Suriya

Suriya
Suriya in 2024
Born
Saravanan Sivakumar

(1975-07-23) 23 July 1975 (age 49)[1][2]
Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India
Other namesNadippin Nayagan[3]
Alma materLoyola College, Chennai
Occupations
Years active1997–present
Organization2D Entertainment
WorksFull list
Spouse
(m. 2006)
Children2
FatherSivakumar
RelativesSivakumar family
AwardsFull list

Saravanan Sivakumar (born 23 July 1975), known by his stage name Suriya, is an Indian actor and film producer. He primarily works in Tamil cinema[4][5] where he is one of the highest paid actors.[6][7] Considered one of the finest actors of Indian cinema,[5][4] Suriya has received numerous accolades including two National Film Awards,[8] six Filmfare Awards South and five Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.[9] He has featured six times in the Celebrity 100 list of Forbes India, which takes into account the earnings of Indian celebrities.

After making his debut in Nerukku Ner (1997) at the age of 22, Suriya landed his breakthrough role in Nandhaa (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. He began Agaram Foundation, which funds various philanthropic activities, later that year. 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.[11][12]

  1. ^ Davis, Maggie (23 July 2016). "Surya birthday: Vaaranam Aayiram star turns 41 today!". India.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Surya's special birthday with fans". IndiaGlitz. 23 July 2016. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Suriya — A Disruptor Superstar Who Can Do No Wrong". NDTV Profit. 12 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b Anandu Suresh (23 July 2024). "Suriya and the 3 problematic films that established him as an exceptional actor and a potential heir to Sivaji Ganesan, Kamal Haasan". The Indian Express. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b Abhimanyu Mathur (23 July 2022). "Suriya is the most versatile leading man in Indian cinema today; Soorarai Pottru, Jai Bhim, and Vikram are proof". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  6. ^ "A career high film for Surya". Rediff. 11 August 2003. Archived from the original on 29 May 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Surya is the highest paid young hero". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  8. ^ "National Film Awards: Suriya And Ajay Devgn Receive Their Best Actor Prizes". NDTV. 30 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Suriya". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  10. ^ "68th National Film Awards | Soorarai Pottru wins Best Film award". The Hindu. 22 July 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Jyothika with daughter Diya in Pandiraj's film?". Deccan Chronicle. 2 June 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  12. ^ "A large part of me is there in my characters: Jyotika intv [sic] on 'Ponmagal Vandhal'". Thenewsminute.com. 26 May 2020. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

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