Surya Kiran (director)

Surya Kiran
Born
Suresh

(1974-09-06)6 September 1974
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Died11 March 2024(2024-03-11) (aged 49)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Other namesMaster Suresh
Occupation(s)Film director, actor
Years active1978 – 2020
SpouseKalyani (divorced)
RelativesSujitha (sister)[1]

Surya Kiran (6 September 1974 – 11 March 2024) was an Indian director and actor who worked in Telugu and Tamil-language films. He was known for directing Satyam. He died on 11 March 2024 due to jaundice and other complications.[2][3]

Career

Kiran worked as a child actor in two hundred films under the stage name Master Suresh.[4] Surya Kiran made his directorial debut with the successful Satyam (2003) and went on to direct other Telugu-language films.[5] In a review of Satyam, one critic praised his direction and called it a highlight of the film.[6][7] He participated in the Telugu reality show Bigg Boss 4 and was the first contestant to get eliminated.[8][9] He planned to make a comeback in the year 2017, but the film was stuck in development limbo.[5]

Personal life

Surya Kiran was born to father T. S. Mani and mother Radha at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. His family is from Trivandrum, Kerala. His younger sister Sujitha Dhanush is also an actress. Kiran was briefly married to Kalyani before they divorced.[2]

Death

He died from jaundice at a hospital in Chennai, on 11 March 2024 at 9:30am, at the age of 49.[10][11]

Partial filmography

As an actor
As a director
Television

References

  1. ^ "'My Dear Kuttichathan' child artist Surya Kiran dies". Mathrubhumi.
  2. ^ a b "Bigg Boss fame Suryakiran: Unknown facts about the director". thehansindia.com. 13 September 2020. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Director Surya Kiran eliminated from 'Bigg Boss' Telugu". The News Minute. 14 September 2020. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 4 contestant Surya Kiran: From 'Master Suresh' to 'Satyam' Surya Kiran, everything you need to know about the director". The Times of India. 6 September 2020. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  5. ^ a b Jonnalagedda, Pranita (3 April 2017). "Satyam director set for comeback". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 23 August 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Satyam". Sify. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Movie review - Sathyam". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 4's first evicted contestant Surya Kiran: I couldn't survive because the rest were doing anything to grab footage". The Times of India. 14 September 2020. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 4 teaser: Surya Kiran and Amma Rajasekhar pull Karate Kalyani's leg; say 'she shooed away rats in the house with her catwalk'". The Times of India. 7 September 2020. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  10. ^ India Today (11 March 2024). "Telugu film director Surya Kiran dies at 48 due to ill-health". Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Surya Kiran: 'సత్యం' దర్శకుడు సూర్యకిరణ్‌ కన్నుమూత". EENADU (in Telugu). Retrieved 11 March 2024.