Suriya

At 48 years old, Suriya has this physical status:

Saravanan Sivakumar, also known by his stage name Suriya (born 23 July 1975), is an Indian film actor, producer, and television presenter best known for his Tamil cinema.

Suriya made his debut in Neruk Ner (1997) and then had his first commercial success with the thriller Kaakha Kaakha (2003).

In the 2005 blockbuster Ghajini, following an award-winning performance by a conman in Pithamagan (2003) and a back-up in Perazhagan (2004), he played a man suffering from anterograde amnesia.

In Gautham Menon's semi-autobiographical Vaintayiram (2008), he came to fame with dual roles as a father and son.

His reputation as an action star began with the role of a smuggler in Ayan (2009) and an aggressive cop in the Singam trilogy.

Suriya has also excelled in science fiction films like 7aum Arivu (2011) and 24 (2016).

In 2017, he has received three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards South. Suriya is the eldest child of Tamil film actor Sivakumar and his younger brother, Karthi, who is also an actor.

After being together for several years, Jyothika married Jyothika in 2006.

He founded the Agaram Foundation in 2008, which has funds for a variety of philanthropic causes.

The year 2012 marked his debut as a television presenter for the Star Vijay game show Neengalum Oru Kodi, the Tamil version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

Suriya founded 2D Entertainment in 2013.

Early life and family

Suriya was born in Madras (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu), on July 23, 1975, to actor Sivakumar and his partner Lakshmi. He attended Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan School and St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Chennai and obtained his Undergraduate degree from Loyola College, Chennai. Suriya has two younger siblings, a brother and a sister, as well as a sister Brindha.

Suriya is married to Jyothika. The couple married on September 11, 2006, after being together for many years. They have two children.

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Career

Suriya worked at a clothing exports plant for eight months before starting his film career. He did not reveal himself to his boss as Sivakumar's son, in order to prevent nepotism, but his boss eventually learned the truth for himself. He was first offered the lead role in his film Aasai (1995), but he turned down the opportunity citing a lack of interest in an acting career. He appeared in Vasanth's own 1997 film Nerrukku Ner, directed by Mani Ratnam, when he was 22 years old. Ratnam offered Suriya to him in order to prevent a name match with established actor Saravanan. In Ratnam's films, Suriya was often used for characters. Vijay, who would later go on to be a leading contemporary actor in Kollywood, co-starred with him in the film.

In the late 1990s, a string of leading roles in commercially flop films was followed by a string of roles. He appeared in the romantic film Kaadhale Nimmadhi in 1998. Sandhippoma was released in July of the same year. He appeared in the film Perpetyanna (1999), directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar, shortly after. He appeared with Jyothika in Poovellam Kettuppar (1999) and Uyirile Kalanthathu (2000). He appeared in Siddique's comedy film Friends in 2001, as well as co-starring Vijay, which became a commercial success.

Suriya confessed to struggling due to a lack of confidence, memory, combat, or dancing skills in his early career, but it was actor Raghuvaran, one of his mentors, who encouraged him to create his own identity rather than sit under his father's shadow.

His biggest break came in the form of Nandha, which Bala had arranged. He was given the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor for his role as an ex-convict who is deeply attached to his mother. Unnai Ninaithu, Vikraman's, was followed by Sri and Mounam Pesiyadhe directed by Ameer Sultan in his next venture.

In 2003, he appeared in Gautham Vasudev Menon's Kaakha, a film about a police officer's life. With a Rediff.com reviewer predicting that "Surya as Anbu Selvan fits the role, and that this film is undoubtedly a career high for him," the film opened to encouraging responses. The film became Suriya's first big blockbuster. In Bala's Pithamagan, his portrayal of a happy-go-lucky village crook with a comedic touch earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, Tamil. The film did well commercially. In 2004, he served in Perazhagan as both an aggressive boxer and a handicapped phone booth attendant. Suriya's result received praise from reviewers, with a reviewer describing it as "Surya deserving of praise for his unmatched results." He's at his best behaving comedic or offensive. The actor has landed a hat trick. Suriya won his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil, and the film became a huge success at the box office. He portrayed the role of a student leader in Mani Ratnam's political drama Aaytha Ezhuthu, as well as Madhavan and Siddarth, which attracted largely critical attention.

Suriya agreed to participate in A. R. Murugados' psychological thriller in November 2004; he played the role of a businessman with Anterograde amnesia. Ghajini was born in late 2005 and became a Blockbuster, making it the third highest-grossing film of the year in Tamil. Suriya's role was unanimously lauded, with a Sify reviewer citing Suriya's "the film is fueled by Suriya's riveting performance." The film was released in Telugu under the same name and was a box office hit, earning him the name in Andhra Pradesh. He worked in Hari's action film Aaru later in the day, and the film attracted a moderate response at the box office. His work earned positive reviews, with a reviewer who wrote, "Surya holds you riveted to the seats in another healthy attempt."

He appeared in Jyothika Chawla's film Sillunu Oru Kaadhar in 2006. The film received a good start and average reception, but his performance was lauded, with a reviewer from Sify remarking that "Surya debuts in with yet another outstanding role, whether it be the responsible husband and father or the cool dude at college." Hari's Vel, the film director who was paired with Asin for the second time after Ghajini, was his only release in 2007. The film, which starred him in two parts, was extremely profitable on a commercial level.

Suriya's next move was a collaboration with Gautham Vasudev Menon after the success of Kaakha Kaakha, Suriya started working on Menon's biographical Vainnam Aayiram in November 2008. Suriya appeared in two roles for the third time in his career, with both characters requesting scenes shot throughout their lives, from 16-year-old to scenes as a 65-year-old. Suriya referred to the film as "unique" and "straight from the heart," referring to the physical challenges he suffered through the making. He lost weight and built a six pack for the film during an eight-month fitness regimen without steroids, with the film being a trendsetter for other leading actors from South India. Simran, Sameera Reddy, and Divya Spandana appeared in various roles on the film's release, as well as receiving praise from film reviewers, with Suriya's success lauded. Rediff's critic characterized the film as his "numnum opus" and that the film for him is a "justified triumph." Critics also praised Suriya's performance as "outstanding" and said the film "works because of his appearance," while other reviewers said the film was a "out and out Suriya show." His appearances have also earned him multiple prestigious awards, including the Best Actor by the jury and the Vijay Award for Best Actor in 2008. The film also received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil in 2008.

Suriya's first publication, K. V. Anand's action-thriller Ayan, was released in 2009. Prabhu appeared as his guardian and Tamannaah Bhatia as the lead actor in the film, with Suriya portraying the role of a smuggler. Suriya's acrobatic stunts were shot extensively across Tanzania, Namibia, Malaysia, and India, and without the use of a stunt double. The film received critical feedback after its release, with Suriya's performance being acknowledged as a "must watch" and the Vijay Award for Entertainer of the Year being given. Suriya emerged as the most successful leading actor in Tamil films after a hat trick of big commercial hits, with film journals claiming that his success was due to "experiments within the commercial style" and his success in "avoiding being typecast." The film ran for 100 days in three states (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andra Pradesh). Ayan was the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2009.

K. S. Ravikumar's action entertainer Aadhavan's sequel, Aadhavan's, was also a hit, and Suriya's portrayal of a hitman was lauded. "The film rides on the magic of the actor, and his zany shenanigans alone makes it worth a watch," a Sify.com analyst said, but the applause hits the roof, "because it is "completely his film." In 2010, he enjoyed his 25th release with Singam directed by Hari, in which he played the role of a small village police officer going to work in the city. The film received rave reviews, with The Hindu newspaper stating that "Suriya shows that be it a performance-oriented role or a formulaic concoction he can produce," while Sify.com said, "Ultimately it is Suriya who leads the film to the winning post." His passion and the way he brings an ordinary everyday larger-than-life hero character to life on film is instructive for future business heroes. M S Dhoni, an Indian cricketer, said, "I'm a huge fan of Suriya." The film earned Suriya the Vijay Award for Best Entertainer once more, was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil once more, and then moved on to become the year's second highest-grossing film. In the second part of Ram Gopal Varma's political drama Rakta Charitra in 2010, he made his Telugu and Hindi debut. Ratha Sarithiram, a Tamil film that was partially dubbed and partially reshot, was released in Tamil. Suriya appeared in three consecutive guest appearances, including Trisha and Madhavan in a song in Manmadhan Ambu (2010) before appearing in K. V. Anand's Avan Ivan (2011).

7aum Arivu, A. R. Murugados's science fiction action thriller with him in a supporting role, was his only release in 2011 that starred him in a leading role. Suriya appeared in both films with Shruti Haasan as a circus artist and a Buddhist monk named Bodhidharma, who lived in the 6th century. The film received mixed reviews, but it became the actor's first film to gross over $1 billion. His 2012 film was the K. V. Anand directed Maattrraan, in which he played the conjoined twins Vimalan and Akhilan. Mixed reviews have been given to the film. And the film ended up being an average grosser, although Suriya's contribution, as well as technological aspects and VFX, was lauded. In the Telugu dubbed version of the film, Suriya himself dubbed for one of his characters.

Suriya was chosen as the official host of the forthcoming game show on STAR Vijay, Neengalum Oru Kodi, the Tamil version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in January 2012, which aired on February 27th, 2012, and ended on July 12th. Singam II, a sequel to his 2010 film Singam, that received mixed reviews from critics, was his next film. Despite this, the film debuted at a large opening and became one of the top grossing Tamil films of all time. Suriya was praised once more for his portrayal of Durai Singam, and his role as "the film's backbone" was praised. Singam II was a box office hit and became the actor's second 1 billion grosser. Suriya produced the film in 2013 through his production company 2D Entertainment, which was founded in 2013. According to reports, he had been waiting for six months to begin filming in Gautham Vasudev Menon's film Dhruva Natchathiram. However, he resigned as a result of the project's lagging and differences with the director in October 2013.

The next film starring N. Lingusamy was released on August 15th, 2014, with mixed reviews. He also co-sang Ek Do Theen Char with Andrea Jeremiah for Anjaan. Suriya produced 36 Vayadhinile starring his wife Jyothika, the first film from his 2D Entertainment production company, on May 15, 2015. Venkat Prabhu's film Massu Engira Masilamani (Mass) was due to unfavourable reviews at the time, but critics were all applauding Suriya's performance. Pandiraj directed Pasanga 2 (2015), which was released in the same year. Suriya also appears in this film as Tamizh Nadan, a long cameo role.

Vikram Kumar's next venture was 24 directed by him, which was announced on a favourable note on 6 May 2016. The film is based on the concept of time travel, with actor Suriya in three leading roles, as well as actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Nithya Menen in leading roles. Baradwaj Rangan, the Hindu, called 24 an "intelligent, joyous mix of sci-fi and masala-myth." 24 is a classy commercial entertainer, with its moments, according to Sreedhar Pillai in his review for Firstpost. "Attractive packaged, 24 is refreshing, novel, and worth a watch," Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express wrote. "It's not often that a major actor would opt for a script that isn't simple or formulaic," M. Suganth of The Times of India's chief executive said. The film was rated 3.3 out of 5 by IndiaGlitz.com, who described it as "A stunning and magnificent display of Time." Suriya received awards for critics choice best actor and made her debut in the Actor category for the first time. In addition, the film earned a 1.2 billion from the Worldwide Box office in 18 days. It has also been announced that there will be a Sequel, billed as 24 Decoded, by the film's producer.

His third film from the Singam franchise, S3, was released on February 9, 2017 and netted another 1 billion dollars. Thaana Serndha Kootam, directed by Vignesh Shivan and produced by Studio Green with music by Anirudh Ravichander, was his only release in 2018. Suriya's dubbing was lauded in Telugu. He produced Kadaikutty Singam, starring his brother Karthi, and co-sang "Cha Cha Charey" with Karthi, Kharesma Ravichandran, Venkat Prabhu, and Premgi Amaren for the film Party in the same year. Selvaraghavan's NGK was the first of his two books published in 2019. For the third time, he collaborated with the director, K. V. Anand's Kaappaan. Despite mixed critiques from critics, the film did turn into a commercial success. In 2019, he also made Uriyadi 2 and Jackpot.

Soorarai Pottru, Air Deccan founder Captain G. R. Gopinath's next film, was based on his life. Sudha Kongara, produced by Suriya's 2D Entertainment, and co-produced by Guneet Monga under Sikhya Entertainment, was the show's director. In addition, he sang "Maara Theme" and its Telugu version "Maha Theme" for the film. It was announced on OTT website Amazon Prime Video directly on November 12, 2020, with encouraging feedback. Suriya was given his first National Award in 2022 for his role in the film. With a rating of 9.2/10, the film became India's most watched regional language film and became the fourth highest rated film on IMDb.

Mani Ratnam's next work, Navarasa, a Netflix anthology film, was released on August 6, 2021. He appeared in Gautham Vasudev Menon's 9th episode titled Guitar Kambi Mele Nindru. The artists, engineers, and producers of the film are all contributing to the production of the film without compensation, with only the production costs included. The funds earned from the program will be donated to the members of the Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI), who were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In T. J. Gnanavel's Jai Bhim, he played Justice K. Chandru. Amazon Prime Video released the film, which was not a own production, on November 2nd, 2021. Critics, who praised the film's plot, appearances, direction, and social message, were among the film's many publications to rank it as "one of the best Tamil and Indian films of 2021." The film was shortlisted among the 276 films eligible for nomination at the 94th Academy Awards, but it failed to make the final list of nominations. In addition, Jai Bhim was the first Indian film to be broadcast in Oscars' YouTube channel, and it was one of the top rated films on IMDb with a rating of 9.4/10. He produced Raame Alum Raalum and Udanpirappe in the same year.

Pandiraj's next film Etharkum Thunindhavan, also known as ET, was released by Sun Pictures on March 10th 2022 with mixed reviews. Since being a member of Lokesh Kanagaraj's Vikram, he has appeared in 'Rolex', starring Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi, and Fahadh Faasil. In R. Madhavan's Rocketry: The Nambi Effect and Soorarai Pottru Hindi remake, which is an own film with Akshay Kumar in lead roles, he has appeared in cameo roles later. Suriya is the first South Indian actor to be invited to serve as a member of the Oscar Awards Committee in the same year. For the 95th Academy Awards, the actor is one of 397 leading film stars to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

He appears in Bala's Vanangaan, which is produced by Suriya himself, and Vetrimaaran's Vainti Vain (built by Kalaipuli S. Thanu under V Creations. Oh My Dog and Viruman are Suriya's other films.

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