Master Suresh

Master Suresh is a South Indian actor. He did most of his movies in South Indian languages like Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu. Though he has not acted in the lead role in any film most of his films have been great hits.

He started his career as a child artist in Bollywood movies in the late 1980s. he acted opposite Amitabh Bachchan in Geraftaar which was released in the year 1985. He enacted the role of Young Hussein in the movie.

Hussein was a child who was the right hand of Mt. Bachchan in the movie. Though he was a child his acting was like that of a matured actor who has been acting for more than ten years. Later in 1987, he acted in two Bollywood movies namely Itihaas and Insaf Ki Pukar where he portrayed child roles.

Though he acted as a child his acting spoke a lot more than his age. He acted in pivotal roles in both these films. These movies were great hits in the history of Bollywood and Master was lucky to have been a part of these movies and acting opposite such great actors.

Though he initially began acting in Hindi movies, he slowly turned away from Bollywood and started concentrating on acting in his native movies, that is, movies in Tamil and Telugu languages. He was more comfortable in acting in these movies because they were being made in his native language and so he could speak more fluently, and as a child, he was having difficulty to cope up with Hindi and so he decided to shift to South Indian Movies.

He made his debut in 1989 in a Telugu movie Nizam Thedu Sejapali. This movie was a great hit in the South. He had delivered many hits as a child actor and as he grew older he got more offers from bigger films and in important roles. Though he did not get any opportunity to portray the role of the lead actor in any film, he has acted in many supporting roles throughout his career.

Many people are not much aware that Master Suresh is the popular Telugu Director Surya Kiran. He made his directorial debut in 2003 in Telugu with Satyam that features “Sumanth” and Genelia Dsouza in the lead roles. Following the success of the film, he directed Dhana 51 in 2005, Brahmastram in 2006, Raju Bhai in 2007 and Chapter 6 in 2010. Suresh’s younger sister is the popular TV actress, “Sujitha.” Suresh was married to “Kaveri” aka Kalyani, who is popular in both Tamil and Malayalam movie industries. In 2020, Master Suresh took part in ‘Bigg Boss Telugu Season 4’ hosted by Akkineni Nagarjuna. However, he is the one, who got evicted first from the BB house in the fourth season.

Suresh was getting treatment for jaundice at a private hospital in Chennai. Unfortunately, he died on 11th March 2024. Before his last film Arasi's release, Suresh, aka Surya Kiran, passed away, leaving his family and the film fraternity in shock.