^Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
Suriya is an Indian film actor, as well as a television host. He made his film debut in Nerrukku Ner (1997) which won him the Dinakaran Best New Face Actor. He won Tamilnadu State Best Actor Award in 2002 for the film Nandha, which was the major break in his career. He won the first Filmfare Award, Best Supporting Actor in the film Pithamagan (2003) for his suporting role. Suriya has won three Filmfare Awards, five Vijay Awards. In 2009, he got Icon of the year Special Award for his contribution in Agaram Foundation by Vijay TV.