Biography

Website: surikrishnamma.com | Twitter: @SuriKrishnamma __________________________________________________________________ Three time BAFTA nominee, Suri Krishnamma has a broad range of experience across television and feature film. For the BBC, he directed the award-winning limited series A Respectable Trade and The Cazalets. He has directed numerous prime time dramas such as Waking the Dead, Blue Murder, Cold Blood and Sea of Souls and his work extends to continuing drama such as Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Casualty. 

Internationally acclaimed, Suri has directed seven feature films including the award winning Dark Tourist and A Man of No Importance starring Albert Finney. His film New Year’s Day was named Best UK Feature Film at Raindance.

In addition to his directing work, Suri is Professor of Film at Norwich University of the Arts, Honorary Fellow of the Arts University Bournemouth and is a past President of the Jury for the Munich International Festival of Film Schools. He is also developing a number of new projects for film and television.

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Credits

Canterville Ghost, The 2 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2021
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 2021
Beaker Girls, The 8 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 2, Episode 1   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 2   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 3   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 5   Director 2023
Series 2, Episode 9   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 10   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 11   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 12   Director 2022
Holby City 2 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 23, Episode 7   Director 2021
Series 23, Episode 8   Director 2021
Emmerdale 28 episodes View
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Episode 8291   Director 2018
Episode 8292   Director 2018
Episode 8293   Director 2018
Episode 8294   Director 2018
Episode 8583   Director 2019
Episode 8584   Director 2019
Episode 8585   Director 2019
Episode 8586   Director 2019
Episode 8587   Director 2019
Episode 8639   Director 2019
Episode 8641   Director 2019
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Episode 8898   Director 2020
Episode 8899   Director 2020
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Episode 8956   Director 2021
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Episode 9297   Director 2022
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Episode 9300   Director 2022
Episode 9358   Director 2022
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Episode 9360   Director 2022
Episode 9361   Director 2022
Iron Men 1 episode View
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-   Director 2017
Coronation Street 63 episodes View
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Episode 8983   Director 2016
Episode 8984   Director 2016
Episode 9125   Director 2017
Episode 9126   Director 2017
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Episode 9263   Director 2017
Episode 9264   Director 2017
Episode 9265   Director 2017
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Episode 9312   Director 2017
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Episode 9315   Director 2017
Episode 9441   Director 2018
Episode 9442   Director 2018
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Episode 9444   Director 2018
Episode 9492   Director 2018
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Episode 9495   Director 2018
Episode 9537   Director 2018
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Episode 9539   Director 2018
Episode 9712   Director 2019
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Episode 9714   Director 2019
Episode 9715   Director 2019
Episode 9772   Director 2019
Episode 9773   Director 2019
Episode 9774   Director 2019
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Episode 9817   Director 2019
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Episode 9819   Director 2019
Episode 10088   Director 2020
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Episode 10458   Director 2021
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Episode 10460   Director 2021
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Episode 10463   Director 2021
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Episode 10524   Director 2021
Episode 10805   Director 2022
Episode 10807   Director 2022
Episode 11182   Director 2024
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Episode 11184   Director 2024
Episode 11234   Director 2024
Episode 11236   Director 2024
Dark Tourist 1 episode View
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-   Director 2012
Bad Karma 1 episode View
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-   Director 2011
Good Sharma 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2010
Locked In 1 episode View
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-   Director 2010
Casualty 4 episodes View
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Series 23, Episode 13   Director 2008
Series 23, Episode 14   Director 2008
Series 37, Episode 1   Director 2023
Series 38, Episode 2   Director 2024
Echo Beach 3 episodes View
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Series 1, Episode 10   Director 2007
Series 1, Episode 11   Director 2007
Series 1, Episode 12   Director 2007
Cold Blood 2 episodes View
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Series 3, Episode 1   Director 2007
Series 3, Episode 2   Director 2007
Sea Of Souls 2 episodes View
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Series 2, Episode 5   Director 2005
Series 2, Episode 6   Director 2005
Blue Murder 2 episodes View
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Series 3, Episode 3   Director 2005
Series 3, Episode 1   Director 2005
Waking The Dead 2 episodes View
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Series 4, Episode 3   Director 2004
Series 4, Episode 4   Director 2004
Wuthering Heights 1 episode View
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-   Director 2003
Rockface 2 episodes View
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Series 2, Episode 7   Director 2002
Series 2, Episode 8   Director 2002
New Year's Day 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2001
Cazalets 6 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Episode 1   Director 2001
Episode 2   Director 2001
Episode 3   Director 2001
Episode 4   Director 2001
Episode 5   Director 2001
Episode 6   Director 2001
Outside The Rules 2 episodes View
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Episode 1   Director 2001
Episode 2   Director 2001
Dalziel And Pascoe 2 episodes View
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Series 4, Episode 2   Director 1999
Series 4, Episode 3   Director 1999
Respectable Trade, A 4 episodes View
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Episode 1   Director 1997
Episode 2   Director 1997
Episode 3   Director 1997
Episode 4   Director 1997
Place Of The Dead, The 1 episode View
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-   Director 1997
Chest, The 1 episode View
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-   Director 1996
Turnaround, The 1 episode View
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-   Director 1995
Oh Mary This London 1 episode View
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-   Director 1994
Man Of No Importance, A 1 episode View
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-   Director 1994
Soldier, Soldier 1 episode View
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Series 3, Episode 5   Director 1993

Awards

  • Frightfest

    Dark Tourist - Total Film Award (Best Actor) - 2013

  • Raindance

    New Year's Day - Best UK Feature - 2001

  • Yubari, Japan

    New Year's Day - Grand Prix - 2001

  • ITV

    The Chest - British Comedy Award (Nominated) - 1998

  • BAFTA

    A Respectable Trade - Best Drama Serial, Nominated - 1997

  • Chicago, USA

    A Respectable Trade - Golden Spire - 1997

  • Angers Film Festival, France

    Water's Edge - Prix du Public - 1989

  • Bilbao, Spain

    Water's Edge - Gold Mikeldi - 1988

  • Bilbao, Spain

    Water's Edge - Basque Television Award - 1988

  • BAFTA

    Water's Edge - Best Short Film, Nominated - 1988

  • Chicago, USA

    Silver Hugo - 1988

  • Budapest Student Film Festival

    Mohammed's Daughter - Best Film - 1986

  • BAFTA

    Mohammed's Daughter - Best Short Film, Nominated - 1986

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