- Suriya (actor)
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Suriya 
Born July 23, 1975 [1]
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaOccupation Film actor Years active 1997 – present Spouse Jyothika Sadanah (2006–present) Children Dhiya, Dev Suriya (Tamil: சூர்யா; born 23 July 1975 as Saravanan Sivakumar) is an Indian film actor. He starred in Tamil films, such as Nandha (2001), Kaakha Kaakha (2003), Pithamagan (2003), Perazhagan (2004), Ghajini (2005), Vel (2007), Vaaranam Aayiram (2008), Ayan (2009), Singam (2010) and 7aum Arivu (2011). He made his Bollywood debut in Ram Gopal Varma's Rakht Charitra (2010). As of 2010,[2] he has won three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards. He established himself as one of the leading contemporary actors in the Tamil film industry.
He became a film distributor after opening Studio Green, which was responsible for producing and distributed a few of his own and his brother Karthi's films. He is the eldest son of actor Sivakumar and married actress Jyothika Sadanah in 2006, after being engaged for several years. In 2008, he began Agaram Foundation, which funds for preventing early childhood drop-outs.[3]
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Early life
Suriya was born to actor Sivakumar and Lakshmi in Chennai. He is the eldest of three children, his younger brother is actor Karthi and he has a younger sister named Brindha Sivakumar. He attended Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan School [4] and St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Chennai[5] and obtained his under graduate degree B.Com from Loyola College, Chennai.
Film career
Early career (1997–2002)
Suriya debuted in the 1997 film Nerrukku Ner directed by Vasanth and produced by Mani Ratnam.[6] In 2001, he starred in Siddique's comedy film Friends.
His major break came in the form of Nandha, which was directed by Bala. Playing the role of an ex-convict who is very attached to his mother, he received a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor.[7] His next venture was Vikraman's Unnai Ninaithu, which was followed by Mounam Pesiyadhe directed by Ameer Sultan.
Breakthrough (2003–07)
Suriya on the sets of Kaakha Kaakha in Sri Lanka
In 2003, he starred in the Gautham Menon-directed Kaakha Kaakha, a film about the life of a police officer. He then starred in his second Bala directorial, Pithamagan, along with Vikram, portraying a happy-go-lucky village crook with a comic touch, for which he received a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award. Since he was shooting for these two films in 2003, he had to turn down a lead role in Autograph, which eventually was played by its director Cheran himself.[8]
In 2004 he received a Filmfare Award for Best Actor for playing two roles in Perazhagan: an aggressive boxer and a handicapped phone booth keeper became successful venture in box-office. Later that year, he starred in Mani Ratnam's political drama Aayutha Ezhuthu, which was based on George Reddy, a student leader in Hyderabad during the late 60s and early 70s.
In 2005, he appeared in Ghajini and then in Aaru. He played a patient suffering from short-term memory loss in the former. Due to his commitment to Ghajini, he was said to have missed a role in the Bollywood film Rang De Basanti.[9] In 2006 he appeared opposite Jyothika and actress Bhoomika in N. Krishna's film Sillunu Oru Kaadhal. In 2007, his only release was Vel, which released for Diwali.[10]
Vaaranam Aayiram and onwards (2008–present)
His next release was a collaboration with Gautham Menon, after the success of Kaakha Kaakha, Suriya began work on Menon's biopic Vaaranam Aayiram in November 2008.[11] Playing dual roles for the third time in his career, Suriya appeared as father and son, with both characters also demanding scenes shot throughout their lives ranging from scenes as a 16-year-old to scenes as a 65-year-old. During the production of the film, Suriya described the project as "unique" and "straight from the heart", describing the physical hardships he endured during the making.[12] He lost weight and prepared a six pack for the film through an eight-month fitness regime, with the move being a trend-setter for other leading actors from South India.[13][14] The film, which also featured Simran, Sameera Reddy and Divya Spandana in prominent roles, became commercially successful at the box office upon release as well as receiving positive reviews from film critics, with Suriya's performance being lauded. A critic from Rediff labelled the film as his "magnum opus", citing that he is "perfect" and that the film for him is a "justified triumph".[15] Similarly, critics cited Suriya's performance as "outstanding" and claimed that the film "works because of his performance", whilst other reviewers claimed the film was an "out and out Suriya show".[16][17] His portrayals also fetched him several notable awards, including the Filmfare Award for Best Actor, a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor by the jury and also the Vijay Award for Best Actor for 2008.[18] The film also went on to receive a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil for 2008.[19]
Suriya at the premiere of Rakta CharitraIn 2009, Suriya's first release was K. V. Anand's action-thriller Ayan, which went on to become the highest grossing Tamil film of the year. With Suriya portraying the role of a smuggler, the film also featured Prabhu as his guardian and Tamannaah Bhatia as the lead actress. The film was shot extensively across Tanzania, Namibia, Malaysia and India and featured parkour stunts by Suriya, without the use of a stunt double.[20] Upon release, the film won positive reviews citing that the film was a "must watch" and Suriya's performance was yet again acclaimed and he found himself nominated for leading awards and won the Vijay Award for Entertainer of the Year.[21] The film's success saw Suriya emerge as the most profitable leading actor in Tamil films, following a hat trick of large commercial hits, with film journals suggesting that his success was due to "experiments within the commercial format" and he was successful in "avoiding being typecast".[22]
His next release was Aadhavan directed by K. S. Ravikumar. In 2010, he had his 25th release with Singam, directed by Hari, in which he played the role of a police officer. The film went on to become the second highest grossing film of the year.[23] Its Telugu dubbed version, Yamudu, was also a success in Andhra Pradesh.[24] He made his Bollywood debut in Ram Gopal Varma's two-part political drama Rakta Charitra in 2010, following which he appeared in cameo roles as himself in the films Manmadhan Ambu (2010) and Avan Ivan (2011). His only release in 2011 that featured him in a starring role was A. R. Murugadoss's science fiction thriller 7aum Arivu. Suriya essayed dual roles in the film, as a circus artist and as the Buddhist monk named Bodhidharma, who lived in the 5th century. The film had a good opening and was declared "average".[25] His next project is Maatraan, which sees him collaborate with K. V. Anand again,[26] following which he would join hands with Hari again for the fourth time.[27]
Brand ambassador
Suriya has been the ambassador for many famous enterprises including TVS, Aircel and Sunfeast Biscuits since 2006. He has endorsed Saravana Stores,[28] Bharathi Cements and Navaratna products since 2010.[29] In 2011, he had signed a new deal with Nescafé, Zandu Balm and more recently with Close-Up toothpaste brand as of May 2011.[30]
Philanthropy
In 2008, Suriya began the Agaram Foundation,[3] working to help children who drop out of school early in Tamil Nadu. With the Ministry of Education in Tamil Nadu, he created a short commercial video outlining child poverty, labour and lack of education, titled Herova? Zerova? [31]. The film was written and produced by Sivakumar and also starred Joseph Vijay, R. Madhavan and Jyothika. Agaram has sponsored 159 underprevileged students in 2010 for their higher education in various disciplines. With the firm belief that the educated mind can not only eliminate social evils but also aid in the socio-economic upbringing of society, Agaram Foundation works towards providing appropriate learning opportunities to the rural populace who do not otherwise have access to quality education.[3]
He is also an active participant in other philanthropic works such as "Save The Tigers" campaign, which aids in the protection and preservation of Tigers in India, and "REACH", a non-profit that cures TB patients for free using supervised medication programs.
Personal life
After several years of being engaged, Suriya married actress Jyothika Sadanah on 11 September 2006,[32] with whom he was paired in seven films; Poovellam Kettuppar, Uyirile Kalanthathu, Kaakha Kaakha, Perazhagan, Maayavi, June R and Sillunu Oru Kaadhal. The couple have two children, daughter Diya (born August 10, 2007 )[33] and son Dev (born June 7, 2010).[34]
Awards
- Won, Best Supporting Actor – Pithamagan (2003)
- Won, Best Actor – Perazhagan (2004)[35]
- Won, Best Actor – Vaaranam Aayiram (2008)[36]
- Nominated, Best Actor – Kaakha Kaakha (2003)
- Nominated, Best Actor – Ayan (2009)
- Nominated, Best Actor – Singam (2010)
- Won, Best Actor – Nandha (2002)
- Won, Special Award for Best Actor – Ghajini (2005)
- Won, Special Award for Best Actor – Vaaranam Aayiram (2008)
- Vijay Awards
- Won, Icon of the Year (2007)[37]
- Won, Best Actor – Vaaranam Aayiram (2008)
- Won, Entertainer of the Year (2009) for Ayan/Aadhavan
- Won, Icon of the Year (2009) – Special Award for Social Services rendered through Agaram Foundation[38]
- Won, Entertainer of the Year (2010) - Singam
- Nominated, Favourite Hero – Vaaranam Aayiram (2008)
- Nominated, Entertainer of the Year - Vaaranam Aayiram (2008)
- Nominated, Favourite Hero – Ayan/Aadhavan (2009)
- Nominated, Best Actor - Ayan (2009)
- Nominated, Best Actor – Ratha Charithram (2010)
- Nominated, Favourite Hero – Singam (2010)
- Other awards and recognition
- Kalaimamani Award (2004)
- Dinakaran Best New Face Actor in Nerukku Ner (1997)[39]
- ITFA Best Actor Award in Kaakha Kaakha (2003)
- Filmfans Award for Best Actor 2008 for Vaaranam Aayiram [40]
- South Scope Award for Style Icon of the Year (2009)
- Amrita Mathrubhumi Award for Best Actor in Tamil – Ayan / Aadhavan (2009) [41]
- Meera Isaiaruvi Tamil Music Award for Best Performance in a Song (2009) – Aadhavan (Damakku Damakku)
- Nominations
- South Scope Award for Most Stylish Actor - Vaaranam Aayiram (2008)
- South Scope Award for Best Actor - Ayan (2009)
- Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male – Rakht Charitra (2010)[42]
- Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow – Male – Rakht Charitra (2010)[43]
- AXN Award for Best Action Actor in a Negative role - Rakta Charitra (2010)
Filmography
Year Film Role Language Notes 1997 Nerrukku Ner Suriya Tamil 1998 Kaadhale Nimmadhi Chandru Tamil 1998 Sandhippoma Vishnu Tamil 1999 Periyanna Suriya Tamil 1999 Poovellam Kettuppar Krishna Tamil 2000 Uyirile Kalanthathu Suriya Tamil 2001 Friends Chandru Tamil 2001 Nandha Nandha Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor 2002 Unnai Ninaithu Suriya Tamil 2002 Shree Shree Tamil 2002 Mounam Pesiyadhe Gautham Tamil 2003 Kaakha Kaakha Anbuselvan Tamil ITFA Best Actor Award
Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil2003 Pithamagan Sakthi Tamil Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil 2004 Perazhagan Karthik,
ChinnaTamil Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil 2004 Aayutha Ezhuthu Michael Vasanth Tamil 2005 Maayavi Balayya Tamil 2005 Ghajini Sanjay Ramasamy (Manohar) Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actor 2005 Aaru Aarumugam (Aaru) Tamil 2005 June R Raja Tamil Guest appearance 2006 Sillunu Oru Kaadhal Gautham Tamil 2007 Vel Vetrivel,
VasudevanTamil 2008 Kuselan Himself Tamil Special appearance 2008 Vaaranam Aayiram Krishnan,
Suriya KrishnanTamil Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actor
Vijay Award for Best Actor2009 Ayan Devaraj Velusamy Tamil Vijay Award for Entertainer of the Year
Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil2009 Aadhavan Madhavan Subramaniyam
(Aadhavan/Murugan)Tamil Vijay Award for Entertainer of the Year 2010 Singam Durai Singam Tamil Vijay Award for Entertainer of the Year
Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil2010 Rakht Charitra II Suriyanarayana Reddy Hindi Nominated—Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male
Nominated—Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow – Male
Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Actor2010 Manmadhan Ambu Himself Tamil Guest appearance 2011 Ko Himself Tamil Special appearance 2011 Avan Ivan Himself Tamil Guest appearance 2011 7aum Arivu Bodhidharma,
ArvindTamil 2012 Maatraan Dinesh Tamil Filming References
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External links
- Suriya at the Internet Movie Database
Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award 1972–1979 Sivaji Ganesan (1972) · Sivaji Ganesan (1973) · Gemini Ganesan (1974) · Kamal Haasan (1975) · Kamal Haasan (1976) · Kamal Haasan (1977) · Kamal Haasan (1978) · Sivakumar (1979)
1980–1989 Sivakumar (1980) · Kamal Haasan (1981) · Mohan (1982) · Bhagyaraj (1983) · Rajinikanth (1984) · Sivaji Ganesan (1985) · Vijayakanth (1986) · Sathyaraj (1987) · Karthik (1988) · Karthik (1989)
1990–1999 Karthik (1990) · Kamal Haasan (1991) · Kamal Haasan (1992) · Karthik (1993) · Sarath Kumar (1994) · Kamal Haasan (1995) · Kamal Haasan (1996) · Sarath Kumar (1997) · Sarath Kumar (1998) · Ajith Kumar (1999)
2000–2009 Kamal Haasan (2000) · Vikram (2001) · Ajith Kumar (2002) · Vikram (2003) · Suriya (2004) · Vikram (2005) · Ajith Kumar (2006) · Karthi (2007) · Suriya (2008) · Prakash Raj (2009)
2010–2019 Vikram (2010)1967–1980 A. V. M. Rajan (1967) · MGR (1968) · Sivaji Ganesan (1969) · Gemini Ganesan (1970) · no award (1971) · no award (1972) · no award (1973) · no award (1974) · no award (1975) · no award (1976) · Kamal Haasan (1977) · Sreekanth (1978) · Sivakumar (1979) · Kamal Haasan (1980)
1981–2000 Kamal Haasan (1981) · Sivakumar (1982) · no award (1983) · no award (1984) · no award (1985) · no award (1986) · no award (1987) · Vijayakanth (1988) · Kamal Haasan (1989) · Karthik (1990) · Prabhu (1991) · Arvind Swamy (1992) · Arjun (1993) · Sarathkumar (1994) · Rajinikanth (1995) · Kamal Haasan (1996) · Parthiban & Vijay (1997) · Sarathkumar (1998) · Rajinikanth (1999) · Murali (2000)
2001–present Suriya (2001) · Madhavan (2002) · Vikram (2003) · Jayam Ravi (2004) · Rajinikanth (2005) · Kamal Haasan (2006) · Rajinikanth (2007) · Kamal Haasan (2008)
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- Filmfare Awards South winners
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