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

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and other complications.

Career

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

Personal life

Surya Kiran was born to father T. S. Mani and mother Radha at

Chennai Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and ...

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. His family is from

Trivandrum Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 sq. km, making it the largest and ...

, Kerala. His younger sister Sujitha Dhanush is also an actress. Kiran was briefly married to Kalyani before they divorced.

Death

He died from

at a hospital in Chennai, on 11 March 2024 at 9:30am, at the age of 49.

Partial filmography

; As an actor *'' Snehikkan Oru Pennu'' (1978) (Malayalam) *''

Kallukkul Eeram ''Kallukkul Eeram'' () is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by P. S. Nivas in his directorial debut, starring Bharathiraja, Sudhakar, Mucherla Aruna and Vijaya Shanthi. The film marked the Tamil debut for both Aruna and Vijaya ...

'' (1980) (Tamil) *'' Mouna Geethangal'' (1981) (Tamil) *''Sathyabhama'' (1981) (Telugu) *'' Kadal Meengal'' (1981) (Tamil) *'' Ranga'' (1982) (Tamil) *'' Darling, Darling, Darling'' (1982) (Tamil) *'' Mundhanai Mudichu'' (1983) (Tamil) *'' My Dear Kuttichathan'' (1984) (Malayalam) *'' Padikkadavan'' (1985) (Tamil) *'' Neethiyin Marupakkam'' (1985) (Tamil) *'' Mangamma Sabadham'' (1985) (Tamil) *'' Geraftaar'' (1985) (Hindi) *'' Babu'' (1985) (Hindi) *'' Dosti Dushmani'' (1986) (Hindi) *'' Rakshasudu'' (1986) (Telugu) *'' Manithan'' (1987) (Tamil) *'' Donga Mogudu'' (1987) (Telugu) *''

Swayam Krushi ''Swayamkrushi'' () is a 1987 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by K. Viswanath. The film stars Chiranjeevi and Vijayashanti in main leads, with Sarvadaman D. Banerjee, and Sumalatha in other pivotal roles. The film c ...

'' (1987) (Telugu) *'' Velaikkaran'' (1987) (Tamil) *'' Sankeertana'' (1987) (Telugu) *'' Khaidi No. 786'' (1988) (Telugu) *''Veguchukka Pagatichukka'' (1988) (Telugu) *'' Kondaveeti Donga'' (1990) (Telugu) ; As a director *'' Satyam'' (2003) (Telugu) *''

Dhana 51 ''Dhana 51'' is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film directed by R. Soorya Kiran and starring Sumanth and Saloni Aswani with Mukesh Khanna in a negative role. Structural similarities were found between the plot of this movie and ...

'' (2005) (Telugu) *'' Brahmastram'' (2006) (Telugu) *'' Raju Bhai'' (2007) (Telugu) *''Chapter 6'' (2010) (Telugu) ; Television *'' Bigg Boss (Telugu season 4)'' (2020)

References

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