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Suresh Krissna is an Indian film director known for his works in South Indian cinema and Bollywood. His first Tamil film was Sathya (1988). He found success with Kavithalaya's Annamalai, starring Rajinikanth. Since then, he has directed Veera, Baashha and Baba with Rajinikanth in the lead. He has also worked with leading stars like Mohanlal, Kamal Haasan, Salman Khan, Vishnuvardhan, Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna Akkineni and Venkatesh. He wrote a book called My Days with Baasha about his experiences working with Rajinikanth. In 1989 he received the Nandi Award for Best Director for Prema.
Early Life and Career
Suresh Krissna was born to R. Krishan and K. Sharada in Mumbai. His mother tongue is Tamil. He has two brothers, Sreeram, Satheesh and one sister Shanthi Krishna.
As Director
Films
| Year | Title | Language | Screenplay | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Baasha 2 | Tamil | ||
| 2012 | Katari Veera Surasundarangi | Kannada | Upendra, Janardan Maharishi | Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Director |
| 2011 | Ilaignan | Tamil | M. Karunanidhi | |
| 2009 | Arumugam | Tamil | Rashid Premji | |
| 2008 | Mesthri | Telugu | Dasari Narayan Rao | |
| 2007 | Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram | Tamil | Prem | remake of Kannada film Jogi |
| 2006 | Rocky – The Rebel | Hindi | Posani Krishna Murali | Remake of Telugu film Raghavendra |
| 2006 | Astram | Telugu | John Matthew Matthan | remake of Hindi film Sarfarosh |
| 2005 | Jyeshta | Kannada | Ranjith | Remake of Malayalam film Valliettan |
| 2004 | Gajendra | Tamil | K. V. Vijayendra Prasad | remake of Telugu film Simhadri |
| 2004 | Bhadradri Ramudu | Telugu | Posani Krishna Murali | |
| 2003 | Kadamba | Kannada | Universal Movie Team | |
| 2003 | Raghavendra | Telugu | Posani Krishna Murali | |
| 2002 | Idi Maa Ashokgadi Love Story | Telugu | Posani Krishna Murali | |
| 2002 | Baba | Tamil | Rajinikanth | |
| 2001 | Daddy | Telugu | Bhoopathi Raja | |
| 2001 | Aalavandhan | Tamil | Kamal Haasan | |
| 2000 | Rayalaseema Ramanna Choudhary | Telugu | Arunachalam Creations | |
| 1999 | Sangamam | Tamil | Bhoopathi Raja | |
| 1999 | Oruvan | Tamil | Bhoopathi Raja | remake of Auto Driver |
| 1998 | Auto Driver | Telugu | Bhoopathi Raja | |
| 1998 | Aaha | Telugu | Himself | remake of Aaha |
| 1997 | Aahaa | Tamil | himself | |
| 1997 | Master | Telugu | Bhoopathi Raja | |
| 1996 | Dharma Chakram | Telugu | himself | |
| 1996 | Sivasakthi | Tamil | Santosh Saroj | remake of Agneepath |
| 1996 | The Prince | Malayalam | himself | |
| 1995 | Baasha | Tamil | Ravi Kapoor, Mohan Kaul (uncredited) | |
| 1994 | Veera | Tamil | Sathyanand | Remake of Telugu film Allari Mogudu |
| 1993 | Vedan | Tamil | himself | |
| 1993 | Rojavai Killathe | Tamil | Ananthu | |
| 1992 | Jaagruti | Hindi | Rajeev Kaul | |
| 1992 | Annamalai | Tamil | Rakesh Roshan | Remake of Hindi film Khudgarz |
| 1992 | Vasundhara | Telugu | ||
| 1991 | Love | Hindi | himself | |
| 1990 | Raja Kaiya Vacha | Tamil | himself | |
| 1989 | Indrudu Chandrudu | Telugu | Dubbed in Tamil as Indran Chandran Dubbed in Hindi as Mayor Saab | |
| 1988 | Prema | Telugu | himself | Dubbed in Tamil as Anbu Chinnam Remade in Hindi as Love |
| 1988 | Sathya | Tamil | Javed Akhtar | Remake of Hindi film Arjun |
Television
| Year(s) | Title | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Aaha | Vijay TV |
| 2013 | Mahabharatham | Sun TV |
| 2013-2014 | Unarvugal | Puthuyugam TV |
| 2014 | Arangetram | Puthuyugam TV |
| 2015–present | Lakshmi Vanthachu | Zee Tamil |