Keerthy Suresh

Keerthy Suresh
Keerthy in 2023
Born	(1992-10-17) 17 October 1992 (age 31) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Education	Pearl Academy
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2000–2005 (child artist); 2013–present
Parents	G. Suresh Kumar (father) Menaka (mother)

Keerthy Suresh (born 17 October 1992) is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. She is a recipient of various accolades including one National Film Award, four SIIMA Awards and two Filmfare Awards South. Keerthy was placed in Forbes India's 30 Under 30 list of 2021.^[1]

Keerthy Suresh is the daughter of film producer G. Suresh Kumar and actress Menaka.^[2] She began her career as a child actress in the early 2000s and returned to films after studying fashion design. She had her first lead role in the 2013 Malayalam film Geethaanjali, for which she won SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Malayalam.^[3]

After winning SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Tamil for Idhu Enna Maayam (2015), Keerthy went on to star in successful films such as Ring Master (2014), Nenu Sailaja (2016), Rajinimurugan (2016), Remo (2016), Bairavaa (2017), Nenu Local (2017), Sarkar (2018), Thaanaa Serndha Koottam (2018). Keerthy's portrayal of Savitri in the Telugu film Mahanati (2018) earned her the Filmfare Award and National Film Award. Keerthy established herself as a leading actress with her performances in Penguin (2020), Rang De (2021) and Dasara (2023), of which the latter brought her a second Filmfare Award.