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SURYA
Actor Saravanan “Surya” Sivakumar was born on July 23, 1975 to famous tamil actor Sivakumar. . He is the eldest of three children, his younger brother the actor Karthik Sivakumar and a younger sister named Brindha Sivakumar.
Surya studied at St. Bede’s School in Chennai and 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. Actor Surya and Actor Vijay are classmates in college.
Actor started his film carrier in Nerrukku Ner (1997) with Actor Vijay. Later he starred in Friends and Nandha, for which he received a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor. Nandha movie turned out be a milestone movie in his carrier since it brought out Surya’s acting talents. Surya’s next venture was with Vikraman in the movie Unnai Ninaithu which was followed by Mounam Pesiyadhe
Kaaka Kaaka, a movie about the life of a police officer was the turning point of his carrier. The movie become a big Box Office hit and in that movie he paired up with Jyothika. Pithamagan, in which Surya was played a happy-go-lucky village guy in a comedic role. 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 for which he received a Filmfare Award for Best Actor. His role in Aayitha Ezhuthu was George Reddy, a student leader in Hyderabad during 80′s
In 2005, Surya appeared in Aaru and Ghajini and set up a production company called Studio Green which distributed the movie in the Chennai district. Surya played a short term memory loss patient. Surya’s 2006 release was Sillunu Oru Kaadhal and he acted with his real-life partner Jyothika in the film. In 2007, Surya’s solitary release was Vel. He later appered in Vaaranam Aayiram, another venture with Gautham Menon, released on November 14, 2008, which too went to became an big Box Office Hit.
Surya’s next movie is Ayan directed by K. V. Anand, and it was released on April 3rd the movie went on to become one of the biggest hits Kollywood movies of 2009. Following Ayan, Surya is doing Aadhavan with directer K. S. Ravikumar, and followed by Singam with director Hari.
Filmography
| Year  | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
| 1997 | Suriya | | ||
| 1998 | Chandru | | ||
| 1998 | Vishnu | | ||
| 1999 | Suriya | | ||
| 1999 | Krishna | | ||
| 2000 | Suriya | | ||
| 2001 | Chandru | | ||
| 2001 | Nandha | |||
| 2002 | Suriya | | ||
| 2002 | Shree | | ||
| 2002 | Gautham | | ||
| 2003 | Anbuselvan | |||
| 2003 | Sakthi | |||
| 2004 | Karthik, Chinna | |||
| 2004 | Michael Vasanth | | ||
| 2005 | Balayya | | ||
| 2005 | Sanjay Ramasamy (Manohar) | |||
| 2005 | Aarumugam (Aaru) | | ||
| 2005 | Raja | Guest appearance | ||
| 2006 | Gautham | | ||
| 2007 | Vetrivel, Vasudevan | | ||
| 2008 | Himself | Special appearance | ||
| 2008 | Krishnan, Suriya Krishnan | |||
| 2009 | Devaraj Velusamy | |||
| 2009 | Madhavan Subramaniyam (Aadhavan/Murugan) | |||
| 2010 | Durai Singam | |||
| 2010 | Suriyanarayana Reddy | Nominated, Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male Nominated, Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow – Male Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Actor | ||
| 2010 | Himself | Guest appearance | ||
| 2011 | Himself | Special appearance | ||
| 2011 | Himself | Guest appearance | ||
| 2011 | | Post-production | ||
| 2012 | Thinehs | Filming |
Personal life
After several years of being engaged, Suriya married actress Jyothika Sadanah on 11 September 2006, 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 ) and son Dev (born June 7, 2010).
Awards
Won, Best Supporting Actor – Pithamagan (2003) Won, Best Actor – Perazhagan (2004) Won, Best Actor – Vaaranam Aayiram (2008) 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) Won, Icon of the Year (2007) 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 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) ITFA Best Actor Award in Kaakha Kaakha (2003) Filmfans Award for Best Actor 2008 for Vaaranam Aayiram South Scope Award for Style Icon of the Year (2009) Amrita Mathrubhumi Award for Best Actor in Tamil – Ayan / Aadhavan (2009) 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) Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow – Male – Rakht Charitra (2010) 
Film career
Early career (1997–2002)
Suriya debuted in the 1997 film Nerrukku Ner directed by Vasanth and produced by Mani Ratnam. 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. His next venture was Vikraman's Unnai Ninaithu, which was followed by Mounam Pesiyadhe directed by Ameer Sultan.
Breakthrough (2003–2007)
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.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 successfull 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. 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.
Vaaranam Aayiram and onwards (2008-present)
His next release is collaborate with Gautham Menon after the success of Kaakha Kaakha, Suriya began work on Menon's biopic Vaaranam Aayiram in November 2006. Playing dual roles for the second 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. He lost weight and prepared a six pack for the film through an eight month fitness regime, with the move being a trendsetter for other leading actors from South India. 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 trimuph".Similarly critics cited Suriya's performance as "outstanding" and claiming that the film "works because of his performance", whilst other reviewers claimed the film was an "out and out Suriya show".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. The film also went on to receive a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil for 2008.In 2009, Suriya 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. 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. 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".
His next release was Aadhavan directed by K. S. Ravikumar which was a moderate success. 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. Its Telugu dubbed version, Yamudu, was also a success in Andhra Pradesh.
He made his Bollywood debut in Ram Gopal Varma's two-part political drama Rakta Charitra in 2010. He then appeared in cameo roles as himself in the films Manmadhan Ambu (2010) and Avan Ivan (2011). His next release would be A. R. Murugadoss's 7aam Arivu, for which he has finished shooting, following which he would collaborate with K. V. Anand again for a film titled Maatraan.
Brand ambassador
Suriya has been the ambassador for many famous enterprises including TVS, Aircel and Sunfeast Biscuits since 2006. He has endorsed Saravana Stores, Bharathi Cements and Navaratna products since 2010. In 2011, he had signed a new deal with Nescafé, Zandu Balm and more recently with Close-Up toothpaste brand as of May 2011.
Philanthropy
In 2008, Suriya began the Agaram Foundation, 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?. 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.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.
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