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{{Short description|Indian film producer}}
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| caption = Suresh Balaje
| caption = Suresh Balaje
| birth_date =
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| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| birth_name =
| birth_name =
| othername =
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| occupation = Film Producer
| occupation = Film producer
| yearsactive = 1980–present
| yearsactive = 1980–present
| spouse = Usha Suresh
| spouse = Usha Suresh
| children = 2
| parents = [[K. Balaji]]<br />Anandavally
| parents = [[K. Balaji]]<br />Anandavally
| relations = Sujatha<br>Suchitra Mohanlal (Sister)<br>[[Mohanlal]] (Brother-in-law)<br>[[Pranav Mohanlal]] (Nephew)
| relations = [[Suchitra Mohanlal]] (sister)<br>[[Mohanlal]] (brother-in-law)<br>[[Pranav Mohanlal]] (nephew)
| children = Suraj Suresh (son)<br>Sitara Suresh(daughter)
| website =
| website =
}}
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'''Suresh Balaje''' is an [[India]]n film producer, primarily concentrating in [[Malayalam]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films. He is the son of producer and actor [[K. Balaji]]. He has produced many successful ventures like ''[[Billa (1980 film)|Billa]]'', ''[[Vazhvey Maayam]]'', ''[[Gandharvam]]'', ''[[Ulladakkam]]'', ''[[13 B (film)|13 B]]'', ''[[Yaavarum Nalam]]'', ''[[Malamaal Weekly]]'', ''[[Phir Milenge]]'' and ''[[Billa 2]]''.
'''Suresh Balaji''' is an Indian film producer, primarily concentrating in [[Malayalam]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films. He is the son of producer and actor [[K. Balaji]]. He has produced many successful ventures like ''[[Billa (1980 film)|Billa]]'', ''[[Vazhvey Maayam]]'', ''[[Gandharvam]]'', ''[[Ulladakkam]]'', ''[[13 B (film)|13 B]]'', ''[[Yaavarum Nalam]]'', ''[[Malamaal Weekly]]'', ''[[Phir Milenge (2004 film)|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 [[2015 Cannes Film Festival|68th Cannes Film Festival]] is a collaboration of ''Wide Angle Creations'' and French director Jacques Audiard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/the-standing-ovation-dheepan-got-in-cannes-truly-moved-me/20150529.htm|title='The standing ovation Dheepan got in Cannes truly moved me'|date=29 May 2015|accessdate = 30 May 2015|publisher=rediff}}</ref>
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 [[2015 Cannes Film Festival|68th Cannes Film Festival]] is a collaboration of ''Wide Angle Creations'' and French director Jacques Audiard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/the-standing-ovation-dheepan-got-in-cannes-truly-moved-me/20150529.htm|title='The standing ovation Dheepan got in Cannes truly moved me'|date=29 May 2015|accessdate = 30 May 2015|publisher=rediff}}</ref>


==Partial Filmography==
==Partial filmography==
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! Year
! Year
! Film
! Film
! Language
! Language
! Banner
! Banner
! Cast
! Director
! Director
! Remake of
! Remake of
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|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
| Sujatha Arts
| Sujatha Arts
| [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Lakshmi]], [[Nagesh]], [[Thengai Srinivasan]]
| [[K. Vijayan]]
| [[K. Vijayan]]
| [[Amanush]]
| [[Amanush (1975 film)|Amanush]]
|-
|-
| 1980
| 1980
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|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
| Sujatha Arts
| Sujatha Arts
| [[Rajinikanth]], [[Sripriya]], [[K. Balaji]], [[Major Sundarrajan]]
| R. Krishnamurthy
| R. Krishnamurthy
| [[Don (1978 film)|Don]]
| [[Don (1978 film)|Don]]
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|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
| Suresh Arts
| Suresh Arts
| [[Rajinikanth]], [[Sripriya]], [[Suman (actor)|Suman]]
| R. Krishnamurthy
| R. Krishnamurthy
| [[Deewaar]]
| [[Deewaar]]
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|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
| Suresh Arts
| Suresh Arts
| [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Sripriya]], [[Sridevi]], [[Jaishankar]]
| R. Krishnamurthy
| R. Krishnamurthy
| [[Premabhishekam (1981 film)|Premabhishekam]]
| [[Premabhishekam (1981 film)|Premabhishekam]]
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|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
| Suresh Raj Films
| Suresh Raj Films
| [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]], [[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]], [[Sathyaraj]]
| [[K. Vijayan]]
| [[K. Vijayan]]
| [[Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki]]
| [[Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki]]
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|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
| Suresh Raj Films
| Suresh Raj Films
| [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Rajinikanth]], [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]], [[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]]
| [[K. Vijayan]]
| [[K. Vijayan]]
| [[Qurbani (1980 film)|Qurbani]]
| [[Qurbani (1980 film)|Qurbani]]
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|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
| Suresh Arts
| Suresh Arts
| [[Sathyaraj]], [[Raghuvaran]], [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]], [[Rajesh (actor)|Rajesh]]
| Karthik Raghunath
| Karthik Raghunath
| [[Rajavinte Makan]]
| [[Rajavinte Makan]]
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|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
| Suresh Arts
| Suresh Arts
| [[Sathyaraj]], [[Suparna Anand]], [[Jaishankar]], [[Sharat Saxena]]
| R. Krishnamurthy
| R. Krishnamurthy
| [[Aryan (1988 film)|Aryan]]
| [[Aryan (1988 film)|Aryan]]
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|[[Cinema of Kerala|Malayalam]]
|[[Cinema of Kerala|Malayalam]]
| Sithara Combines
| Sithara Combines
| [[Mohanlal]], [[Amala (actress)|Amala]], [[Shobana]], [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]]
| [[Kamal (director)|Kamal]]
| [[Kamal (director)|Kamal]]
| --
| --
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|[[Cinema of Kerala|Malayalam]]
|[[Cinema of Kerala|Malayalam]]
| Sithara Combines
| Sithara Combines
| [[Mohanlal]], [[Kanchan (actress)|Kanchan]], [[Devan (actor)|Devan]], [[Vijayakumar (actor)|Vijayakumar]]
| [[Sangeeth Sivan]]
| [[Sangeeth Sivan]]
| --
| --
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|[[Cinema of Kerala|Malayalam]]
|[[Cinema of Kerala|Malayalam]]
| Sithara Combines
| Sithara Combines
| [[Mohanlal]], [[Heera Rajagopal]], [[Lalu Alex]], [[Sharat Saxena]]
| [[Sangeeth Sivan]]
| [[Sangeeth Sivan]]
| [[The Fugitive (1993 film)|The Fugitive]]
| [[The Fugitive (1993 film)|The Fugitive]]
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|[[Cinema of Kerala|Malayalam]]
|[[Cinema of Kerala|Malayalam]]
| Sithara Combines
| Sithara Combines
| [[Mammootty]], [[Dilip (actor)|Dilip]], [[Pooja Batra]], [[Priya Gill]]
| [[Priyadarshan]]
| [[Priyadarshan]]
|
|
|-
|-
| 2004
| 2004
|''[[Phir Milenge]]''
|''[[Phir Milenge (2004 film)|Phir Milenge]]''
|[[Bollywood|Hindi]]
|[[Bollywood|Hindi]]
| Percept Picture Company<br>Line Producers<br>Wide Angle-(Suresh Balaje & George Pius)
| Percept Picture Company<br>Line Producers<br>Wide Angle-(Suresh Balaje & George Pius)
| [[Shilpa Shetty]], [[Salman Khan]], [[Abhishek Bachchan]], [[Mita Vasisht]]
| [[Revathi]]
| [[Revathi]]
| --
| --
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|[[Bollywood|Hindi]]
|[[Bollywood|Hindi]]
| Sujatha
| Sujatha
| [[Paresh Rawal]], [[Om Puri]], [[Riteish Deshmukh]], [[Reema Sen]]
| [[Priyadarshan]]
| [[Priyadarshan]]
|
|
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| [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
| [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
| Sujatha Cine Arts
| Sujatha Cine Arts
| [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Trisha Krishnan]], [[Rajkiran]], [[Ajay (actor)|Ajay]]
| [[A. L. Vijay]]
| [[A. L. Vijay]]
| [[Kireedam (1989 film)|Kireedam]]
| [[Kireedam (1989 film)|Kireedam]]
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|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
| Wide Angle<br>(Suresh Balaje & George Pius)
| Wide Angle<br>(Suresh Balaje & George Pius)
| [[R. Madhavan]], [[Neetu Chandra]], [[Ravi Babu]], [[Sachin Khedekar]]
| [[Vikram Kumar]]
| [[Vikram Kumar]]
| --
| --
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| [[Bollywood|Hindi]]
| [[Bollywood|Hindi]]
| Wide Angle<br>(Suresh Balaje & George Pius)
| Wide Angle<br>(Suresh Balaje & George Pius)
| [[R. Madhavan]], [[Neetu Chandra]], [[Poonam Dhillon]], [[Sachin Khedekar]]
| [[Vikram Kumar]]
| [[Vikram Kumar]]
| --
| --
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|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
| (Sunir Kheterpal, Suresh Balaje, George Pius)
| (Sunir Kheterpal, Suresh Balaje, George Pius)
| [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Sudhanshu Pandey]], [[Vidyut Jamwal]], [[Manoj K. Jayan]]
| [[Chakri Toleti]]
| [[Chakri Toleti]]
| --
| [[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]
|-
|-
| 2014
| 2014
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|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
| Wide Angle<br>(Suresh Balaje & George Pius)
| Wide Angle<br>(Suresh Balaje & George Pius)
| [[Nithya Menen]], [[Krish J. Sathaar]], [[Naresh (actor)|Naresh]]
| [[Sripriya]]
| [[Sripriya]]
| [[22 Female Kottayam]]
| [[22 Female Kottayam]]
|-
|-
| 2014
| 2015
|''[[Papanasam (film)|Papanasam]]''
|''[[Papanasam (film)|Papanasam]]''
| Tamil
| Tamil
| Suresh Balaje, George Pius, [[Sripriya]], [[Rajkumar Sethupathi]]
| Suresh Balaje, George Pius, [[Sripriya]], [[Rajkumar Sethupathi]]
| [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Gautami]], [[Kalabhavan Mani]]
| [[Jeethu Joseph]]
| [[Jeethu Joseph]]
| [[Drishyam]]
| [[Drishyam]]
|-
|-
| 2014
| 2014
|''Son épouse''
|''[[His Wife (2014 film)|Son épouse]]''
| French
| French
| Patrick Sobelman (executive producer)<br>Wide Angle (Suresh Balaje & George Pius)
| Patrick Sobelman (executive producer)<br>Wide Angle (Suresh Balaje & George Pius)
| [[Yvan Attal]], [[Charlotte Gainsbourg]], Janagi
| Michel Spinosa
| Michel Spinosa
|
|
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| French
| French
| Pascal Caucheteux<br>Wide Angle (Suresh Balaje & George Pius)
| Pascal Caucheteux<br>Wide Angle (Suresh Balaje & George Pius)
| [[Antonythasan Jesuthasan]], Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby
| [[Jacques Audiard]]
| [[Jacques Audiard]]
| [[2015 Cannes Film Festival|68th Cannes Film Festival]], [[Palme d'Or]]
| [[2015 Cannes Film Festival|68th Cannes Film Festival]], [[Palme d'Or]]
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| [[Bollywood|Hindi]]
| [[Bollywood|Hindi]]
| Viacom 18<br>Rajkumar Theatres Pvt Ltd<br>Wide Angle (Suresh Balaje & George Pius)
| Viacom 18<br>Rajkumar Theatres Pvt Ltd<br>Wide Angle (Suresh Balaje & George Pius)
| [[Ajay Devgan]], [[Shriya Saran]], [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]]
| [[Nishikant Kamat]]
| [[Nishikant Kamat]]
| [[Drishyam]]
| [[Drishyam]]
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| 2015
| 2015
|''[[Thoongaa Vanam]]''
|''[[Thoongaa Vanam]]''
| [[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil]]
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| Raajkamal films international<br>Sri Gokulam Films<br>Wide Angle (Suresh Balaje & George Pius)
| Raajkamal films international<br>Sri Gokulam Films<br>Wide Angle (Suresh Balaje & George Pius)
| [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Trisha Krishnan]], [[Prakash Raj]]
| Rajesh M Selva
| Rajesh M Selva
| [[Sleepless Night (2011 film)|Sleepless Night]]
| [[Sleepless Night (2011 film)|Sleepless Night]]
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|Malayalam
|Malayalam
|Wide Angle Creations
|Wide Angle Creations
⚫
|
|V. K. Prakash
|V. K. Prakash
|[[U Turn (2016 film)|U Turn]]
|[[U Turn (2016 film)|U Turn]]
|-
|-
|2021
|''[[Navarasa (TV series)|Navarasa]]''
|Tamil
|Wide Angle Creations
|Mani Ratnam
|Netflix Web Series Line Producer
⚫
|-
|2023
|''[[Appatha]]''
|Tamil
|Wide Angle Creations
|Priyadarshan
|Streaming on JioCinema
|}
|}


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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0049384|title=Suresh Balaji}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0049384|name=Suresh Balaji}}

{{Mohanlal}}


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[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
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[[Category:Mohanlal]]

Latest revision as of 23:10, 12 April 2024

Suresh Balaje
Born
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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

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Year Film Sprache 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

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