Suriya
Suriya Sivakumar | |
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Born | Saravanan Sivakumar |
Other names | Surya |
Occupation | Film actor |
Years active | 1997–present |
Spouse(s) | Jyothika Saravanan (2006–present) |
Saravanan "Suriya" Sivakumar (Tamil: சரவணன் "சூர்யா" சிவகுமார்) (born 23 July 1975) is an award-winning Tamil film actor and dubbing artist. Son of actor Sivakumar, he starred in several films, such as Nandha, Kaakha Kaakha, Ghajini, Perazhagan, Pithamagan, Vaaranam Aayiram and Ayan. As of 2009,[1] he has won three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards.
He became a film distributor after opening Studio Green, which distributed several of his earlier films. He married actress Jyothika Saravanan in 2006, after being engaged for several years. In 2008, he began Agaram Foundation, which funds for preventing early childhood drop-outs.[2]
Early life
Suriya Sivakumar was born to actor Sivakumar and his wife Lakshmi on 23 July 1975. He was born in Chennai, but brought up in Coimbatore. He is the eldest of three children, his younger brother is actor Karthik Sivakumar and he has a younger sister named Brindha Sivakumar.
He attended Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan School[3] and St. Bede's School in Chennai[4] and graduated from Loyola College with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He was working in a garment factory at Tiruppur before entering the film industry.
Career
Initial career (1997 – 2002)
Surya debuted in the 1997 film Nerrukku Ner directed by Vasanth. This film produced by Mani Ratnam was a hit. Later he starred in movies which did not do well. In 2001 he starred in a Malayalam remake Friends directed by Siddique and Nandha by Bala for which he received a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor. Nandha was one of Surya's most important films as it established him as an actor and changed his views on cinema as a career. Surya's next venture was Vikraman's Unnai Ninaithu which was followed by Mounam Pesiyadhe. Both films did well and Surya's performance was appreciated.[who?]
Success (2003 – 2007)
In 2003 he did Kaaka Kaaka; a movie about the life of a police officer, it grossed almost Rs. 150 million at the box office. It was Surya's biggest hit at that time and made him a successful solo actor. This movie also stirred some gossip about Surya and Jyothika Saravanan's love affair. Then he did Pithamagan by Bala along with Vikram. In this movie Surya played a happy-go-lucky village crook with a comic touch, for which he received a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award. In 2004 he received a Filmfare Award for Best Actor for playing two roles in Perazhagan; one was as a boxer and the other as a handicapped but confident phone booth keeper. He then did Aayutha Ezhuthu which was based on George Reddy, a student leader in Hyderabad during the 80's. This film was directed by Mani Ratnam.
In 2005, he appeared in Aaru and then in Memento-inspired Ghajini. In this movie he played a patient suffering from short term memory loss. This movie was a blockbuster at the box office, causing him to be compared with Vijay and Ajith Kumar. He then set up a production company called Studio Green which distributed the movie in the Chennai district. Surya's 2006 release was N. Krishna's Sillunu Oru Kaadhal. He acted opposite his wife Jyothika Saravanan in the film. This movie did not do well at the box office. In 2007, Surya's solitary release was Vel and it became a super hit at the box office.
Vaaranam Aayiram and beyond
In 2008, he appeared in Vaaranam Aayiram, another venture with Gautham Menon which released on 14 November 2008. Surya's performance was highly praised and was rated to be his best performance. He won a Filmfare Award for Best Actor, a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor and Vijay Award for Best Actor.
Surya's next film Ayan in 2009 was directed by K. V. Anand and released on 3 April 2009 and was a huge box office blockbuster. Following the success of Ayan, Surya starred in Aadhavan directed by K. S. Ravikumar which was released worldwide on 17 October 2009. Aadhavan went on to become another hit movie of Surya's. He is now acting in his 25th film, Singam, directed by Hari. He will make his Bollywood debut in Rakta Charitra, which is being directed by Ram Gopal Varma and is scheduled for a 2010 release.
Philanthropy
In 2008, Surya began Agaram Foundation[2] 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 Surya and also starred Joseph Vijay, R. Madhavan and Jyothika Saravanan.
Personal life
He married Jyothika Saravanan on 11 September 2006.[5] On 10 August 2007, the couple's daughter Diya was born.[6] He resides in Chennai with his family. Surya has stated that he is against smoking and drinking. He is building a new hospital in Chennai.
Awards
- Dinakaran Best New Face Actor in Nerukku Ner (1997)[7]
- Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor in Nandha (2002)
- ITFA Best Actor Award in Kaakha Kaakha (2003)
- Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor in Pithamagan (2003)
- Kalaimamani Award (2004)
- Filmfare Award for Best Actor in Perazhagan (2004)
- Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actor in Ghajini (2006)[8]
- Reliance Mobile Vijay Award for Icon of the Year (2008)
- South Scope Style Award - Youth Style Icon (Male) (2008)[9]
- Filmfare Award for Best Actor in Vaaranam Aayiram (2009)
- Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actor in Vaaranam Aayiram (2009)
- Reliance Mobile Vijay Award for Best Actor of the Year (2009)[10]
- Filmfans Award for Best Actor in Vaaranam Aayiram (2009) [11]
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Lanaguage | Notes |
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1997 | Nerrukku Ner | Surya | Tamil | Winner, Dinakaran Award for Best New Actor |
1998 | Kaadhale Nimmadhi | Sindhu | Tamil | |
Sandhippoma | Surya | Tamil | ||
1999 | Periyanna | Suryanna | Tamil | |
Poovellam Kettuppar | Chandru | Tamil | ||
2000 | Uyirile Kalanthathu | Surya | Tamil | |
2001 | Friends | Chandru | Tamil | |
Nandha | Nandha | Tamil | Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor | |
2002 | Unnai Ninaithu | Surya | Tamil | |
Shree | Shree | Tamil | ||
Mounam Pesiyadhe | Gautham | Tamil | ||
2003 | Kaakha Kaakha | Anbuselvan | Tamil | Winner, ITFA Best Actor Award |
Pithamagan | Sakthi | Tamil | Winner, Filmfare Best Tamil Supporting Actor Award | |
2004 | Perazhagan | Karthik, Chinna |
Tamil | Winner, Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award |
Aayutha Ezhuthu | Michael Vasanth | Tamil | ||
2005 | Maayavi | Balayya | Tamil | |
Ghajini | Sanjay Ramasamy (Manohar) | Tamil | Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actor | |
Aaru | Aaru | Tamil | ||
June R | Raja | Tamil | Guest appearance | |
2006 | Sillunu Oru Kaadhal | Gautham | Tamil | |
2007 | Vel | Vetrivel, Vasudevan |
Tamil | |
2008 | Kuselan | Himself | Tamil | Cameo appearance |
Vaaranam Aayiram | Krishnan, Surya Krishnan |
Tamil | Winner, Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actor Winner, Vijay Award for Best Actor | |
2009 | Ayan | Devaraj Velusamy | Tamil | |
Aadhavan | Madhavan Subramaniyam (Aadhavan/Murugan) |
Tamil | ||
2010 | Singam | Durai Singam | Tamil | Filming |
Rakta Charitra | Maddalcheruvu Suri | Telugu Hindi |
Announced |
References
- ^ "Film Fare Awards 2008 announced". Behindwoods.com. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^ a b "About Us". Agaram Foundation. 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^ "Emulate Surya's example of hard work, students told". The Hindu. 25 August 2006. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^ "Alumni invited to St. Bede's centenary celebrations". The Hindu. 24 November 2007. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
- ^ "Highlights of Surya-Jyothika wedding". Behindwoods.com. 11 September 2006. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^ Settu Shankar (20 August 2007). "Bright light falls on Surya-Jyothika". One India. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^ "Dinakaran Cinema Awards 1997". Dinakaran. 12 April 1998. Retrieved 1998-04-12.
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- ^ "South Scope Style Awards List". Cine Guru. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-26. }}
- ^ "Neil Nithin Mukesh incurs Salman Khan's wrath". The Times. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
On the night of Saturday 13th, there was hardly a dry eye in the Nehru Stadium when Kamalhassan presented the best actor award to Surya in the Star Vijay 2008 awards.
- ^ "58th Film Fans Awards announced List". Indiaglitz. 14 October 200. Retrieved 2009-10-14.