Suresh Balaje

Suresh Balaje
Born
OccupationFilm producer
Years active1980–present
SpouseUsha Suresh
Children2
Parent(s)K. Balaji
Anandavally
RelativesSuchitra Mohanlal (sister)
Mohanlal (brother-in-law)
Pranav Mohanlal (nephew)

Suresh Balaji is an Indian film producer, primarily concentrating in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is the son of producer and actor K. Balaji. He has produced many successful ventures like Billa, Vazhvey Maayam, Gandharvam, Ulladakkam, 13 B, Yaavarum Nalam, Malamaal Weekly, Phir Milenge and Billa 2.

Now he is doing films as executive producer as well as Line producer under the banner Wide Angle Creations with his business partner George Pius and the French film Dheepan which won the Palme d'Or at 68th Cannes Film Festival is a collaboration of Wide Angle Creations and French director Jacques Audiard.[1]

Partial filmography

Year Film Language Banner Director Remake of
1978 Thyagam Tamil Sujatha Arts K. Vijayan Amanush
1980 Billa Tamil Sujatha Arts R. Krishnamurthy Don
1981 Thee Tamil Suresh Arts R. Krishnamurthy Deewaar
1982 Vazhvey Maayam Tamil Suresh Arts R. Krishnamurthy Premabhishekam
1985 Mangamma Sapatham Tamil Suresh Raj Films K. Vijayan Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki
1985 Viduthalai Tamil Suresh Raj Films K. Vijayan Qurbani
1987 Makkal En Pakkam Tamil Suresh Arts Karthik Raghunath Rajavinte Makan
1989 Dravidan Tamil Suresh Arts R. Krishnamurthy Aryan
1991 Ulladakkam Malayalam Sithara Combines Kamal --
1993 Gandharvam Malayalam Sithara Combines Sangeeth Sivan --
1995 Nirnayam Malayalam Sithara Combines Sangeeth Sivan The Fugitive
1999 Megham Malayalam Sithara Combines Priyadarshan
2004 Phir Milenge Hindi Percept Picture Company
Line Producers
Wide Angle-(Suresh Balaje & George Pius)
Revathi --
2006 Malamaal Weekly Hindi Sujatha Priyadarshan
2007 Kireedam Tamil Sujatha Cine Arts A. L. Vijay Kireedam
2009 Yavarum Nalam Tamil Wide Angle
(Suresh Balaje & George Pius)
Vikram Kumar --
2009 13B Hindi Wide Angle
(Suresh Balaje & George Pius)
Vikram Kumar --
2012 Billa II Tamil (Sunir Kheterpal, Suresh Balaje, George Pius) Chakri Toleti --
2014 Malini 22 Palayamkottai Tamil Wide Angle
(Suresh Balaje & George Pius)
Sripriya 22 Female Kottayam
2015 Papanasam Tamil Suresh Balaje, George Pius, Sripriya, Rajkumar Sethupathi Jeethu Joseph Drishyam
2014 Son épouse French Patrick Sobelman (executive producer)
Wide Angle (Suresh Balaje & George Pius)
Michel Spinosa
2015 Dheepan French Pascal Caucheteux
Wide Angle (Suresh Balaje & George Pius)
Jacques Audiard 68th Cannes Film Festival, Palme d'Or
2015 Drishyam Hindi Viacom 18
Rajkumar Theatres Pvt Ltd
Wide Angle (Suresh Balaje & George Pius)
Nishikant Kamat Drishyam
2015 Thoongaa Vanam Tamil Raajkamal films international
Sri Gokulam Films
Wide Angle (Suresh Balaje & George Pius)
Rajesh M Selva Sleepless Night
2017 Careful Malayalam Wide Angle Creations V. K. Prakash U Turn
2021 Navarasa Tamil Wide Angle Creations Mani Ratnam Netflix Web Series Line Producer
2023 Appatha Tamil Wide Angle Creations Priyadarshan Streaming on JioCinema

References

  1. ^ "'The standing ovation Dheepan got in Cannes truly moved me'". rediff. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.