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Saravanan Sivakumar best known by his stage name Suriya, is an acclaimed Indian actor, producer, and former television presenter. He debuted in the 1997 film Nerukku Ner and got his breakthrough with his performance in Nandha (2001). His first commercial hit came with the 2003 thriller drama Kaakha Kaakha directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. Suriya won the National Film Award for Best Actor for the Soorarai Pottru movie. A huge anticipation has been built up for the Kanguva movie after an emotional pre-release event in Hyderabad drew significant attention on social media. He signed to appear in several upcoming projects including Rolex, Irumbu Kai Maayavai, Suriya 44, and Vaadivasal.

Did You Know?

• Suriya began his television career as a presenter on the Star Vijay game show Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi, the Tamil adaptation of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? reality show.
• Director Mani Ratnam gave him the name Suriya to avoid any confusion of names with the actor Saravanan.
• Before his acting career, he spent three years as a merchandising manager in a garment factory.
• His reputation as an action star solidified with his portrayal of a smuggler in Ayan (2009) and as a tough cop in the Singam trilogy.
• In 2017, he received three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards South.
• Together with his wife Jyothika, he founded the Agaram Foundation which aims to rehabilitate school dropouts.
• In 2013, he established the production company 2D Entertainment.
• In July 2019, Suriya voiced his concerns about the draft National Education Policy (NEP), criticizing it for emphasizing entrance exams over providing quality and equitable education for all students.

Movies

As Actor

Year	Title	Role
1997	Nerrukku Ner	Suriya
1998	Kaadhale Nimmadhi	Chandru
1998	Sandhippoma	Vishwa
1999	Periyanna	Suriya
1999	Poovellam Kettuppar	Krishna
2000	Uyirile Kalanthathu	Suriya
2001	Friends	Chandru
2001	Nandha	Nandha
2002	Unnai Ninaithu	Suriya
2002	Sri	Sri
2002	Mounam Pesiyadhe	Gautham
2003	Kaakha Kaakha	Anbuselvan
2003	Pithamagan	Sakthi
2004	Perazhagan	Chinna (Prem Kumar) and Karthik
2004	Aayutha Ezhuthu	Michael Vasanth
2005	Maayavi	Balaiah
2005	Ghajini	Sanjay Ramaswamy (Manohar)
2005	Aaru	Aarumugam (Aaru)
2006	June R	Raja
2006	Sillunu Oru Kaadhal	Gautham
2007	Vel	Vetrivel and Vasudevan
2008	Kuselan	Himself
2008	Vaaranam Aayiram	Krishnan and Suriya
2009	Ayan	Devaraj Velusamy (Deva)
2009	Aadhavan	Madhavan Subramaniam (Aadhavan)
2010	Singam	Duraisingam
2010	Rakta Charitra 2	Yeturi Suryanarayana Reddy
2010	Manmadan Ambu	Himself
2011	Ko	Himself
2011	Avan Ivan	Himself
2011	7aum Arivu	Bodhidharma and Aravind
2012	Maattrraan	Akhilan and Vimalan
2013	Chennaiyil Oru Naal	Himself
2013	Singam II	Duraisingam
2014	Ninaithathu Yaaro	Himself
2014	Anjaan	Raju Bhai (Krishna)
2015	Massu Engira Masilamani	Masilamani (Mass) and Sakthivel (Sakthi)
2015	Pasanga 2	Dr. Thamizh Nadan
2016	24	Athreya, Manikandan and Sethuraman
2017	Si3	Duraisingam
2018	Thaanaa Serndha Koottam	Iniyan
2018	Kadaikutty Singam	Himself
2019	NGK	Nandha Gopalan Kumaran (NGK)
2019	Kaappaan	Kathiravan
2020	Soorarai Pottru	Nedumaaran Rajangam (Maara)
2021	Jai Bhim	K. Chandru
2022	Etharkkum Thunindhavan	A. R. Kannabiran
2022	Vikram	Rolex
2022	Rocketry: The Nambi Effect	Himself
2024	Sarfira	TBA
2024	Kanguva	TBA
2025	Suriya 44	TBA

As Producer

Year	Title
2015	36 Vayadhinile
2015	Pasanga 2
2016	24
2017	Magalir Mattum
2018	Kadaikutty Singam
2019	Uriyadi 2
2019	Jackpot
2020	Ponmagal Vandhal
2020	Soorarai Pottru
2021	Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum
2021	Udanpirappe
2021	Jai Bhim
2022	Oh My Dog
2022	Viruman
2024	Sarfira
2024	Meiyazhagan
2025	Suriya 44

Other Crew Positions

Year	Title	Position(s)
2007	Guru	Dubbing artist
2013	Singam II	Distributor
2017	The Ghazi Attack	Narrator
2017	Kadugu	Distributor
2019	Sillu Karuppatti	Distributor
2020	Ponmagal Vandhal	Narrator
2022	Gargi	Distributor

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
2012-2013	Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi	Himself	Star Vijay
2021	Navarasa	Kamal	Netflix

Discography

Year	Film	Song
2014	Anjaan	"Ek Do Theen Char"
TBA	Party	"Cha Cha Charey"
2020	Soorarai Pottru	"Maara Theme"
2020	Aakaasam Nee Haddhu Ra	"Maha Theme"

Music Video Appearance

Year	Title	Role	Performer
2016	Spirit of Chennai	Himself	C. Girinandh
2017	Maatrangal Ondre Dhaan	Himself	Nivas K. Prasanna

Short Films

Year	Title
2005	Inaintha Kaigal
2008	Herova? Zerova?

Awards and Nominations

National Film Awards

Year	Category	Film	Result
2020	Best Actor	Soorarai Pottru	Won
2020	Best Feature Film	Soorarai Pottru	Won

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
2001	Nandha	Best Actor	Won
2005	Ghajini	Special Prize	Won
2008	Vaaranam Aayiram	Special Prize	Won
2015	Pasanga 2	Best Film: Second Prize	Won
2015	36 Vayadhinile	Best Film About Women’s Empowerment	Won

Kalaimamani Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
2005	Various Films	Art and Literature	Won

Chennai Time Film Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
2012	7aum Arivu	Best Actor	Nominated
2013	Maattrraan	Best Actor	Nominated

CineMAA Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
2013	Maattrraan	Best Actor – Tamil	Won

Cinema Express Awards

Year	Award	Nominated Work	Role	Result
1997	Cinema Express Award for Best New Face Actor	Nerrukku Ner	Suriya	Won
2002	Best Popular Tamil Actor in Lead Role	Nandha	Nandha	Won

Edison Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
2017	24	Best Protagonist	Won
2017	24	Best Antagonist	Won

Filmfare Awards South

Year	Film	Category	Result
2002	Nandha	Best Actor – Tamil	Nominated
2003	Mounam Pesiyadhe	Best Actor – Tamil	Nominated
2004	Pithamagan	Best Supporting Actor – Tamil	Won
2004	Kaakha Kaakha	Best Actor – Tamil	Nominated
2005	Perazhagan	Best Actor – Tamil	Won
2006	Ghajini	Best Actor – Tamil	Nominated
2009	Vaaranam Aayiram	Best Actor – Tamil	Won
2010	Ayan	Best Actor – Tamil	Nominated
2011	Singam	Best Actor – Tamil	Nominated
2012	7aum Arivu	Best Actor – Tamil	Nominated
2013	Maattrraan	Best Actor – Tamil	Nominated
2014	Singam 2	Best Actor – Tamil	Nominated
2017	24	Best Actor – Tamil	Nominated
2017	24	Best Actor (Critics) – Tamil	Won
2022	Soorarai Pottru	Best Actor – Tamil	Won
2022	Jai Bhim	Best Actor – Tamil	Nominated
2022	Jai Bhim	Best Film – Tamil	Won

International Tamil Film Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
2004	Kaakha Kaakha	Best Actor	Won

Screen Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
2011	Rakta Charitra 2	Best Male Debut	Nominated

South Indian International Movie Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
2012	7aum Arivu	Best Actor – Tamil	Nominated
2013	Maattrraan	Best Actor – Tamil	Nominated
2014	Singam II	Best Actor – Tamil	Nominated
2017	24	Best Actor – Tamil	Nominated
2021	Soorarai Pottru	Best Actor – Tamil	Won
2021	Soorarai Pottru	Best Film – Tamil	Won

Stardust Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
2011	Rakta Charitra 2	Superstar of Tomorrow – Male	Nominated

Vijay Awards

Year	Work	Category	Result
2008	Various films	Icon of the Year	Won
2009	Vaaranam Aayiram	Best Actor	Won
2010	Ayan, Aadhavan	Entertainer of the Year	Won
2010	Agaram Foundation	Best Welfare Provider	Won
2011	Ratha Sarithiram	Best Actor	Nominated
2011	Singam	Entertainer of the Year	Won
2011	Singam	Favourite Hero	Nominated
2012	7aum Arivu	Favourite Hero	Nominated
2012	7aum Arivu	Best Actor	Nominated
2013	Maattrraan	Best Actor	Nominated
2013	Maattrraan	Favourite Hero	Nominated
2014	Singam II	Favourite Hero	Nominated
2015	Anjaan	Favourite Hero	Nominated
2018	Singam 3	Favourite Hero	Nominated

Other Awards and Recognition

Year	Film	Award	Category	Result
1998	Nerrukku Ner	Dinakaran Awards	Dinakaran Best New Face Actor	Won
2008	Various films	South Scope Awards	Style Icon of the Year	Won
2009	Vaaranam Aayiram	South Scope Awards	South Scope Award for Most Stylish Actor	Nominated
2010	Ayan	South Scope Awards	South Scope Award for Best Actor	Nominated
2010	Aadhavan, Ayan	Amrita Mathrubhumi Award	Best Actor – Tamil	Won
2010	Aadhavan	Meera Isaiaruvi Tamil Music Award	Best Performance in a Song ("Damakku Damakku")	Won
2011	Rakta Charitra 2	AXN Action Awards	Best Action Actor in a Negative Role	Nominated
2016	36 Vayathinile	Behindwoods Gold Medal Awards	Behindwoods Best Debut Producer (2D Entertainment)	Won
2017	24	Zee Cine Awards – Telugu	South Sensation of the Year	Won
2017	24	Kollywood Cinemaaa Awards	Best Villain	Won
2017	24	FilmiBeat Awards	Best Villain in Tamil	Won
2020	Actor, Film producer (2D Entertainment), Agaram Foundation	Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards	NTFF 2020 Kalaichigaram Award	Won
2021	Soorarai Pottru	Cinema At Its Best Awards	Best Actor	Won
2021	Soorarai Pottru	Cinema At Its Best Awards	Best Feature Film	Nominated
2021	Soorarai Pottru	Oxygen Play Awards	Regional Movie FTW (Producer)	Won
2021	Soorarai Pottru	Oxygen Play Awards	Hit It Out of the Park (Male)	Nominated
2021	Soorarai Pottru	Blacksheep Digital Awards	Best Film of the Year (Producer)	Won
2021	Soorarai Pottru	Hit List OTT Awards	Best Film of the Year (Producer)	Won
2021	Soorarai Pottru	Indian Film Festival of Melbourne	Best Actor	Won
2021	Soorarai Pottru	Critics Choice Film Awards	Best Film	Nominated
2021 – 22	Jai Bhim	Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards	Best Film	Won
2021 – 22	Jai Bhim	Congressional Global Community Oscars	MEATF Congressional Medal of Excellence	Won
2021 – 22	Jai Bhim	Cinema At Its Best Awards	Best Feature Film	Won
2021 – 22	Jai Bhim	Noida International Film Festival 2022	Best Feature Film	Won

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