Actor · Telugu cinema
Keerthy Suresh
Keerthy Suresh movies: 13 Telugu films on file, 2016–2026. Earliest on file: Nenu Sailaja (2016). Latest release: The Paradise (24 September 2026).
- Films on file
- 13 (13 as actor)
- Years on file
- 2016–2026
- Born
- 17 October 1992 · October birthdays (Wikidata)
- Selected films on file
- Kalki 2898 AD, Mahanati, Manmadhudu 2
- Record
- Q17403476 on Wikidata
Keerthy Suresh is an Indian actress who works mainly in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. Her portrayal of the actress Savitri in Nag Ashwin’s Mahanati (2018) won her the National Film Award for Best Actress. She won a second Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for Dasara (2023). She was named in Forbes India’s 30 Under 30 list in 2021.
She was born on 17 October 1992 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, according to Wikipedia, citing The Indian Express; Wikidata lists Chennai as her birthplace. Her father is the producer G. Suresh Kumar and her mother the actress Menaka. She studied fashion design at Pearl Academy, Chennai.
Career
She appeared as a child in her father’s productions in the early 2000s. Her first lead role was in Priyadarshan’s Malayalam horror film Geethaanjali (2013), which won her the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Malayalam. She moved into Tamil films in 2015. Her Telugu debut was Nenu Sailaja (2016), opposite Ram Pothineni, and Nenu Local (2017), opposite Nani, followed. In Tamil she starred opposite Vijay in Bairavaa (2017).
In 2018 she starred in Trivikram’s Agnyaathavaasi and played Savitri in Mahanati, a role that won the National Film Award for Best Actress (66th National Film Awards), the Filmfare and the SIIMA awards. She also made a cameo in Manmadhudu 2 (2019). Miss India (2020) was followed by Rang De (2021) with Nithiin and she also appeared in Jathi Ratnalu. Good Luck Sakhi (2022) drew negative reviews and failed commercially. The same year she starred opposite Mahesh Babu in Sarkaru Vaari Paata.
Opposite Nani again in Dasara (2023), she played Vennela and won the Filmfare and SIIMA Best Actress – Telugu awards. She voiced the vehicle Bujji in Kalki 2898 AD (2024), and her later Telugu films include Uppu Kappurambu (2025) and The Paradise (2026). In Tamil she has starred in films such as Saani Kaayidham (2022) and Siren (2024).
Awards
- National Film Award for Best Actress for Mahanati (Wikipedia winners list).
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for Mahanati and Dasara (list).
- SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Telugu for Mahanati and Dasara (list), and SIIMA Best Female Debut – Malayalam for Geethaanjali (The Times of India).
Upcoming films
No upcoming film is on our records after The Paradise. New films appear on upcoming Telugu movies as they are recorded.
Where to watch her films
- The Paradise: Netflix has announced streaming from 23 October 2026 (OTT details)
- Uppu Kappurambu: Prime Video (OTT details)
- Kalki 2898 AD: Prime Video, from 22 August 2024, per Wikipedia (OTT details)
- Sarkaru Vaari Paata: Prime Video, from 23 June 2022, per Wikipedia (OTT details)
- Good Luck Sakhi: Aha, from 5 September 2022 (OTT details)
- Rang De: ZEE5, from 12 June 2021 (OTT details)
- Mahanati: Prime Video (OTT details)
- Agnyaathavaasi: Sun NXT, per Wikipedia (OTT details)
Catalogues change; check the platform before you plan to watch.
Personal life
She married Antony Thattil in Goa on 12 December 2024, according to Wikipedia, citing The Indian Express.
Sources: Wikipedia and the references it cites (linked above), Wikidata, and Tollywood Desk’s film, release and OTT records.
Career on file
Keerthy Suresh appears in 13 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 2016 to 2026. The earliest of them is Nenu Sailaja (2016), and the most recent release is The Paradise (2026). The most widely covered of these, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Kalki 2898 AD (2024), Mahanati (2018) and Manmadhudu 2 (2019). Other recent releases on file are Uppu Kappurambu (2025), Sarkaru Vaari Paata (2022) and Good Luck Sakhi (2022).
Among directors, Nag Ashwin cast Keerthy Suresh most often, in two films. Music on four of them is by Devi Sri Prasad, with Anirudh Ravichander (2) and S. Thaman (2) next. Across these films the credits on file name 12 different directors, 8 music directors and 49 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 13 of them; they average 150 minutes, and the longest is Kalki 2898 AD at 181 minutes. 11 of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. By decade the list splits into 2010s (5) and 2020s (8).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.