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Surya Sivakumar | |
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| Born | Saravanan Sivakumar |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997-Present |
| Spouse(s) | Jyothika Saravanan (2006-present) |
Saravanan "Surya" Sivakumar (Tamil: சரவணன் "சூர்யா" சிவகுமார்) (born July 23, 1975) is a Tamil film actor who has won several awards and critical acclaims for various roles. He is the son of actor Sivakumar[1] and is married to Jyothika Saravanan, a former actress. He starred in films such as Nandha, Kaakha Kaakha, Ghajini, Perazhagan, Pithamagan and Vaaranam Aayiram and Ayan.
Early life
Surya was born to actor Sivakumar. He is the eldest of three children, his younger brother the actor Karthik Sivakumar and a younger sister named Brindha Sivakumar.
He went to 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.
Career
Surya debut in Nerrukku Ner (1997). Later he starred in Friends and Nandha, for which he received a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor.
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, grossed almost 100 million at the box office. Pithamagan, in which Surya was played a happy-go-lucky village crook in a comedic role. The role garnered him critical acclaim, earning him a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. 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 based on George Reddy, a student leader in Hyderabad during the 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 in Ghajini. The movie would go on to be a blockbuster in 2006. It was remade in hindi in 2008.
Surya's 2006 release was N. Krishna's Sillunu Oru Kaadhal. He acted opposite his real-life partner Jyothika in the film. In 2007, Sivakumar's solitary release was Vel. He later appered in Vaaranam Aayiram, another venture with Gautham Menon, released on November 14, 2008. He became the first actor in Kollywood to come up with Six Pack abs for the film Vaaranam Aayiram, which resulted in him becoming the poster boy for many Fitness freaks in Tamil Nadu.
Surya's next film is Ayan directed by K. V. Anand, and released on April 3rd. Following Ayan, Surya has been cast in Aadhavan directed by K. S. Ravikumar, followed by Singam directed by Hari. Surya will also be acting in a film titled Mugamoodi, which is expected to be a superhero film. He is also acting in his debut Hindi movie Rakta Charitthra, which is directed by Ram Gopal Varma. It also stars Vivek Oberoi.
Personal life
Surya married actress Jyothika Saravanan on September 11, 2006[2]. In 2007, the couple had a daughter named Diya.
Agaram Foundations
In 2008, Surya began the Agaram Foundations[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?. The film was written and produced by Sivakumar and also starred Joseph Vijay, R. Madhavan and Jyothika Saravanan[4].
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)[5]
- Kalaimamani Award (2004)
Filmography
References
Suryas official website : www.suriya-online.com maintained by galatta.com the only official website for Surya
Suryas official fanclub on the net http://movies.dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/actorsuryasfanclub/
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Nerrukku Ner | Surya | |
| 1998 | Kaadhale Nimmadhi | Chandru | |
| Sandhippoma | Surya | ||
| 1999 | Periyanna | Surya | |
| Poovellam Kettuppar | Krishna | ||
| 2000 | Uyirile Kalanthathu | Surya | |
| 2001 | Friends | Chandru | |
| Nandha | Nandha | Winner: Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor | |
| 2002 | Unnai Ninaithu | Surya | |
| Shree | Shree | ||
| Mounam Pesiyadhe | Gautham | ||
| 2003 | Kaakha Kaakha | Anbuselvan | |
| Pithamagan | Sakthi | Winner: Filmfare Best Tamil Supporting Actor Award | |
| 2004 | Perazhagan | Karthik & Chinna |
Winner: Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award |
| Aayitha Ezhuthu | Michael | ||
| 2005 | Maayavi | Balayya | |
| Ghajini | Sanjay Ramasamy | Winner: Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actor | |
| Aaru | Aaru | ||
| June R | Raja | Guest appearance | |
| 2006 | Sillunu Oru Kaadhal | Gautham | |
| 2007 | Vel | Vetrivel, Vasudevan |
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| 2008 | Kuselan | Himself | Cameo appearance |
| Vaaranam Aayiram | Krishnan & Surya Krishnan |
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| 2009 | Ayan | Devaraj Velusamy | |
| Aadhavan | Filming | ||
| Singam | Announced |
- ^ http://celebrity.psyphil.com/surya-sivakumar-pictures-biography-movies-interesting-facts/
- ^ http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/sep-06-02/11-09-06-surya-jo.html
- ^ http://agaram.in/index.php?pollId=4
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herova%3F_Zerova%3F
- ^ http://entertainment.oneindia.in/movies/artist-awards/2747/1/surya-sivakumar.html