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Intro | Hindi films actor | |
was | Actor | |
Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | |
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Birth | 13 October 1929 | |
Death | 14 July 1979 (aged 49 years) | |
Star sign | Libra |
Biography
Suresh (13 November 1928 – 14 July 1979) (real name: Naseem Ahmed), also known as N.A. Suresh, was an Indian actor in Bollywood,who was born in Gurdaspur, Punjab, India. He acted in Hindi/Hindustani films from 1929 to 1979.
Early life
Suresh started as a child artiste in 1929 as a baby Krishna in 'Gopal Krishna' and as a child artiste in 'Nishan-e-Jung in 1937'. His early films were 'Anjan'(1941), 'Naya Sansar (1941) and 'Basant' (1942).
Films as a hero
In 1950s he was cast as a leading actor opposite the main heroines of those times, including Madhubala, Suraiya, Vyjayanthimala, and a Geeta Bali. He was chosen as a hero by producer/director A.R. Kardar in many of his films, including 'Dulari'(1949) opposite Madhubala, 'Jadoo' (1951) opposite Nalini Jaywant,'Deewana' (1952) opposite Suraiya and Yasmin (1955 film) opposite Vyjantimala. In Qaidi (1957 film), Padmini (actress) was his heroine and in 'Teen Ustad' (1961), he teamed up with Ameeta, as his heroine. Shyama acted as the female lead and Suresh was the hero of 'Char Chand'(1953). Suresh and Nigar Sultana (actress) were the leading pair of 'Rishta'(1954) and Suresh and Usha Kiran acted as hero and heroine of 'Dost'(1954).
For two years, Suresh went to Pakistan and acted in two films in 1950 and 1951, but then returned to India soon after.
Later films
After 1961, he could not achieve the high level of stardom, he had reached till 1955. He acted in supporting roles of films like 'Love Marriage', 'Mere Humsafar', 'Dillagi', 'Brahmachari', 'Parde Ke Peechay' and many more.
He acted in over 55 films. He produced a film 'Ganga aur Sooraj'(1980), starring Sunil Dutt, Shashi Kapoor, Reena Roy, which over-ran its budget, because of the ill health of its original main villain, Anwar Hussain and rendered Suresh considerably weak financially. The film was released in 1980, after his death in 1979, aged 50.
Filmography
Title | Year | Country | Producer | Director | More Information |
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Gopal Krishna | 1929 | India | ---- | Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram | Child Ariste |
Gangavataran | 1937 | India | Kolhapur Cinetone | Dadasaheb Phalke | Child Artiste |
Nishan-E-Jung | 1937 | India | Prince M. | A. R. Kabul | |
Bazigar | 1938 | India | Ranjit Film Company | Manibhai Vyas | |
Meri Ankhen | 1938 | India | Meri Ankhen | Meri Ankhen | |
Taqdeer Ki Tope | 1939 | India | Bharat Laxmi Pictures | V. Panchotia | |
Thokar | 1939 | India | Ranjit Film Company | Kardar | |
Bandhan | 1940 | India | Bombay Talkies | N. R. Acharya | |
Diwali | 1940 | India | Ranjit Film Company | Jayant Desai | |
Anjan | 1941 | India | Bombay Talkies | Amiya Chakraborty | |
Naya Sansar | 1941 | India | Bombay Talkies | N. R. Acharya | |
Basant | 1942 | India | Bombay Talkies | Amiya Chakraborty | |
Bairam Khan | 1946 | India | Standard Pictures | Jagirdar | http://cineplot.com/bairam-khan-1946/ |
Sohni Mahiwal | 1946 | India | New Bombay Theatre | R. D. Pareenja | |
Sona Chandi | 1946 | India | New Bombay Theatre | R. D. Pareenja | |
Rang Mahal | 1948 | India | Eastern Pictures | Pt. Anand Kumar | |
Dulari | 1949 | India | Kardar Production | A. R. Kardar | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNR-XXENXPc&index=21&list=PL-oNMtFJGS6kOMf7QpInvg1OGFdAY_fD1 |
Dastan | 1950 | India | Kardar Production | A. R. Kardar | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVScaZ8G85Q |
Do Kinaray | 1950 | Pakistan | Rashid Butt | Ashiq Bhatti | |
Bade Bhaiya | 1951 | India | Super Pictures | Aspi Irani | |
Eid | 1951 | Pakistan | Najmul Hassan | N. Hasan | http://cineplot.com/data/1951/jadoo.php |
Jadoo | 1951 | India | Musical Pictures | A.R.Kardar | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny6OKk59XMg http://cineplot.com/data/1951/jadoo.php |
Diwana | 1952 | India | Kardar Production | A.R.Kardar | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbIh6Xlyq9A |
Goonj | 1952 | India | Kwarta Art Production | Phani Majumdar | http://cineplot2.com/goonj-1952/ |
Zamane Ki Hawa | 1952 | India | Punjab Films | Walli | |
Bahadur | 1953 | India | Ranjit Film Company | Ratibhai Punatkar | |
Char Chand | 1953 | India | Fine Art Films | A. Karim | |
Dost | 1954 | India | Kuldip Pictures | Rajendra Sharma | http://cineplot.com/data/1954/dost.php |
Haar-Jeet | 1954 | India | Filmkraft | Jaggi Rampal | |
Rishta | 1954 | India | Rajasthan Production | Aslam | |
Yasmin | 1955 | India | Musical Pictures | A. R. Kardar | |
Captain Kishore | 1957 | India | Wadia Movietone | J. B. H. Wadia | |
Neelofar | 1957 | India | All India Pictures | P. N. Arora | |
Qaidi | 1957 | India | Eagle Films | Mohamed Hussain | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMrT_zmTTkU&list=RDHMrT_zmTTkU#t=24 |
Aji Bas Shukriya | 1958 | India | Eagle Films | Mohamed Hussain | |
Ten O'clock | 1958 | India | Niagara Pictures | Jugal Kishore | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhSVtgVII-U (as hero, opposite Geeta Bali) |
Ghar Ghar Ki Baat | 1959 | India | Shah Pictures | Ravindra Dave | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4lyP4jYMyk (as hero, opposoite Minu Mumtaz) |
Madam X.Y.Z. | 1959 | India | Neo Lite Films | Nanabhai Bhatt | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6m1KJHHNEU (as hero, opposite Shakila) |
Satta Bazar | 1959 | India | Nagina Films | Ravindra Dave | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAs6oDApttc (Suresh opposite Vijaya Chaudhri, as lead supporting pair) |
Tipu Sultan | 1959 | India | Global Films | Jagdish Gautam | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87Xs06IpE8w&list=PLDf8bNo24gsHqIduZ1arYJM0Fx2gThjwi (Suresh opposite Anita Guha) |
Zara Bach Ke | 1959 | India | Rafiq Arabi | N. A. Ansari | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQWVXTesrC0 (as hero opposite Nanda) |
Aanchal | 1960 | India | Panchdeep Chitra | Vasant Joglekar | |
Teen Ustad | 1961 | India | Balwant Bhatt | Nanabhai Bhatt | |
Wazir-E-Azam | 1961 | India | R. S. Rahi | R. S. Rahi | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LefSW9Bmdw (as hero opposite Nadira) |
Sacche Moti | 1962 | India | Shri Dilip Chitra | Omi Bedi | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef98S_oe5kg (as hero with Jabeen Jalil) |
Aap Ki Parchhaiyan | 1964 | India | Emkay Production | Mohan Kumar | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hASsWSU9xv4 (as lead supporting actor opposite Shashikala) |
Majboor | India | De Luxe Films | Narendra Suri | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLeFD11QTmE (as supporting actor) | |
Sher Afghan | 1966 | India | Shanker Movies | B. R. Jhingan | |
Aman | 1967 | India | Emkay Production | Mohan Kumar | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feTE0tw-SuQ (as lead supporting actor) |
Duniya | 1967 | India | Time Life Films | T. Prakash Rao | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCXWLRSWrHM (as lead supporting actor) |
Nannha Farishta | 1969 | India | Vijaya International | T. Prakash Rao | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxWtPP7fJ2A (as police officer) |
Aansoo Aur Muskan | 1970 | India | B. Anthaswami | P. Madhavan | |
Mere Humsafar | 1970 | India | Yusuf Teendarwajawala | Dulal Guha | |
Dost Aur Dushman | 1971 | India | Kewal Mishra | Kewal Mishra | |
Raja Rani | 1973 | India | Jagdish Kumar | Sachin Bhaumick | |
Sewak | 1975 | India | Zial Hasan Production | S. M. Abbas | |
Ganga Aur Suraj | 1980 | India | N. A. Suresh | N. A. Suresh | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgiJFcWppj0 |
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