Meet woman who made debut as a child artist, wanted to be a fashion designer, worked with Rajinikanth, Mohanlal, Mahesh Babu, today she is…

There are few actors who deliver versatile content be it commercial films or art driven feature films. One of them is this National Award Winner actress who hails from South India. She was born into a family of filmmakers but initially wanted to try another career path until she found her calling in acting.

A household in south, she is now carving her groove in Hindi cinema as well. Highly regarded for her craft, professionalism and adored for her beauty, this actress has had the opportunity to share screens pace with some of the stalwarts from the industry. Her name is Keerthy Suresh.

One of The Highest Paid Actresses

Keerthy Suresh first came in front of the camera as a child artist in few films produced by her father G. Suresh Kumar. Her mother was also an actress Menaka. Hence, she did have the gene of cinema in her DNA. She worked as a kid in Pilots (2000), Achaneyanenikkishtam (2001) and Kuberan (2002) and few others. Initially, after her schooling she decided to pursue Fashion designing and took up her graduation in that. But destiny had something else in store for her.

She made her debut as a leading lady in a horror film titled Geethanjali and essayed a dual-role character. After working several Tamil and Malayalam projects her breakthrough came with Nag Ashwin-directed biographical drama Mahanati where she portrayed the late southern actress Savitri. This earned her massive critical acclaim and won her the National Film Award For Best Actress. Eventually, she has kept on adding value to her portfolio and today is considered a s one of the highest paid actress in the South Industry.

Last year in December, she tied the knot with her long-time boyfriend Antony Thattil in Goa. The couple got married basking under the wedding sun in a traditional Iyengar style ceremony. It was replete with love and laughter. She wore two bridal sarees, one being an ode to her mother. Her yellow-green saree had a self-written poem weaved on it while her red-maroon saree belonged to her mother.

On the work front, she has worked with actors like Rajnikanth, Mohanlal, Mahesh Babu and others. She recently her Bollywood debut with Varun Dhawan in ‘Baby John.’ Keerthy’s other projects include a film called Revolver Rita and another big project with Yash Raj Films.

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