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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = P. Suresh Unnithan<br />
| image = Suresh Unnithan.JPG<br />
| caption = <br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1956|07|30}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Pandalam]], [[Travancore-Cochin]], [[India]]<br />
| other_names = Unni<br />
| occupation = [[Film Director]], [[Writer]], [[Film producer|Producer]]<br />
| spouse = Padmaja<br />
| children = [[Abhiram Suresh Unnithan]], [[Sooriraj Suresh Unnithan]]<br />
| parents = Parameswaran Unnithan, Bharathi Amma<br />
| awards =<br />
}}<br />
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'''P. Suresh Unnithan''' (born 30 July 1956) is an Indian film and television director who works in [[Malayalam films]]. His most popular works are [[Mukha Chithram]], [[Utsavamelam]] , [[Jaathakam]], [[Bhagyavan]], [[Aardram]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
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His start in film was as an assistant director to [[Padmarajan]], the most renowned film director, from whom he learned the basics and craft of film making.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/363295/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317212925/www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/363295/|archive-date=2014-03-17|website=www.mathrubhumi.com}}</ref> Later he debuted with [[Jaathakam]], which was well acclaimed by the critics and was a huge hit. The same film won the Best Newcomer Director award at the Kerala State Film Awards. Later he directed films like ''Radhamadhavam'', ''Aardram'', Mukha Chitram, Uthsava melam, ''Sathyaparatinja'', ''Bhagyavaan'', ''Thovalapookkal'', ''Rishya Sringan'' and others.<ref>{{IMDb name|1324517}}</ref> He entered the television industry and had some hit serials. His 2004 serial project ''Swamy Ayyappan''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/12/04/stories/2006120400130500.htm|title=The Hindu : Metro Plus Chennai / Cinema : Cablewala|date=13 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113061312/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/12/04/stories/2006120400130500.htm|archive-date=13 November 2007}}</ref> was the most popular and top rated serial in Malayalam.<br />
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After 12 years break Suresh Unnithan made a comeback with ''[[Ayaal]]'', with Lal and Iniya playing the leads.<ref>http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=13363195&programId=1073752204&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3</ref><br />
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His son Abhiram Suresh Unnithan is also a film maker.<br />
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==Awards==<br />
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* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director]] (1989) – Jaathakam<br />
* Kerala film critics award for Best Director (1991) – Radhamadhavam<br />
*Asianet TV awards for Best Director(2008) -Swami Ayyappan<br />
* [[Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention]] in Direction (2014)- [[Ayaal]]<br />
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==Television==<br />
;Director<br />
*Verpadukalude Viralpadukal (DD)<br />
*Vegatha Pora Pora (DD)<br />
*Sthree Oru Santhwanam (Asianet) <br />
*[[Ezham Kadalinakkare]](Asianet)<br />
*Krishna Kripa Sagaram (Asianet)<br />
*[[Swami Ayyappan (TV series)]] (Asianet)<br />
*Sreekrishnaleela (Asianet)<br />
*Sreemahabhagavatham (Asianet)<br />
*Sreepadmanabham (Amrita Tv) <br />
*Thulabharam (Surya TV)<br />
*Bhadra (Surya TV)<br />
*Shivakami (Surya TV)<br />
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;Producer banner: Rohini vision/ sree movies<br />
* Krishnathulasi (mazhavil manorama)<br />
* Amala (mazhavil manorama)<br />
* Sthreepadam (mazhavil manorama)<br />
*Viswaroopam (flowers tv)<br />
* Manjurukum kaalam (mazhavil manorama)<br />
*Kunjali marakkar (Asianet)<br />
* Snehadooram (Asianet)<br />
* Manjil virinja poovu (mazhavil manorama)<br />
*Tadankalpalayam (Asianet)<br />
*Sindhooracheppu (Amrita tv)<br />
*Lipstick (Asianet)<br />
*Vasundhara medicals (Asianet)<br />
*Jeevithanouka (Mazhavil Manorama)<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
* 1989 [[Jaathakam]] - [[Jayaram]], Sithara, [[Madhu]], [[Sukumaran]], [[Innocent]], [[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]]<br />
* 1990 [[Radha Madhavam]] - [[Thilakan]], [[Jayaram]], [[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]], [[Parvathy Jayaram|Parvathy]]<br />
* 1991 [[Sathyaprathinja]] - [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]], [[Urvashi]]<br />
* 1991 [[Mukha Chithram]] - [[Jayaram]], [[Sunitha (actress)|Sunitha]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]], [[Urvasi]], [[Jagadeesh]], [[Nedumudi Venu]]<br />
* 1992 [[Utsavamelam]] - [[Suresh Gopi]], [[Urvasi]], [[Narendra Prasad]] , [[Innocent]]<br />
* 1992 [[Aardram]] - [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]], [[Sunitha (actress)|Sunitha]], [[Urvasi]]<br />
* 1993 [[Bhagyavan]] - [[Sreenivasan]] ,[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] [[Vijayaraghavan]]<br />
* 1995 Thovalapookkal - [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], [[Urvashi]]<br />
* 1997 [[Rishyasringan]]<br />
* 2013 [[Ayaal]] - [[Lal]] , [[Lena (actress)|Lena]], [[Iniya]] , [[Sukumari]]<br />
* 2021 [[Kshanam movie]] - [[Lal]], [[Bharath Niwas (actor)|Bharath Niwas]], [[Baiju Santhosh]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Film directors from Kerala]]<br />
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