Suresh is an Indian masculine
given name originating in the
Sanskrit
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word ' (compound of ' and '). Its meaning is "Ruler of Gods" and it has been used an epithet for the Hindu gods
Indra,
Brahma
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,
Vishnu
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Vishnu is known as "The Preserver" within ...
and
Shiva
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.
People named Suresh include:
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Suresh (actor), Indian actor in Telugu and Tamil films
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Suresh (director)
Suresh is a Tamil film director who directs action-masala films.
Career
Suresh studied under various directors including Dharani, N. Maharajan and N. Lingusamy. He made his directorial debut with '' Arasu'' starring R. Sarathkumar and Simran. M ...
, Tamil film director
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Suresh Balaje, Indian film producer
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Suresh Bharadwaj, Indian politician
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Suresh Gopi
Suresh Gopi (born 26 June 1958) is an Indian actor, politician, playback singer and television presenter. He works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and has also appeared in some Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bollywood films. Suresh made his act ...
(born 1960), Indian Malayalam film actor
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Suresh Heblikar, Indian Kannada film actor
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Suresh Joachim, Tamil Canadian film actor, producer and multiple Guinness World Record holder
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Suresh Joshi, Indian poet, writer and literary critic
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Suresh Krishna, Indian Malayali film actor
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Suresh Krissna, Indian Tamil film director
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Suresh Kumar (government official), American economist and businessman, Director-General of the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service
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Suresh Oberoi, Indian Hindi movie actor
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Suresh Pachouri, Indian politician
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Suresh Raina
Suresh Raina (; born 27 November 1986) is an Indian former international cricketer. He occasionally served as stand-in captain for Indian men's national cricket team during the absence of the main captain. He played for Uttar Pradesh (UP) in ...
, Indian cricketer
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Suresh Premachandran, Sri Lankan Tamil politician and leader of the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front
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Suresh Venkatasubramanian, Indian-American computer scientist
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D. Suresh Babu, Indian Telugu film producer
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J. Suresh, Tamil film director
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Subra Suresh, engineer and scientist, president of
Nanyang Technological University
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Mohinder Suresh, fictional character in the television series "Heroes"
See also
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Suresh v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) – a leading case of the Supreme Court of Canada
References
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Indian masculine given names
Tamil masculine given names