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B. Suresha is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor who works in Kannada-language films. He is known for directing the films Artha (2003) and Puttakkana Highway (2011).

B. Suresha
Born	(1962-08-26) 26 August 1962 (age 60)
Other names	B. Suresh
Occupation	Director producer screenwriter actor
Years active	1977–present

Career

B. Suresha made his debut as a child actor with Ghatashraddha (1977) before working with Shankar Nag as an assistant director on several ventures including Accident (1985) and Malgudi Days (1986).[1] He worked as a script writer notably collaborating with Ravichandran in 1993.[1] He also worked as a television serial director and worked on Hosa Hejje (1991),[2] Sadhane on Doordarshan and Naaku Thanthi.[1] He made his directorial debut with Tapori and went on to work on several films including Puttakkana Highway (2011).[3][4] In 2008, he returned to acting with Slum Bala.[5] In 2016, his film Devara Naadalli based on a Times of India article released.[6] That same year, he announced the launch of a new entertainment channel called Rangoli.[7] 2017 saw the release of Uppina Kagada, which was about the journey of a young girl searching for her father.[8] As an actor, he has worked on K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018) and Ananthu vs Nusrath (2018).[1] Outside of films, he has also written books.[9]

Personal life

He married Shylaja Nag in 1992; he had previously worked with her during the play Macbeth in 1988.[1] They manage a production studio named Media House.[1] The studio has produced several films namely Naanu Nanna Kanasu (2010),[10] Sakkare (2013), and Yajamana (2019).[11][12]

Filmography

As a director, producer, writer

Year	Film	Credited as			Notes
		Director	Producer	Writer
1988	Mithileya Seetheyaru				dialogues only
1992	Harakeya Kuri				dialogues only
1997	Thayavva				dialogues only
2002	Tapori
2002	Artha
2010	Naanu Nanna Kanasu
2011	Puttakkana Highway				dialogues only
2013	Sakkare
2016	Devara Naadalli
2017	Uppina Kagada
2019	Yajamana
2022	Kranti

As an actor

• Ghatashraddha (1977)
• Slum Bala (2008)
• Jugaari (2010)
• Puttakkana Highway (2011)
• Tuglak (2012)
• Jatta (2013)
• Ulidavaru Kandanthe (2014)
• Benkipatna (2015)
• Endendigu (2015)
• Plus (2015)
• Badmaash (2016)
• K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018)
• Ananthu vs Nusrath (2018)
• Manaroopa (2019)
• ACT 1978 (2020)
• K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022)

Television

As director

• Hosa Hejje (1991)
• Sadhane
• Naaku Thanthi

Awards and nominations

Work	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
Shaapurada Seeningi Satya	Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award 1996	Play	Won
Artha	Karnataka State Film Awards 2002–03	Best Director	Won	[13]
		Best First Film	Won
Puttakkana Highway	58th National Film Awards	Best Feature Film in Kannada	Won	[14]
Act 1978	9th SIIMA Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Won	[15]
	67th Filmfare Awards South	Best Supporting Actor	Won	[16]

References

External links

• B. Suresha at IMDb

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