Suriya is an Indian actor and film producer who works primarily in
Tamil cinema . He made a commercially successful cinematic debut in
Vasanth 's
Nerrukku Ner (1997). After few critical and commercial failures, Suriya collaborated with Vasanth again in
Poovellam Kettuppar (1999), his first film with his future wife
Jyothika .
In 2001, Suriya starred in Bala 's Nandha as an ex-convict trying to find his place in society. The film was critically acclaimed and became a turning point in his career. His roles as a police officer in Gautham Vasudev Menon 's Kaakha Kaakha (which became his first blockbuster) and a con artist in Bala's Pithamagan , established him as one of Tamil cinema's leading actors. Suriya's performances in both films were praised, winning him a Best Actor nomination for the former and the Best Supporting Actor for Pithamagan at the 51st Filmfare Awards South . The following year, he played dual roles —a hunchback and a college student—in Perazhagan . Suriya's performance was again praised, and he received his first Filmfare Best Actor award . He was also acclaimed for his performance as a student leader in Mani Ratnam 's Aayutha Ezhuthu (2004).
In 2005, Suriya starred in three films: Maayavi , Ghajini and Aaru . His performance in Ghajini as a businessman with anterograde amnesia was widely praised, and was commercially successful. Maayavi and Aaru were moderately successful. Suriya then appeared in Vaaranam Aayiram (2008). His dual role as father and son earned him another Filmfare Best Actor award. Suriya's next three films were Ayan (2009), Aadhavan (2009) and Singam (2010). The latter, which was his most commercially successful film spawned two sequels: Singam II (2013) and Si3 (2017). Suriya made his Hindi and Telugu cinema debuts in Ram Gopal Varma 's gangster film Rakta Charitra 2 (2010).
Suriya then played the Buddhist monk and creator of Shaolin Kung Fu , Bodhidharma , and his fictional descendant Aravind, in 7aum Arivu (2011). His only 2012 release was Maattrraan , in which he played conjoined twins . In 2015, Suriya released 36 Vayadhinile , the first film from his 2D Entertainment production company. He played three roles for the first time in Vikram Kumar 's successful science fiction film 24 (2016). His performance won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor . Following Thaana Serndha Koottam (2018) and Kaappaan (2019), he worked in the acclaimed direct-to-streaming films Soorarai Pottru (2020) and Jai Bhim (2021). For Soorarai Pottru , Suriya won the National Film Award for Best Actor .
Film
All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
Key
†
Denotes films that have not yet been released
As actor
As producer
Other crew positions
Television
Discography
Music video appearances
Short film
See also
Notes
^ Singam was Suriya's 25th film.
^ Suriya played two roles.
^ Suriya played a character with two or more names.
^ Suriya played three roles.
^ His character is referred to as the "King of Silk Trade".
^ Suriya dubbed for Abhishek Bachchan in the Tamil dubbed version of the film.
^ Suriya provided narration for the Tamil dubbed version of the film.
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