Suriya is an Indian actor and film producer who works primarily in Tamil cinema .[ 1] [ 2] He made a commercially successful cinematic debut in Vasanth 's Nerrukku Ner (1997).[ 3] [ 4] After few critical and commercial failures, Suriya collaborated with Vasanth again in Poovellam Kettuppar (1999), his first film with his future wife Jyothika .[ 3] [ 5]
Suriya filmography Suriya in 2011
Film 44 Television series 1 Television show 1 Music videos 2 Others 2
In 2001, Suriya starred in Bala 's Nandhaa as an ex-convict trying to find his place in society.[ 6] The film was critically acclaimed and became a turning point in his career.[ 7] [ 8] 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.[ 3] [ 9] 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 .[ 10] 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 .[ 6] [ 11] He was also acclaimed for his performance as a student leader in Mani Ratnam 's Aayutha Ezhuthu (2004).[ 6]
In 2005, Suriya starred in three films: Maayavi , Ghajini and Aaru . His performance in Ghajini as a businessman with anterograde amnesia was widely praised,[ 8] [ 12] and was commercially successful.[ 13] Maayavi and Aaru were moderately successful.[ 14] [ 15] Suriya then appeared in Vaaranam Aayiram (2008).[ 16] His dual role as father and son earned him another Filmfare Best Actor award.[ 17] 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).[ 18] [ 19] [ a] Suriya made his Hindi and Telugu cinema debuts in Ram Gopal Varma 's gangster film Rakta Charitra 2 (2010).[ 3] [ 20]
Suriya then played the Buddhist monk and creator of Shaolin Kung Fu , Bodhidharma , and his fictional descendant Aravind, in 7aum Arivu (2011).[ 21] [ 22] His only 2012 release was Maattrraan , in which he played conjoined twins .[ 23] In 2015, Suriya released 36 Vayadhinile , the first film from his 2D Entertainment production company.[ 24] He played three roles for the first time in Vikram Kumar 's successful science fiction film 24 (2016).[ 25] His performance won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor .[ 26] [ 27] Following Thaana Serndha Koottam (2018) and Kaappaan (2019), he worked in the acclaimed direct-to-streaming films Soorarai Pottru (2020) and Jai Bhim (2021).[ 28] For Soorarai Pottru , Suriya won the National Film Award for Best Actor .[ 29]
All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
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^ Singam was Suriya's 25th film.[ 18]
^ a b c d e f g Suriya played two roles.
^ a b c d e 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.[ 91]
^ Suriya provided narration for the Tamil dubbed version of the film.[ 93]
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^ Srinivasan, Pavithra (11 November 2008). "The best of Surya" . Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017 .
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^ Pillai, Sreedhar (24 July 2002). "A chip off the old block" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017 .
^ a b Rajpal, Roktim (23 July 2015). "Happy Birthday Suriya: 5 performances that make him the 'Singam' of Tamil cinema" . News18 . Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017 .
^ Pillai, Sreedhar (29 December 2003). "Reel of fortune" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017 .
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^ Pillai, Sreedhar (30 December 2005). "Tamil cinema's new high" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 4 October 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2017 .
^ "Will Suriya's Aadhavan go Ayan's way?" . Rediff.com . 28 December 2006. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021 .
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^ "After Soorarai Pottru, Suriya's Jai Bheem finds a place in IMDb's Top Ranked movies" . News18 . 10 November 2021. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022 .
^ "68th National Film Awards winners list: Suriya's Soorarai Pottru wins big" . The Indian Express . 22 July 2022. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022 .
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^ Rangarajan, Malathi (27 December 2002). "Mounam Pesiyadhae" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017 .
^ Rangarajan, Malathi (8 August 2003). "Kaakha Kaakha" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017 .
^ Rangarajan, Malathi (31 October 2003). "Pithamagan" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017 .
^ Rangarajan, Malathi (14 May 2004). "Paerazhagan" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017 .
^ Rangarajan, Malathi (28 May 2004). "Aayudha Ezhuthu" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017 .
^ Rangarajan, Malathi (18 March 2005). "Maayavi" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017 .
^ Rangarajan, Malathi (7 October 2005). "On another psycho trip" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017 .
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^ Pillai, Sreedhar (1 March 2011). "It's cameo craze for Kollywood actors!" . The Times of India . Archived from the original on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2017 .
^ "Sanjaana makes Suriya, Karthi dance" . The Times of India . 25 January 2011. Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017 .
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^ Sudhakaran, Sreeju (23 July 2020). "Suriya Birthday Special: 9 Times the Singam Star Surprised Us With His Lovable Cameos (Watch Videos" . LatestLY . Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022 .
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^ Bhaskaran, Gautaman (30 May 2015). "Massu Engira Masilamani review: Suriya impresses, rest predictable" . Hindustan Times . Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017 .
^ a b Subramanian, Anupama (26 December 2015). "Movie Review 'Pasanga 2': An educative film worth watching" . Deccan Chronicle . Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017 .
^ a b Goutham, VS (9 May 2016). "24 movie review: Suriya's 'Athreya' is a role to remember for years" . The Indian Express . Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017 .
^ Menon, Thinkal (9 February 2017). "Si3 Movie Review" . The Times of India . Archived from the original on 9 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017 .
^ Menon, Vishal (12 January 2018). " 'Thaanaa Serndha Kootam' review: An able and fresh adaptation" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018 .
^ Aiyappan, Ashameera (13 July 2018). "Kadaikutty Singam movie review: A fairly entertaining drama" . The Indian Express . Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018 .
^ Ramanjuam, Srinivasa (31 May 2019). " 'NGK' movie review: An oddly-put together mash-up of a movie" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019 .
^ Suganth, M. (20 September 2019). "Kaappaan Movie Review" . The Times of India . Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019 .
^ Ramanujam, Srinivasa (12 November 2020). " 'Soorarai Pottru' movie review: A splendid Suriya shoulders this rollercoaster ride" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020 .
^ "Jai Bhim movie review: Suriya leads a decisively realistic courtroom drama that reflects contradictions Ambedkar spoke of" . Firstpost . 1 November 2021. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021 .
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^ "Suriya, Shah Rukh Khan land cameos in Madhavan's 'Rocketry: The Nambi Effect' " . The News Minute . 13 March 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2022 .
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^ "Suriya's Kanguva moves into post-production" . Cinema Express . 14 February 2024.
^ a b "Suriya wraps Suriya 44 shoot, shares pic with 'brother for life' Karthik Subbaraj" . India Today . 6 October 2024.
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^ "Suriya to produce, Karthi is the hero!" . Sify . 10 June 2018. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018 .
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^ "Jackpot: After Naachiyaar, Jyothika dons khaki again for Suriya's film" . India Today . 2 May 2019. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020 .
^ "Jyothika's next titled 'Pon Magal Vandhal', Suriya unveils title poster" . The News Minute . 15 July 2019. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019 .
^ "Soorarai Pottru: Suriya and team to take 100 kids on a flight to launch Veyyon Silli song" . India Today . 12 February 2020. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020 .
^ a b c d "Suriya to release four films on OTT in four months" . The Times of India . 5 August 2021. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021 .
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^ "Actor Suriya to star in and produce Singam 3" . Hindustan Times . 26 February 2015. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020 .
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^ "Suriya, Jyothika throw a party to celebrate 50-day run of Sillu Karuppatti, see pics" . Hindustan Times . 24 February 2020. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020 .
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^ "Suriya and Prayaga play Kamal and Nethra in 'Guitar Kambi Mele Nindru' " . Sify . 20 July 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021 .
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