He then appeared twice with Jyothika in Poovellam Kettuppar (1999) and Uyirile Kalanthathu (2000). Subsequently, he acted with Vijayakanth in the film Periyanna (1999), directed by S. In July the same year, he had another release Sandhippoma. In 1998, he starred in the romantic film Kaadhale Nimmadhi.
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This was followed by a series of roles in commercially unsuccessful films in the late 1990s. Vijay, who would also go on to become a leading contemporary actor in Kollywood, co-starred with him in the film. The name Suriya was frequently used for characters in Ratnam's films. The stage name Suriya was bestowed to him by Ratnam to avoid a clash of names with established actor Saravanan. He later debuted in Vasanth's own 1997 film Nerrukku Ner, produced by Mani Ratnam when he was 22 years of age. He was initially offered the lead role by Vasanth in his film Aasai (1995), but he rejected the offer citing a lack of interest in an acting career. To avoid nepotism, he did not reveal himself to his boss as Sivakumar's son, but his boss ultimately learnt the truth himself. Main article: Suriya filmography 1997–2002: Early careerīefore his career in films, Suriya worked at a garment exports factory for eight months. In 2013, Suriya founded the production house 2D Entertainment. The year 2012 marked his debut as a television presenter with the Star Vijay game show Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi, the Tamil version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. In 2008, he began Agaram Foundation, which funds various philanthropic activities. Suriya is the eldest child of actor Sivakumar and his younger brother Karthi is also an actor. Suriya also found success with the science fiction films 7aum Arivu (2011) and 24 (2016). His status as an action star was established with roles of a smuggler in Ayan (2009), and an aggressive cop in the Singam trilogy. He rose to stardom with dual roles of a father and son in Gautham Vasudev Menon's semi-autobiographical Vaaranam Aayiram (2008). Following award-winning performances of a conman in Pithamagan (2003) and a hunchback in Perazhagan (2004), he played a man suffering from anterograde amnesia, in the 2005 blockbuster Ghajini. Based on the earnings of Indian celebrities, Suriya has been included in the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list six times.Īfter 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). Among his awards include three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards South, two Edison Awards, a Cinema Express Award, a CineMAA Award and a Vijay Award. He is best known for his work in Tamil cinema, where he is one of the highest paid actors. He has donated his body parts after his life.Saravanan Sivakumar (born 23 July 1975), known by his stage name Suriya, is an Indian actor, producer, television presenter and a philanthropist.His dream is to direct a film and loves to spend time in recording, story discussions and editing to groom himself.Actress and politician Nagma is the half-sister of his wife Jyothika.He along with his wife Jyothika is the founder of Agaram Foundation which helps out school drop out children to rehabilitate.Ajay Devgan‘s Singham film was the Hindi remake of his 2010 Tamil hit film Singam.His role as Nandha in the film Nandha was the breakthrough role in his acting career which earned him a Film Award for the Best Actor.His first salary was 1000 (INR), from which he gifted his mother a saree.He started his career as a merchandizing manager in a garment factory and worked there for 3 years.When he passed his 10th standard, he got an offer from a director, but he wasn’t confident about his looks and height, and instead went on to complete his graduation in Commerce.Director Mani Ratnam gave him the name Suriya, to avoid any confusion of names with the actor, Saravanan.Surya belongs to a filmy background as his father, brother and wife are all actors.On, a non-bailable arrest warrant was issued against 8 Tamil film actors, including Suriya, Sathyaraj, R Sarathkumar and Sripriya, for not appearing before the court in connection with a defamation case filed by a freelance journalist.In May 2016, a complaint was filed against him as he was accused of attacking a boy (Prem Kumar) who was having a noisy argument with a woman on the road.
Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennaiīrother- Karthik Sivakumar a.k.a Karthi (Younger, Actor)