Former Bigg Boss Telugu contestant Surya Kiran passes away; Here's what we know

Director Surya Kiran took his last breath on March 11. He was renowned for participating in Bigg Boss Season 4 Telugu. May his soul Rest in peace.

Updated on Mar 12, 2024  |  04:02 AM IST |  92.4K
Dhana 51 director Surya Kiran passes away
Dhana 51 director Surya Kiran passes away (PC: Aditya Music)

Renowned actor-director Surya Kiran who is known for popular films like Dhana 51 and Satyam passed away on March 11 in his Chennai home. According to reports, he was suffering from jaundice for the past few days and was undergoing treatment at Chennai's GEM hospital. 

Surya also earned fame after he was featured in Bigg Boss Telugu Season 4 as a contestant. He has worked in more than 200 films since his debut as a child actor. Aditya Music who is a renowned music company in the Telugu industry took to their social platform and shared the heartbreaking news.

Aditya Music pays tribute to Surya Kiran

The music company took to their social platform X and shared a photo of Surya Kiran along with a caption that read, “We are deeply saddened by the sudden demise of the actor and director #SuryaKiran garu. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his friends and family”. 


More about Surya Kiran

Surya's family is from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, however, he was born in Chennai. He began his profession as an actor as a child, appearing in many Telugu and Tamil films under the name Master Suresh. He acted in several films, including Kadal Meengal (1981), Mangamma Sabadham (1985), Manithan (1987), Swayam Krushi (1987), and Khaidi No 786 (1987). His debut film, Satyam, came out in 2003 and is a romantic comedy starring Sumanth and Genelia Deshmukh. The flick was an enormous hit, playing in theaters for over 150 days. 

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Satyam brought Surya quick fame and success. In 2005, he collaborated with Sumanth on the film Dhana 51. He has also directed several films, including Brahmastram (2006) starring Jagapathi Babu, Raju Bhai (2007) starring Manchu Manoj, and Chapter 6 (2010), which stars Shiva. 

Apart from that, Surya participated in the Telugu reality TV show Bigg Boss 4 hosted by Akkineni Nagarjuna but got eliminated in the first week of the show. Surya Kiran married actor Kalyani (Kaveri) before separating a few years later. His younger sister, Sujatha Dhanush, is also an actor who works primarily in the South Indian cinema.

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