Tamil Actor Surya Profile Biography Trivia Movies Awards

· Name:	Surya Sivakumar
· Born on:	23 july 1975 in Chennai, India
· Birth Name:	saravanan Sivakumar
· Star Sign:	Leo
· Father:	Sivakumar
· Mother:	Lakshmi Sivakumar
· Siblings:	Karthik, Brindha
· Schooling:	PSBB & St.Bede's Chennai
· College Days:	B.Com from Loyola College, Chennai
· Height:	5'6"
· Spouse:	Jyothika Sadanah
· Children:	Diya, Dev
· Nationality:	Indian
· Favourite Food:	Curd rice, Dosa
· Favourite Actor:	Kamal Haasan, Amir Khan
· Favourite Actress:	Revathi
· Interests:	Driving car, watching movies,
	listening to music & radio
· Debut Movie	Nerrukku Ner(1997)
· Favourite Director:	Ilayaraja

Trivia

# Surya Sivakumar is the elder son of the great veteran tamil actor 'Sivakumar'.

Surya Sivakumar with his family

# Before becoming an actor he worked as a merchandizing manager in a garment factory.

# He is the elder brother of 'Karthi' who is one of the leading actor of tamil film industry.

Surya with his brother Karthi & father sivakumar

# Surya is the 'founder of an NGO foundation called AGARAM' which fights against illiteracy.

# He has also produced a commercial video titled 'Herova? Zerova?' outling child poverty, labour & lack of education. He is also the active participant of "Save The Tigers" campaign and "REACH" which is there to eradicate tuber culosis.

# Surya got married to an actress Jyothika on septamber 2006 after being engaged for 3 years with whom he was paired in 7 films. This beautiful couple is blessed with a baby girl 'Diya' born on August 10th 2007, and a baby boy 'Dev' born on 7 th june 2010.

Surya & Jyothika With daughter Diya

# He owns a company called 'Studio Green' which involves in film distribution & production.

# He is the Brand Ambassador for TVS, Aircel, Sunfeast Biscuits, Bharath Cements, Navaratna Products, Nescafe, Zandoo balm, Close-up tooth paste.

# His films may or may not be a hit but his charm & the warmth of his smile excedes is enough to win over audiences.

Surya's Quotes:

"My greatest satisfaction comes when my parents say that am succeeded in my work"

"To do something different & take up challenge is always important to me"

"I am fascinated by my character rather than larger-than-life cardboard super hero roles"

"I am a very boring guy & not at all romantic. Jyothika liked me because am a sober guy.

Movies

		Year	Film	Role
		1997	Nerrukku Ner	Suriya
		1998	Kaadhale Nimmadhi	Chandru
		1998	Sandhippoma	Vishnu
		1999	Periyanna	Suriya
		1999	Poovellam Kettuppar	Krishna
		2000	Uyirile Kalanthathu	Suriya
		2001	Friends	Chandru
		2001	Nandha	Nandha
		2002	Unnai Ninaithu	Suriya
		2002	Shree	Shree
		2002	Mounam Pesiyadhe	Gautham
		2003	Kaakha Kaakha	Anbuselvan
		2003	Pithamagan	Sakthi
		2004	Perazhagan	Karthik,Chinna
		2004	Aayutha Ezhuthu	Michael Vasanth
		2005	Maayavi	Balayya
		2005	Ghajini	Sanjay Ramasamy (Manohar)
		2005	Aaru	Aarumugam (Aaru)
		2005	June R	Raja
		2006	Sillunu Oru Kaadhal	Gautham
		2007	Vel	Vetrivel,Vasudevan
		2008	Kuselan	Himself
		2008	Vaaranam Aayiram	Krishnan,Suriya Krishnan
		2009	Ayan	Devaraj Velusamy
		2009	Aadhavan	Madhavan Subramaniyam
				(Aadhavan/Murugan)
		2010	Singam	Durai Singam
		2010	Rakht Charitra II	Suriyanarayana Reddy
		2010	Manmadhan Ambu	Himself
		2011	Ko	Himself
		2011	Avan Ivan	Himself
		2011	Maatraan	Bodhidharma, Aravind
		2012	7aam Arivu

Awards

# Filmfare Awards South

Winner

Best Supporting Actor – Pithamagan (2003)

Best Actor – Perazhagan (2004)

Best Actor – Vaaranam Aayiram (2008)

Nominated

Best Actor – Kaakha Kaakha (2003)

Best Actor – Ayan (2009)

Best Actor – Singam (2010)

# Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

Winner

Best Actor – Nandha (2002)

Special Award for Best Actor – Ghajini (2005)

Special Award for Best Actor – Vaaranam Aayiram (2008)

# Vijay Awards

Winner

Icon of the Year (2007)

Best Actor – Vaaranam Aayiram (2008)

Entertainer of the Year (2009) for Ayan/Aadhavan

Icon of the Year (2009) – Special Award for Social Services rendered through Agaram Foundation

Entertainer of the Year (2010) - Singam

Nominated

Favourite Hero – Vaaranam Aayiram (2008)

Entertainer of the Year - Vaaranam Aayiram (2008)

Favourite Hero – Ayan/Aadhavan (2009)

Best Actor - Ayan (2009)

Best Actor – Ratha Charithram (2010)

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)

AXN Award for Best Action Actor in a Negative role - Rakta Charitra (2010)