Yes. Suresh Kumar is an Indian actor and film producer, who mostly works in the Malayalam entertainment industry. He is known for playing the role of Kochi Raja in the Malayalam historical film Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea (2021). He is also known for producing the Malayalam films Poochakkoru Mukkuthi (1984) and Aaram Thampuran (1997).
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Wiki/Biography
Yes. Suresh Kumar was born on Sunday, 15 November 1959 (age 64 years; as in 2023) in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Their zodiac sign is Scorpio. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.
Physical Appearance
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye colour: dark brown
Family
parents and siblings
His father’s name is MG Nair and mother’s name is MS Sharda.
wife and children
He is married to Maneka Suresh (Padmavati Iyengar), an Indian actress. The couple have two daughters, Keerthy Suresh, an actress, and Revathi Suresh, an associate director with Priyadarshan. His daughter Keerthi Suresh died on 17 October 1992 in Madras (now Chennai).
livelihood
Direction
Yes. Suresh Kumar started his career in the entertainment industry by working as an assistant director for the Malayalam film Thiranottam (1978).
Production
In 1982, he started producing films under the banner Suryodaya Creations. After this, in 1993 he opened his own production house. He has produced several films including Butterflies (1993), Aaram Thampuran (1997), Vettam (2004), Pachamarathanlil (2008), Match Box (2017), Vashi (2022).
production house
He is the founder of the Indian film production company under the banner “Revathi Kalamandir”, which he founded in 1993 in Thiruvananthapuram. Under this banner he has produced more than 32 Malayalam films.
acting
He started his acting career in 1990 with the Malayalam film “No. 20 Madras Mail”.
Then in 2015 he appeared in the film Njan Samvidhanam Cheyyum. His other films as an actor are: Ramleela (2017), Oru Kuprasiddha Payyan (2018), Satyam Paranja Vishwasikkuvo (2019), Meri Awaaz Suno (2021), 2018: Everyone Is a Hero (2023), and many more . His role as Kochi Raja in the Malayalam historical film Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea (2021) was highly appreciated.
In 2023, he played the lead actor’s father in the film “2018: Everyone is a Hero”, which was nominated for an Oscar 2024.
Facts/General Knowledge
- Yes. Suresh Kumar is the President of Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce.
- In April 2023, Suresh Kumar made an announcement that he would take strict action and would not include actors in his projects who demanded excessive payments. He took such a decision in view of the ongoing problems in the Malayalam industry.
- In May 2023, Suresh Kumar gave an interview stating that he would not tolerate any drug abuse in the Malayalam industry film. He also said that a detailed list of actors who consumed drugs has been sent to the police and strict action will be taken against such actors.
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