Saravanan Sivakumar
Surya
July 23, 1975
Early life
Surya was born to the renowned veteran Tamil actor Sivakumar.
He is the eldest of three children, younger brother being the award-winning actor Karthik Sivakumar and a younger sister named Brindha Sivakumar.
He went to the Prestigious St. Bede's School in Chennai . He graduated from Loyola College with a Bachelor of Commerce degree and worked for a few years in the garment industry, before foraying into the film industry. He shares a friendship with Tamil film actor Joseph Vijay who was his classmate in college.
Personal life
Surya married actress Jyothika Saravanan on September 11, 2006 in a star-studded, traditional wedding ceremony at the Park Sheraton Hotel in Chennai. The couple is widely recognized as an extremely popular celebrity couple in South India. On August 10, 2007 they were blessed with a daughter by the name Diya.
Career
Surya is a successful Tamil film actor who has won various awards and critical acclaims for various roles. He is well-known for his versatile roles in various films. He starred in several noted films such as Nandha, Kaakha Kaakha, Ghajini, Perazhagan, Pithamagan and Vaaranam Aayiram.
His debut film, Nerrukku Ner (1997) with Vijay was a big hit but all his succeeding films did not do well. His first reasonable success was in the movie with Vijay, Friends. But he did not get any big breaks and his career seemed to be stalled until director Bala approached him for a role in his next venture titled Nandha, which eventually became his first critically acclaimed film and earning him a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor.
Surya’s next venture was with Vikraman in the movie Unnai Ninaithu and the movie was able to record good collections. This was followed by Mounam Pesiyadhe which also did decently well.
Surya’s second blockbuster was Kaaka Kaaka, a movie about the life of a police officer. The film grossed almost100 million at the box office. This movie raised the profile of Surya tremendously and made him a huge star overnight. This was also the movie that fueled intense speculation of his relationship with fellow co-star Jyothika. This was partly due to the strength of the screen chemistry shared by both of them on screen. Also Pithamagan alongside Vikram was a big hit, in which Surya was appreciated for playing a happy-go-lucky village guy and thus proving his skills as a comedian too.
In the movie Perazhagan, Surya acted in two roles, one as a boxer and the other as a handicapped but a confident phone booth keeper. His role as the handicapped was praised by critics, and he received a Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance. His role in Aayitha Ezhuthu as a student leader was also favoured by the critics.
In 2005, Surya delivered more successful films in the form of Aaru and Ghajini - afterwards he set up a production company called Studio Green which distributed the movie in the Chennai district. Ghajini was one of the most sensational hits of 2005, with Surya playing a short term memory loss patient, for which he even tonsured his head.
Surya's 2006 release was N. Krishna's Sillunu Oru Kaadhal. He acted opposite his real-life partner Jyothika in the film. The film was an average grosser.The songs from the movie became a bigger hit than the movie itself. In 2007, Surya's solitary release was Vel. His latest film was the critically acclaimed Vaaranam Aayiram, another venture with Gautham Menon, released on November 14, 2008 and became a blockbuster receiving a large reception.
Surya's recent release is Ayan directed by K. V. Anand, hit the screens on April 3rd. Following Ayan, Surya will be casted in Aadhavan directed by K. S. Ravikumar, followed by Singam directed by Hari, who directs Surya for the third time. Surya will also be acting in a film titled Mugamoodi, which is expected to be a superhero film. Recently
Behindwoods released a Rankings of Top 20 Actors of Kollywood. Surya got 4th place in the Rankings while Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan and Joseph Vijay are in Top three Places.
Awards
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor in Nandha (2002) Filmfare Award for Best Actor in Perazhagan (2005) Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor in Pithamagan (2003) Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor in Ghajini (2006) Kalaimamani Award Reliance Mobile Vijay Awards for Icon of the Year (2007)
Filmography
Nerrukku Ner
Kaadhale Nimmadhi
Sandhippoma
Periyanna
Poovellam Kettuppar
Uyirile Kalanthathu
Friends
Nandha
Unnai Ninaithu
Shree
Mounam Pesiyadhe
Kaakha Kaakha
Pithamagan
Perazhagan
Aayitha Ezhuthu
Maayavi
Ghajini
Aaru
June R (Guest Appearance)
Sillunu Oru Kaadhal
Vel
Kuselan (Guest Appearance)
Vaaranam Aayiram
Ayan
CoMinG SOON:
Aadhavan
Mugamoodi
Singam
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