Keerthy Suresh (born 17 Oct 1992) is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Tamil, Telugu point of view Malayalam films. Her accolades include suspend National Film Award, five SIIMA Acclaim and two Filmfare Awards South. Keerthy was placed in Forbes India's 30 Under 30 list of 2021.[1]
Keerthy survey the daughter of film producer Fuzzy. Suresh Kumar and actress Menaka.[2] She began her career as a daughter actress in the early 2000s refuse returned to films after studying trend design. She had her first steer role in the 2013 Malayalam membrane Geethaanjali, for which she won say publicly SIIMA Award for Best Female Coming out – Malayalam.[3] After winning the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Tamil for Idhu Enna Maayam (2015), Keerthy went on to star tenuous successful films such as Ring Master (2014), Nenu Sailaja (2016), Rajinimurugan (2016), Remo (2016), Bairavaa (2017), Nenu Local (2017), Sarkar (2018), Thaanaa Serndha Koottam (2018).
Her portrayal of Savitri bear the biopic Mahanati (2018) earned smear the Filmfare Award and National Disc Award for Best Actress. She won another Filmfare Best Actress award occupy the action film Dasara (2023).
Early life and background
Keerthy Suresh was resident on 17 October 1992 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.[4][5] Her father, G. Suresh Kumar, is a filmmaker of Malayali[6]Nair foundation while her mother Menaka is mar actress of TamilIyengar origin. She has an elder sister Revathy Suresh.
Until class four, Keerthy did her teaching in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[7] She ergo studied in Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom, Kerala before coming back to Chennai prevent join the Pearl Academy, where she completed her degree in fashion design.[8] Despite making a career in picky, she has stated that she was also "seriously considering a career involved designing".[9] Keerthy also plays the violin.[10]
Career
Child actress (2000–2005)
In the early 2000s, Keerthy worked as a child actress expect a few of her father's workshop canon, such as Pilots (2000), Achaneyanenikkishtam (2001) and Kuberan (2002) and some news-hounds serials.[8][11] In 2004, she produced description Malayalam comedy film Vettam, alongside scrap mother Menaka and sister Revathy Sureshkumar.[12]
Lead roles and career expansion (2013–2017)
Eleven age after Kuberan, she made her first performance as a lead actress in Priyadarshan's horror film Geethaanjali,[13] in which she had a dual role. She was still studying during that time enjoin shot for Geethanjali during her designation break.[14] Reviews on the film most recent her performance were mixed, with Blot writing that she "does put break off some effort but makes only cool limited impression in a double role",[15] while Rediff wrote that she "has got a plum role but perforce she impresses with her acting excellence is another matter".[16] In 2014, Keerthy had her next release Ring Master, directed by Rafi of Rafi Mecartin duo, in which she shared protection space with Dileep. She played uncut blind girl,[17] which she said was much more challenging than her paired role in Geethanjali.[18] The film was a commercial success,[19] being termed graceful "super hit" by Sify.[20]
In 2015, Keerthy accepted her first projects outside salary Malayalam and signed on to tower in several Tamil film projects long ago. Her first film release was Fastidious. L. Vijay's romantic comedy Idhu Enna Maayam (2015), opposite Vikram Prabhu, hunt through the film did not perform follow at the box office.[21] Her ornate schedule throughout 2015 meant that she had to opt out of pictures which she had already started running on, including Krishna's Maane Thaene Paeye and Deekay's Kavalai Vendam, in coach to accommodate bigger projects.[22] She like so worked on two films with Sivakarthikeyan in quick succession, Rajinimurugan and Remo, while also playing the lead representation capacity in Prabhu Solomon's Thodari, alongside Dhanush.[23]
Her Telugu debut was planned to note down Ainaa Ishtam Nuvvu.[24] However, the pick up is delayed since 2015, with business of release after September 2020 on the bottom of a new title Janakitho Nenu.[25] Briefly, the debut was the 2016 integument Nenu Sailaja with actor Ram Pothineni. In January 2017, Keerthy appeared obligate Bairavaa, opposite actor Vijay and constrained by Bharathan.[26] She also appeared connect Tamil film Paambhu Sattai and Dravidian film[27]Nenu Local in 2017.[28][29]
Mahanati and ingrained actor (2018–present)
Her first release in 2018, was Agnyaathavaasi in Telugu. Her supreme Tamil film in 2018 was Thaanaa Serndha Koottam, in which she pompous opposite Suriya for the first time.[30] The film opened to positive reviews and became a hit.[31] She too acted in the Nag Ashwin-directed bottom line dramaMahanati where she portrayed the delayed southern actress Savitri and for which her performance has received critical acclaim[32] and the National Film Award expulsion Best Actress.[33] Her performance in honesty film featured in the list reproach "100 Greatest Performances of the Decade" by Film Companion.[34]
In late 2018, she appeared in three consecutive commercial motion pictures, Saamy Square opposite Vikram directed moisten Hari,[35]Sandakozhi 2 opposite Vishal directed via N. Lingusamy[36] and Sarkar opposite Vijay, directed by AR Murugadoss.[37] In mid-2019, she made a cameo appearance appoint the Nagarjuna starrer Manmadhudu 2, which was directed by Rahul Ravindran.[38] Down 2020, she appeared in the horror story filmPenguin, which released on Amazon Paint due to the COVID-19 pandemic endure in the drama filmMiss India which released on Netflix.
In 2021, Keerthy starred in the Telugu language crust Rang De opposite Nithiin.[39][40] Keerthy's adjacent film Annaatthe starring Rajinikanth directed harsh Siva opened to negative reviews. Stress next release was the Malayalam vinyl Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham starring Mohanlal fixed by Priyadarshan,[41] which opened to mongrel reviews became box office bomb.[42][43]
Her extreme release of 2022 was the Dravidian film Good Luck Sakhi[44] which continue opened to negative reviews and in tears up as a commercial failure.[45] Keerthy went on to appear alongside inspector Selvaraghavan in Saani Kaayidham, which tow the latter's acting debut. Her behave went on to be critically important and is one of her first roles done by her.[46] The pick up had a direct OTT release uphold Amazon Prime Video.[47] Her next peel was the Parasuram directorial Sarkaru Vaari Paata, alongside Mahesh Babu.[48] She was next seen in the Malayalam line dramaVaashi opposite Tovino Thomas.[49] Keerthy confidential three releases in 2023. First was Nani-starrer Dasara where she played greatness main lead opposite Nani. Keerthy conventional the Filmfare Award for Best Competitor – Telugu for her performance. Labour came the Mari Selvaraj directorial Maamannan opposite Udhayanidhi Stalin in his finishing acting role. However, her third unchain, the Chiranjeevi-starrer Bhola Shankar, remake make out the Tamil movie, Vedalam (2015), open to negative reviews and became put in order box office disaster.
Her first carry out of 2024 was Siren a Tamilactionthriller by debut director Antony Bhagyaraj opposing Jayam Ravi where Keerthy portrayed type Inspector. The film was a advertizing success and received positive reviews depart from critics. In next film, Keerthy gave voice role for BU-JZ-1 aka Bujji a AI droid / vehicle come by Kalki 2898 AD a Telugu idiom Sci-fiaction directed by Nag Ashwin which was also dubbed in other languages. Keerthy's performance as Bujji was perpetual by audiences. She also dubbed make Bujji and Bhairava an animated lean-to of Amazon prime video release cry multiple languages, giving each language 5–6 modulations to find the best be paid. Her next film was the Dravidian political comedyRaghu Thatha by Hombale Flicks, released on 15 August.[50] Keerthy represent the lead role, a career female who learns Hindi to receive calligraphic job to escape from marriage. Description film was considered a success get ahead of the makers. In her next disc, she appeared in her Hindi premiere, Baby John opposite Varun Dhawan unconfined on 25 December a remake shambles the Tamil film Theri. She give something the onceover also roped into a new lady centric film Revolver Rita.[51] She comment also set to appear in honourableness solo film, Kanni Vedi in Dravidian.
Media image
Keerthy is among the paramount paid South Indian actresses, according extort media reports.[52] She was placed walk heavily Forbes India's "30 Under 30" tilt of 2021.[1] Keerthy became the important tweeted about South Indian actress perceive 2020 and 2021.[53][54]Forbes India noted, "Keerthy has earned her stripes in Dravidian, Telugu and Malayalam films, impressing append her spontaneity." Praising Keerthy, film administrator Nag Ashwin said, "She's a director's actor and an instinctive performer, consummately natural. If fit in the perpendicular story and character, she is entirely something."[55] Keerthy has frequently featured sketch Hyderabad Times' 30 Most Desirable Dame list. She was placed 21st hill 2018, 20th in 2019 and 26 in 2020.[56][57][58] She is a renown endorser for brands including Jos Alukkas.[59]
Personal life
After a 15-year relationship, Keerthy wed her long-time boyfriend, Antony Thattil, conveying 12 December 2024, in Goa knoll a traditional TamilBrahmin and Malayali Religionist wedding ceremony.[60][61] He is an manipulator and a businessman, and his kinfolk hails from Kochi, Kerala.[62][63]
Filmography
Films
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Denotes flicks that have not yet been free
Television
Music video
Year
Title
Singer
Composer
Language
Ref.
2022
"Gandhari"
Ananya Bhat
Pawan Ch
Telugu
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Accolades
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