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Suresh Krissna

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Suresh Krissna
Born (1959-06-25) 25 June 1959 (age 67)
Bombay, Bombay State, India
Occupations
Years active1988 – present
Spouse
Chandra
​
(m. 1989)​
RelativesShanthi Krishna
(sister)

Suresh Krissna (born 25 June 1959) is an Indian film director who has directed Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi-language films. His first independent film as a director was Sathyaa (1988), with Kamal Haasan.[1] He is well known for having directed Rajinikanth in four films which include, Annaamalai (1992), Veera (1994), Baashha (1995) and Baba (2002).[2]

Early life and career

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Suresh was born to R. Krishna and K. Sharada in Bombay. He has two brothers, Sreeram and Satheesh, and one sister, actress Shanthi Krishna.

He spent his early career in Mumbai. 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 took care of the Prasad Productions Mumbai office. When L. V. Prasad started production of Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981), directed by K. Balachander, he assisted Prasad Productions on location. After completion of the film he went on to work for K. Balachander first assisting in Thaneer Thaneer (1981). Later he was elevated to associate director status in Achamillai Achamillai (1984).

Suresh first Independent directorial film was Sathyaa (1988) starring Kamal Haasan which was a remake of the Hindi movie Arjun starring Sunny Deol.[3] In 1989, he received the Nandi Award for Best Director for Prema.[4] Suresh Krissna became famous after he worked with Rajinikanth in the 1992 movie Annaamalai. The movie became successful at the box office with a 175-day run. In 1995, Rajnikanth and Suresh Krissna paired up once again for the movie Baashha, which received an appraisal and it broke Annamalai's record at the Box Office. The movie is considered as one of the breaking points in Rajinikanth's career. In 2001, Suresh Krissna directed a Telugu movie, Daddy in which he worked with Chiranjeevi. In 2002, he began working on a film titled Vamana featuring Ajith Kumar, Reema Sen and Sneha. Despite the beginning production, the film was later stalled.[5]

Suresh Krissna has directed movies like Baba (2002), Rocky – The Rebel (2006), Ilaignan (2011) and Katari Veera Surasundarangi (2012). In 2012, Suresh Krissna published a book called 'My Days with Baashha', in which the director has penned down his memories of making super hit films with Rajnikanth.[6] Rajnikanth in an interview said that directors Suresh Krissna and Mani Ratnam are the ones who made him a Superstar.[7]

He has directed films in many languages starring leading heroes like Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Chiranjeevi, Venkatesh, Nagarjuna, Mohanlal, Vishnuvardhan and Salman Khan. Suresh Krissna, who has directed about 40 films so far, has also directed series on leading television channels like Sun TV and Vijay TV. He directed the Mahabharatham (2013) serial on Sun TV. Suresh Krissna is getting into the web series space with In the Name of God (2021), to be streamed in Telugu, which he has produced.[8] He made his comeback as director with the films Anantha and Charukesi both released in 2026.[9][10]

Filmography

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Films

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YearTitleLanguageNotes
1988SathyaaTamil
1989PremaTeluguDubbed in Tamil as Anbu Chinnam
Remade in Hindi as Love
Indrudu ChandruduDubbed in Tamil as Indran Chandran
Dubbed in Hindi as Mayor Saab
1990Raja Kaiya VachaTamil
1991AmmaTelugu
LoveHindi
1992SahasamTelugu
JaagrutiHindi
AnnaamalaiTamil
VasundharaTeluguNandi Award for Second Best Story Writer[11]
1993VedanTamil
Rojavai Killathe
1994Veera
1995Baashha
1996The PrinceMalayalam
Dharma ChakramTelugu
SivasakthiTamil
1997MasterTelugu
Aahaa..!Tamil
1998Auto DriverTelugu
Aaha..!Remake of Tamil film Aahaa..!
1999OruvanTamil
Sangamam
2000Rayalaseema Ramanna ChowdaryTelugu
2001Daddy
2001AalavandhanTamilSimultaneously made in Hindi as Abhay.
2002Baba
2003Idi Maa Ashokgadi Love StoryTelugu
Raghavendra
KadambaKannada
2004Bhadradri RamuduTelugu
GajendraTamil
2005JyeshtaKannada
2006AstramTelugu
Rocky – The RebelHindi
2007Parattai Engira Azhagu SundaramTamil
2009MestriTelugu
2009ArumugamTamil
2011Ilaignan
2012Katari Veera SurasundarangiKannadaNominated, SIIMA Award for Best Director
2026AnanthaTamil
Charukesi

Television

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Year(s)TitleNetworkLanguage Notes
2012AahaVijay TVTamil
2013MahabharathamSun TV[12]
2013–2014UnarvugalPuthuyugam TV
2014Arangetram
2015–2017Lakshmi VanthachuZee Tamil Producer only
2017PremaETVTeluguTelevision film[13]
2018–2019ChandrakumariSun TVTamil
2019–2020Chocolate
2021–2022Ente Kuttikalude AchanMazhavil ManoramaMalayalamProducer only
2021In the Name of GodAhaTelugu
2023–presentSakthi IPsDD TamilTamil

Assistant Director

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YearTitleLanguageNotes
1981 Ek Duuje Ke Liye Hindi
1982 Agni Sakshi
1983 Kokilamma Telugu
1984 Ek Nai Paheli Hindi
Achamillai Achamillai Tamil
Eradu Rekhegalu Kannada
1985 Kalyana Agathigal Tamil
Sindhu Bhairavi
Mugila Mallige Kannada
1986 Sundara Swapnagalu
Punnagai MannanTamil
1987 Manathil Uruthi Vendum
1988 Rudraveena Telugu

Awards

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Kalaimamani Honour by Tamil Nadu Government

2014 - Contribution to Film Direction[14]

References

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  1. ↑ Sri (11 March 2009). "Interview with Sureshkrissna". Telugucinema.com. p. 1. Archived from the original on 14 March 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  2. ↑ Ramanujam, Srinivasa (22 June 2019). "Why director Suresh Krissna fell in love with 'The Lion King'". The Hindu.
  3. ↑ Suresh Krissna director of Annamalai, Baasha, Aalavandhan is a huge fan of Amitabh | Bosskey TV, 8 July 2016, retrieved 11 January 2022
  4. ↑ "33 years to Venkatesh's 'Prema'". 12 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Entertainment News: Latest Bollywood & Hollywood News, Today's Entertainment News Headlines". Archived from the original on 9 January 2002.
  6. ↑ "Kollywood Director Suresh Krissna Biography, News, Photos, Videos".
  7. ↑ "Mani Ratnam, Suresh Krissna made me superstar: Rajinikanth".
  8. ↑ "Baasha director Suresh Krissna web series debut". 25 June 2021.
  9. ↑ ""Anantha" Movie Review". Chennai Vision. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "Charukesi Movie Review: Age-old tunes dragged down by uneven beats". Cinema Express. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
  12. ↑ CF (14 February 2013). "Mahabharatam directed by Suresh Krishna on Sun TV". KOLLY TALK.
  13. ↑ "Prema to premiere directly on television". The Times of India. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "Department of Tourism, Culture and Charities (Part-2)" (PDF) (in Tamil). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2019.
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