Beesu Suresh

Beesu Suresh is one of the renowned supporting actors of the Sandalwood industry. He entered into the world of Theatre at a tender age of 8. Before entering into the cinemas, he worked in theatre for 20 years. Suresh holds a degree in Technical education and worked for Bharath Heavy Electrical Limited (BHEL). He has also pursued MA in Kannada.

His attraction and love towards theatre made him quit his job in BHEL in the year 1988. Suresh was spotted by director and founder of Asianet Kaveri, Late Shyamsundar, for his acting in Macbeth and offered a role in his serial Bisilu Kudure. After this, he did several TV serials in Kannada. His popular daily soaps include Naaku Tanti and Saadhane. He held respectable positions in the theatrical institutes of Rangayana, Rangashankara, and Suchitra Film Society.

This polymath actor also happens to be a director, producer, cinematographer, and dialogue writer. In his early days, Suresh worked in movies like Swami Vivekananda, Mane, and Shankanada. He has served as a dialogue writer in films like Putnanja, Kalavida, Rasika, Sipayi, Jataayu, Mommaga, and Jaana. Impressed by his dialogue writing skills, Suresh was hired by Ravichandran as his Assistant director and dialogue writer.

He has directed the famous Kannada movie Puttakana Highway starring Shruthi as Puttaka and Prakash Raj as Shani Krishna. This movie is based on Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar’s famous novel. This film won the best regional film of the year award in 2010-2011. Suresh has written and directed a movie named Devara Nadalli, based on a true story that took place in the coastal region of Karnataka in the year 2016.

B Suresh played the role of Vittal, a slave in the gold mines of Kolar in the blockbuster movie K.G.F chapter 1 released in the year 2018. His other films include Ananthu v/s Nusrath (2018), Kada Hadiya Hoogalu (2015), Jatta (2013), and Slum Bala (2008).

Apart from being a director, he was into the production business. He has produced several movies and serials along with his wife Shailaja B Suresh and Shivakumar. He has produced films under Prakash Raj’s Duet Movies and the Media House Banner. His recent movie to hit the screens under his production was Yajamana in the year 2019, starring Challenging star Darshan and Rashmika Mandanna.

B. Suresh, along with his wife Shailaja is looking forward to starting a channel of their own, named as Rangoli.