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Keerthy Suresh Actress Biography
Keerthy Suresh is an Indian actress who appears in South Indian films. We can see her performing in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films. She entered into entertainment industry from a very young age.
She first started her career as a child artist and then started taking lead roles in south Indian films. In the early 2000s, she appeared as a child artist in the entertainment industry and later started taking lead roles in South Indian film industry.
She took up her first lead role in 2013 in the film Geethanjali, which is a Malayalam film. After Geethanjali she signed many Tamil and Telugu films as well.
Keerthy Suresh Actress, Biography, Age, Career
| Date of Birth | 17th October 1992 |
| Age | 27 years ( current) |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Caste | Nair |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Home Town | Trivandrum, Kerela, India |
| Current Residence | Chennai |
| Profession | Actress |
| Hobbies | Yoga, Traveling and swimming |
| Nickname | Keerthana |
| Food Habits | Vegetarian |
| Father | Suresh Kumar ( Malayali film producer ) |
| Mother | Menaka (a former actress) |
| Siblings | Revathy (elder sister) :(Works as VFX specialist) |
| Education qualification | B.A. (Hons) in fashion designing |
| Height | 5 feet 4 inches / 1.63 m |
| Weight | 55 KGS / 121 lbs |
| Figure measurements | 32-26-32 (approx) |
| Body Shape | Hourglass |
| Hair colour | Black |
| Eye colour | Dark brown |
| Skin colour | Fair |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| School | Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram |
| College university | Pearl Academy, Chennai |
| Debut | As a child Artist- Film: Pilots (2000) ( Malayalam Film) |
| TV | Santhana Gopalam (2004) (Malayalam show As a leading actress- Malayalam- Geethanjali (2013) Tamil- Idhu Enna Maayam (2015) Telugu- Nenu Sailaja (2016) |
| Networth | $2 million (approx) |
Early life and Background
Keerthy Suresh is the daughter of Suresh Kumar and Menaka. Her father Suresh Kumar is a producer of Malayali films whereas her Mother Menaka is a former actress. Keerthy was born on 17th October 1992 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Keerthy Suresh has an elder sister named Revathy Suresh. Revathy Suresh is a VFX specialist who has worked for Shah Rukh Khan’s production house Red Chillies. Till standard 4th Keerthy did her schooling from Chennai, Tamil Nadu and later went to study in Kendriya Vidyalaya, Patton, Thiruvananthapuram.
After completing her schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya in Tiruvananthpuram, she came back to Chennai to pursue a degree in fashion designing from Pearl Academy.
She also spent time in attending a four-month score in Scotland after which she did an internship in London. Though Keerthy was establishing her career in Entertainment Industry, she was seriously considering her career in Fashion Designing.
Personal Favorites
- Favorite Food: Dosa ( South Indian dish)
- Favorite actor: Suriya, Vijay
- Favourite actress: Simran
- Favourite film: Zindagi na Milegi Dobara (Bollywood)
- Favorite destination: Europe
- Favorite perfume: Christian Dior
- Car collection: Jaguar XJ, Ford
Career
Keerthy Suresh was serious about her career in Fashion Designing. She has been involved in acting since a very young age. Keerthy’s father Suresh Kumar is a producer of Malayali films. Keerthy hence appeared in films produced by her father, Suresh Kumar.
She appeared as a child artist in 2000 in the film Pilots produced by her father, Suresh Kumar. After that, she appeared in Achaneyanenikkishtam in the year 2001 and Kuberan in the year 2002, both produced by her father.
Almost 11 years later from her appearance in Kuberan (2002) she appeared as a leading actress in Geethanjali, which was a horror-comedy film by Priyadarshan. In the film, Geethanjali Keerthy had a dual role. At the time of shooting for Geethanjali, Keerthy was still studying and completed her shooting during her semester break.
Awards and Achievements
- Asianet Film Award Best New Face Award Female for her appearance in Geethanjali (2013)
- South Indian International Movie Award for best female debutant Malayalam for her appearance in Geethanjali (2013)
- Valayam Film Award for Best Second Actress – Geethanjali (2013) and Ring Master (2014)
- Naana Film Awards for Best Female Debutant for Geethanjali (2013)
- Edison for Best Female Rising Star (2015)
- 5th South Indian International Movie Award for best debut Female Tamil for Idhu Enna Maayam (2015)
- Asianet Film Award for popular actor/ actress Tamil (2017)
- Radio City Cine Award – Favorite Heroine (2017)
- Zee Cinemalu Award Best Debut Female for the film Nenu Sailaja (2016)
- National Film Award for Best Actress for the film Mahanati (2019)
