Subi Suresh

In this Indian name, the name Suresh is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Subi.

Subi Suresh (23 August 1981 – 22 February 2023) was an Indian Malayalam actress, television host, comedian, and stage-show performer. She is known mainly for her role in popular Malayalam movies such as Thaskara Lahala (2010), Grihanathan (2012), and Drama (2018). She is known for her comic voice and managed to make her own space in comedy.^[1] Subi also worked as a professional comedian and television anchor, and appeared in TV shows such as Cinemala.^[2][3][4]

Subi Suresh
Born	23 August 1981 Thrippunithura, Kerala, India
Died	22 February 2023 (aged 41) Kochi, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Actress, television presenter, comedian
Years active	1993–2023

Early life

Subi Suresh was born in Tripunithura, Ernakulam district and raised in a well-to-do family from Kochi, Kerala, India. Her parents are Suresh and Ambika.^[5] She completed her schooling from Tripunithura Government School and received her college education from St. Teresa's College in Ernakulam.^[6]

Career

Subi is mostly known among the Malayali audience for her comedy shows. She started her career in August 1993 as an anchor for Cinemala.^[7] She entered the Malayalam film industry in 2001 with the film Aparannar Nagarathil, directed by Nisar. Suresh subsequently acted in more than twenty films including Elsamma Enna Aankutty, Panchavarna Tatta, Happy Husbands, and Drama.^[8]

Subi later made appearances in the television series Thaksara Lahala (2010) and Kuttipattalam as well as the movie Grihanathan (2012).^[9] She also participated in various Malayalam TV shows as an anchor and a comedian.^[10] She was a member of the Cochin Kalabhavan troupe, and was the face of popular comedy shows at a time when women participation in mimicry was uncommon.^[11]

Death

On 22 February 2023, Subi died at Rajagiri Hospital in Kochi from liver disease. She was 41.^[12]

Filmography

Source:

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2001	Aparanmaar Nagarathil	Seema
2003	Lesa Lesa	Balamani's friend	Tamil film
2004	Greetings	Sarojam
2006	Kanaka Simhasanam	Tripurasundari
	Pachakuthira	Sarasu
2007	Detective	Journalist
	Nagaram	Sugandhavally
2008	Novel	Nisha
2010	Elsamma Enna Aankutty	Zainaba
	Happy Husbands	Servant
	Thaskara Lahala	Shalini
	Kaaryasthan	Herself
2011	Killadi Raman	Treesamma Kuriakose
	Lucky Jokers	Ratnam and Yakshi
	Sandwich	Seema
	Kathayile Naayika	Sulochana
2012	Njanum Ente Familiyum	Ammalu
	Grihanathan	Shantha
	Unnam	Crying lady at hospital
	101 Weddings	Sundareshan's wife
	I Love Me	Event Management Company Staff
	Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar	TV Reporter
2013	Dolls	Sisily Perera
	Breaking News Live	Rosakutty
	Ladies and Gentleman	Info Solutions receptionist
2017	Cappuccino	Cooking show anchor
2018	Panchavarnathatha	Chithra's Friend
	Drama	Ammini
2019	Chila NewGen Nattuvisheshangal	Meera's mother	[13]
	Vakathirivu	Sheeba teacher

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Genre
1995 - 2013	Cinemala	Multiple roles	Asianet	TV Serial
	Varsha			Telefilm
2004 - 2005	Santhanagopalam		Asianet	TV Serial
2005	Calling Bell		Surya TV
	Kudumbapuranam		Jaihind TV
	Adutha Bellinu Nadakam Aarambikkum
2005-2006	Indumukhi Chandramathi		Surya TV
2010	Jyothis Mimimcs Action 2010		Kairali TV
2011	John De Panic		Mazhavil Manorama	TV Serial
	Chakyarum Kapyarum Pinne Moilyarum		Surya TV
2012	Nair Pidicha Pulival
2012-2016	Kuttipattalam	Host		[14]
2013	Talk Talk with Subi		Asianet
	Cinemala 1000 Event
	Comedy Festival	Supporting artist	Mazhavil Manorama
2014	Laughing Villa with Navas		Kairali TV
	Ashwamedham	Participant
	Nammal Thammil	Panelist	Asianet
	Rhythm		Kairali TV
	Chirikkum Pattanam
	Cinema Chirima		Mazhavil Manorama
	Mylanchi 3 Grandfinale		Asianet
2015 2016	Smart Show	Participant	Flowers
2015	Made for Each Other	Co-Host	Mazhavil Manorama
	Comedy Super Nite	Host	Flowers
	Ivide Ingannanu Bhai		Mazhavil Manorama
	Vanitha
	Ithiri Magikkum Othiri Thamashayum
	Hello Namasthe
	Ponnona Punchiri		ACV
2016	Fastest Family First	Participant	Asianet
	Mollywood Selfie		Asianet Plus
2017	Prekshakare Aavashyamundu	Diana	Mazhavil Manorama
2015 2017	Onnum Onnum Moonu		Surya TV
2017	Asianet Comedy Awards		Asianet
	Asianet Comedy Staars
	JB Junction		Kairali TV
	Comedy Challenge	Host	Asianet
2018	Aa Yathrayil		Safari TV
	Show Mall		Media One
	Urvasi Theatres		Asianet
	Labour Room
	Thakarppan Comedy		Mazhavil Manorama
	Adaar Onam		Flowers
2019 - 2020	Kuttipattalam Season 2	Host	Surya TV	[15]
2019	Kuttipachakam	Host
	Onamamangam	Host
	Red FM Malayalam Music Awards	Host
	Annies Kitchen		Amrita TV
	Paisa Paisa	Host	Kerala Vision
	8 Thaara Sundarikalum Pinne Njanum	Host	Kaumudy TV
2020	Parayam Nedam	Participant	Amrita TV
	Onam Ruchimelam		Asianet
	Jingle Bells with Minnum Tharangal	Host	Surya TV
	Madhura Pathinettil Prithvi
	Funny Nights with Pearle Maaney		Zee Keralam
2020 - 2023	Subi Suresh Official	Host	YouTube
2021	Funs Upon a Time Version 2		Amrita TV
	Comedy Maamankam		Asianet
	Oru Innocent Onam		Kaumudy TV
	Aram + Aram = Kinnaram		Surya TV
	SIIMA Awards
2021 - 2022	Comedy Thillana		Kairali TV
2021	Day with a Star		Kaumudy TV
	Bzinga	Participant	Zee Keralam
2022	Panam Tharum Padam		Mazhavil Manorama
	Pisharodiyum Tharangalum		Asianet
	Bumper Chiri Aaghosham		Mazhavil Manorama
	Kusruthi Pattalam	Host	YouTube
	Nattu Midukki		Surya TV
	Red Carpet	Mentor	Amrita TV
	Comedy Masters
	Kaumudy Onam		Kaumudy TV
	Comedy Express		Kairali TV
	Fastest Family First Season 2	Participant	Asianet
2023	Flowers Oru Kodi		Flowers
	Onnannara Ruchi	Host	Zee Keralam