remake/article27955389.ece |access-date=2023-09-11 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|[[Acharya (2022 film)|''Acharya'']]

|Telugu
|
|-
|2022
|[[Godfather (2022 film)|''Godfather'']]
|Telugu
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chiranjeevi's 'God Father' to stream on Netflix |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2022/nov/03/chiranjeevis-god-father-to-stream-on-netflix-2514567.html |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|[[Shehzada (2023 film)|''Shehzada'']]
|Hindi
|
|-
|2023
|{{Pending film|[[Animal (2023 film)|Animal]]}}
|Hindi
|<ref name=":0" />
|}
{{pending films key}}

== References ==

{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|id=4191018}}

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[[Category:21st-century Indian designers]]
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