Suriya
Suriya is a celebrated Indian actor, producer, and television presenter whose career has defined modern Tamil cinema for over two decades.
Suriya - Personal Information
- Name: Suriya
- Date of Birth: July 23, 1975
- Place of Birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Actor
- Crew Jobs: Producer, Playback Singer, Presenter
Biography
Saravanan Sivakumar known by his stage name Suriya, is an Indian film actor, producer and television presenter, best known for his work in Tamil cinema.
After making his debut in Nerukku Ner (1997), Suriya landed his breakthrough role in Nandha (2001) and then had his first major commercial success with the thriller Kaakha Kaakha (2003). As of 2010, he has won three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards South. In 2013, Suriya founded the production house 2D Entertainment.
He is the eldest son of Tamil film actor Sivakumar and his younger brother Karthi is also an actor. Suriya married co-star Jyothika in 2006, after being engaged for several years. In 2008, he began Agaram Foundation, which funds for various philanthropic activities.
Selected Filmography
A showcase of Suriya's most notable screen appearances across film and television.
- Karuppu (2026) as Saravanan
- Retro (2025) as Jada Muni / Paarivel Kannan
- Kanguva (2024) as Kanguva / Francis Theodore
- Sarfira (2024) as Businessman
- Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022) as Interviewer (Tamil version)
- Vikram (2022) as Rolex
- Etharkkum Thunindhavan (2022) as Kannabiran
- Unstoppable with NBK (TV - 2021) as Self
- Jai Bhim (2021) as Chandru
- Navarasa (TV - 2021) as Kamal
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