About Surya
Saravanan Sivakumar (born 23 July 1975), known by his stage name Suriya, is an Indian actor and film producer who primarily works in Tamil cinema where he is one of the highest paid actors.Suriya was born as Saravanan on 23 July 1975 in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, to actor Sivakumar and his wife Lakshmi. He attended Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Schooland St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Chennai,and obtained his under graduate degree B.Com from Loyola College, Chennai.Suriya has two younger siblings, a brother Karthi and a sister Brindha. His mother tongue is Tamil.Suriya is married to long-time girlfriend, actress Jyothika. The couple, after dating for several years, got married on 11 September 2006.They have two children, a daughter and a son.Prior to his career in films, Suriya worked at a garment exports factory for eight months.He did not reveal himself to his boss as Sivakumar's son, but his boss ultimately learnt the truth himself.His other names or fans calling as "Nadippin Nayagan"In 2004, Suriya was Pepsi's brand ambassador in Tamil Nadu along with R. Madhavan. He was chosen to represent TVS Motors, Sunfeast Biscuits and Aircel in 2006.
Carrier and Awards
Filmfare Awards South
| Year | Film | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Pithamagan | Best Supporting Actor – Tamil |
| 2005 | Perazhagan | Best Actor – Tamil |
| 2009 | Vaaranam Aayiram | Best Actor – Tamil |
| 2017 | 24 | Critics Best Actor – Tamil |
| 2022 | Soorarai Pottru | Best Actor – Tamil |
| 2022 | Jai Bhim | Best Film – Tamil |
After making his debut in Nerukku Ner (1997) at the age of 22, Suriya landed his breakthrough role in Nandha (2001) and then had his first major commercial success with the thriller Kaakha Kaakha (2003). Following award-winning performances of a conman in Pithamagan (2003) and a hunchback in Perazhagan (2004), he played a man suffering from anterograde amnesia in the 2005 blockbuster Ghajini. He rose to stardom with dual roles of a father and son in Gautham Vasudev Menon's semi-autobiographical Vaaranam Aayiram (2008). His status as an action star was established with roles of a smuggler in Ayan (2009), and an aggressive cop in the Singam trilogy. He also found success with the science fiction films 7aum Arivu (2011) and 24 (2016) and then went on to work in critically acclaimed films like Soorarai Pottru (2020) and Jai Bhim (2021), the former of which earned him the National Film Award for Best Actor.[10] Suriya is the elder son of actor Sivakumar and his younger brother Karthi is also an actor. In 2006, he married actress Jyothika whom he co-starred with in 7 films. In 2008, he began Agaram Foundation, which funds various philanthropic activities. The year 2012 marked his debut as a television presenter with the Star Vijay game show Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi, the Tamil version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. In 2013, Suriya founded the production house 2D Entertainment.
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