RK Suresh

RK Suresh, also credited as Suresh Kalanjiam, is an actor and film producer in Tamil cinema who runs the banner Studio 9. Audiences know him best for Tharai Thappattai, Maruthu and Sivalinga Puram, and his role in Tharai Thappattai earned him a nomination at the South Indian International Movie Awards in 2016. Suresh worked behind the camera first, producing Thambikottai (2011) and Salim (2014). He then moved in front of it, acting in director Bala's Tharai Thappattai (2016) and M. Muthaiah's Maruthu (2016), followed by Dharmadurai (2016). Steady work came after that, with Hara Hara Mahadevaki (2017), Ippadai Vellum (2017), Sketch (2018), Kaali (2018), Billa Pandi (2018) and Traffic Ramasamy (2018). He took parts in Namma Veettu Pillai (2019) and Sivalinga Puram (2019), then Pulikkuthi Pandi (2021), Vettai Naai (2021), Viruman (2022) and Visithiran (2022). His later films include Thugs (2023), Blind (2023), White Rose (2024), Kaaduvetty (2024), Thalaivan Thalaivii (2025) and Vattakhanal (2025). Suresh is known for working on both sides of the industry, backing films as a producer while building a long list of screen roles. Alongside his acting, he produced Attu (2017). His work in Tharai Thappattai remains his most honoured performance, bringing him the 2016 SIIMA nomination in the Tamil section.