Surya Sivakumar
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| Surya Sivakumar | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Saravanan Sivakumar |
| Born | July 23 1975 Image:Flag of India.svg Chennai, India |
| Official site | http://suriya-online.com |
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Saravanan Sivakumar (Tamil : சரவணன் சிவகுமார்) popularly known as Surya (Tamil : சூர்யா) (born on 23 July 1975, Mother Tongue - Tamil), 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. Suriya is also the brand ambassador for large brands like Himani Navratna Oil, Emami Fair & Handsome, Pepsi, TVS and Sunfeast Biscuits.
[edit] Personal life
His father is the Tamil actor Sivakumar. He is the eldest of three children. He has a younger brother named Karthi, who is also an actor and a younger sister Brindha, who is married to an industrialist. He is blessed with a baby girl on August 10, 2007 whose birth star is Punartha. Their daughter was named Diya, which means light, just like her parents' names.
He takes part in many charity activities; supports the Tanker foundation and also furthers his father's help to the needy with Agaram foundation. He is part of the actor Surya's fanclub in yahoo groups where he is more than happy to receive comments and suggestions from fans. He also has the biggest community in Orkut for a Tamil actor with more than 50 000 members.
His debut film, Nerrukku Ner (1997) with Vijay was a big hit but his succeeding films did not do well. His first reasonable success was in the movie Poovellam Kettuppara (1999). His next movie with [[Vijay], |Friends]] was another big hit. His movie Nandha was a big turning point in his career. Nandha did highlight to the world suryas hidden talents and since then he is giving only sucessful movies.with his recent release VEL, he has become for sure,one of the leading actors in Kollywood.
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 everyone, 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.
Surya's 2006 release is N. Krishna's Sillunu Oru Kaadhal. He acted opposite his real-life partner Jyothika in the film, which became 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 Sameera Reddy and Divya. The film is set for an April 2008 release.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Cast | Director | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Vaaranam Aayiram | Sameera Reddy, Divya | 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 Rathnam | 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 | |
| 2002 | Mounam Pesiyadhe | Trisha Krishnan, Laila | Ameer | 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 |
