Suriya
Surya Sivakumar | |
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| Born | Saravanan Sivakumar |
| Website | http://www.suryatheactor.com/ |
Saravanan Sivakumar (Tamil : சரவணன் சிவகுமார்) popularly known as Surya (Tamil : சூர்யா) (born on 23 July 1975), is an Indian actor in the Tamil film industry. He is the son of Tamil actor Sivakumar and is married to Jyothika, a popular Tamil actress. He is well-known for trying out off-beat roles in different films.
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Married to actress Jyothika. Has a daughter: Diya
Career
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His debut film, Nerrukku Ner (1997) with Vijay was a big hit but all his succeeding films did not do well. His first reasonable success was in the movie Poovellam Kettuppar (1999). His next movie with Vijay, Friends was another big hit. But he did not get any big breaks and his career seemed to be stalled until director Bala approached him for a role in his next venture titled Nandha. This was one of Surya's best films. The film grossed Rs.50 lakhs at the box office.Surya won his first filmfare award for best actor for this movie.
Deleted image removed: [[Image:Vaarnam-Aayiram-stills-006.jpg|thumb|left|Surya Sivakumar and director, Gautham Menon as seen during the filming of Vaaranam Aayiram it is a remake of kamal hassan's film Michael Madhana Kamarajan. After success of Ajith's Billa Director Gautham decided to remake a blockbuster movie. Surya’s next venture was with Vikraman in the movie Unnai Ninathu and the movie was able to record good collections. This was followed by Mounam Pesiyadhe which also did decently well. Surya’s second blockbuster was Kaaka Kaaka, a movie about the life of a police officer. He was recommended for this film by jyothika.The film grossed almost Rs.100 million at the box office. Also Pithamagan alongside Vikram was a big hit, Surya was appreciated for being a very different character.
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. His role as the handicapped was praised by critics, and he received a Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance. His role in Aayitha Ezhuthu as a student leader was also favoured by the critics. His movie Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkalam was dropped due to financial problems.
In 2005, Surya delivered more successful films in the form of Aaru and Ghajini - afterwards he set up a production company called Studio Green which distributed the movie in the Chennai district. Ghajini was one of the most sensational hits of 2005, with Surya playing a short term memory loss patient, for which he even tonsured his head. The film was his third blockbuster and grossed over Rs.200 million at the box office. By then, trade began comparing him with long established actors like, Vikram, Vijay and Ajith.
Surya's 2006 release is N. Krishna's Sillunu Oru Kaadhal. He acted opposite his real-life partner Jyothika in the film, however the film failed to become a hit. In 2007, Surya's solitary release was Vel, where he was paired with Asin Thottumkal, the film became a hit at the box-office.
Surya has signed up to Vaaranam Aayiram by Gautham Menon opposite Divya Spandana and Sameera Reddy. The film is set for an April 2008 release. It has also been told that he will play a superhero in director Mysskin's next venture, which is said to be made on a whooping budget of 33 crores.
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Filmography
| Year | Title | Cast | Director | Role | Other notes |
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| 2009 | Untitled | Mysskin | To play a superhero | ||
| 2008 | Ayan | Tamanna Bhatia | K. V. Anand | To Be Released on October 26, 2008 | |
| 2008 | Vaaranam Aayiram | Sameera Reddy, Divya Spandana, Simran Bagga | Gautham Menon | To Be Released on April 14, 2008 | |
| 2007 | Vel | Asin Thottumkal | Hari | Vetrivel/Vasudevan | Dubbed into Telugu as Deva |
| 2006 | Sillunu Oru Kaadhal | Jyothika Saravanan,Bhumika Chawla | N. Krishna | Gautham | Dubbed into Telugu as Nuvvu Nenu Prema |
| 2006 | June R | Jyothika Saravanan | Revathy S. Verma | Raja | Guest appearance Dubbed into Telugu as June 7 |
| 2005 | Aaru | Trisha Krishnan | Hari | Aaru | Dubbed into Telugu as Aaru |
| 2005 | Ghajini | Asin Thottumkal,Nayantara | A. R. Murugadoss | Sanjay Ramasamy | Dubbed into Telugu as Ghazini, Remake in Hindi is being made with Aamir Khan as lead and it is dubbed as ghajiri |
| 2005 | Maayavi | Jyothika Saravanan | D. P. Singhampuli | Balayya | Dubbed into Telugu as Kidnap |
| 2004 | Aayitha Ezhuthu | Esha Deol, Meera Jasmine, Trisha Krishnan, Madhavan, Siddharth | Mani Ratnam | Michael | Dubbed into Telugu as Yuva. Simultaneous Release in Hindi as Yuva with a different cast. |
| 2004 | Perazhagan | Jyothika Saravanan | Sasi Shanker | Karthik / Chinna | Dubbed into Telugu as Sundarangudu |
| 2003 | Pithamagan | Vikram, Laila, Simran Bagga | Bala | Sakthi | Dubbed into Telugu as Sivaputhrudu |
| 2003 | Kaaka Kaaka | Jyothika Saravanan, Jeevan | Gautham Menon | Anbuchelvan |
Remade in Telgu as Garshanna with Venkatesh playing the lead role |
| 2002 | Mounam Pesiyadhe | Trisha Krishnan, Laila | Ameer Sultan | Gautham | Dubbed into Telugu as Kanchu |
| 2002 | Shree | Shruti | Narasiman | Shree | Dubbed into Telugu as Surya Putrudu |
| 2002 | Unnai Ninaithu | Sneha, Laila | Vikraman | Surya | |
| 2001 | Nandha | Laila | Bala | Nandha | Dubbed into Telugu as Akrosam |
| 2001 | Friends | Devayani, Vijay | Siddique | Chandru | Dubbed into Telugu as Deviputrulu |
| 2000 | Uyirile Kalanthathu | Jyothika Saravanan | S. Rajasekar | Surya | Dubbed into Telugu as Poratam |
| 1999 | Poovellam Kettuppar | Jyothika Saravanan | Vasanth | Krishna | Dubbed into Telugu as Deal |
| 1999 | Periyanna | Meena, Vijaykanth | S. A. Chandrasekhar | Surya | Dubbed in Telugu as Brahamanna |
| 1998 | Sandhippoma | Preetha | Ramesh Kumar | Surya | |
| 1998 | Kaadhale Nimmadhi | Kavitha | Indhran | Chandru | |
| 1997 | Nerrukku Ner | Simran, Vijay, Kausalya | Vasanth | Surya |