Sajan Surya

Sajan Sooreya
Born	Sajan S. Nair 21 September 1978 (age 47)
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Mahatma Gandhi College in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Occupations	Actor Anchor Model Producer Government servant in Kerala Registration Department
Years active	2000–present
Notable work	Sthree Kumkumapoovu Bharya Geethagovindam
Spouse	Vineetha [1]
Children	2

Sajan Sooreya is an Indian actor who is known for his appearances in Malayalam soap operas. ^[2] He has won several accolades including four Asianet Television Awards for Best actor. ^[3]

He has done over 100 television series and has established himself as the most bankable actor in Malayalam television. ^[4] Before foraying into Television, he did theatre performances under his own troupe Arya Communication. Currently he owns a production company named Trio.

Personal life

Sajan was born to Satheeshan and Suryakala. He is a Clerk in Registration Department of the Government of Kerala. He is married to Vineetha and the couple has two daughters. They live in Thiruvananthapuram. ^[5]

Acting credits

Television serials (partial)

Year(s)	Show	Role	Channel	Notes
2000	Ashwathy		DD Malayalam	Television debut
	Detective Anand	Detective officer
	Dayana
2001-2002	Jwalayayi	Police Officer	DD Malayalam
2001	Sthree	Gopan	Asianet
2002	Snehadooram
	Akkarapacha
	Sthreejanmam	Mayamma's bridegroom	Surya TV
2003	Sthree Oru Punyam		DD Malayalam
2004	Sthree Hridayam	Kailath Krishna Prasad(young)	Surya TV
	Thalolam	Giri	Asianet
2005-2006	Thulabharam	Vishwan	Surya TV	Unreleased serial with only promo been released
2006-2009	Veendum Jwalayayi	Richie a.k.a Richard	DD Malayalam
2006	Sthree	Gopan	Asianet
2007	Unniyarcha	Aromal Chekavar
	Swami Ayyappan	Arjuna
	Priyamanasam		Surya TV
	Ammakkayi	Jithendran
	Sree Guruvayoorappan	Unni
	Prayaanam	Elias
2007-2008	Nirmalyam	Nandhan	Asianet
	A Amma		Kairali TV	retelecasted during the first lockdown of 2020
2008	Kanakkuyil	Dr.Harikrishnan	Asianet
	Officer		Amrita TV
2008-2009	Ammathottil	Sarathchandran	Asianet
2008-2009	Aalilathali	Izahaak a.k.a Iza
2008-2010	Snehathooval	Alex
2009	Coimbatore Ammayi		Amrita TV
2010	Snehatheeram	Nandhan	Surya TV
	Lipstick	Vipin Mohan	Asianet
2010-2011	Dream City	Sethu	Surya TV
2011	Alavudeente Albhuthavilaku	Ali Baba a.k.a. Kunjikkaka	Asianet
2011-2012	Manasaveena	Kailash	Mazhavil Manorama
	Suryakanthi		Jaihind TV
	Kanalpoovu	Sivaram	Jeevan TV
2011-2014	Kumkumapoovu	Mahesh	Asianet	Break Role [6]
2012	Innale		Surya TV
2012-2013	Nilapakshi	Harikrishnan	Kairali TV
2013-2015	Amala	Arjun	Mazhavil Manorama
2014-2015	Vadhu	Akhil/Nikhil	Surya TV	[7]
	Ente Pennu	Mukundhan	Mazhavil Manorama
2015	Ithal		Amrita TV	[8]
2015-2016	Sthreedhanam	Film actor Kiran	Asianet	Extended Cameo
2016-2019	Bharya	Naren a.k.a Narendran
2016	Sagaram Sakshi	Kannan	Surya TV
2017-2018	Mamangam	Adv.Vishnu	Flowers TV	[9]
2018-2019	Ilayaval Gayathri	Manu a.k.a Manoj	Mazhavil Manorama	[10]
2018	Police	Deepu	ACV
2019	Sabarimala Swami Ayyappan	Harichandra	Asianet
	Kasthooriman	Shankar		Extended Cameo
2019-2020	Kerala Samajam	Manohar
2020–2021	Jeevithanouka	Palackal Jayakrishnan	Mazhavil Manorama	[11]
2021-2022	Ente Maathavu	Murali	Surya TV
2023	Koodevide	Govind	Asianet	Guest appearance
2023-2025	Geeta Govindam	Arakkal Govind Madhav		[12]

Other television shows

• Aram+Aram=Kinnaram (2021) as team captain
• Let's rock and roll (2021) as Contestant
• Kutty Chef (2020) as Judge
• Thakarppan Comedy (2019) as Contestant
• Urvashi Theatre (2018) as himself in Promo
• Sell Me the Answer as Contestant
• Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran as Contestant
• Onnum Onnum Moonu as Participant
• Munch Stars (2013) as Contestant

Filmography

Year	Film	Notes
2005	Bunglavil Outha	as Krishnanunni (Debut as a lead actor)
2006	Vrindavanam
2009	Nayanam
2010	Kaaryasthan	Cameo appearance in the song Mangalangal
2013	White Paper
2014	Manam Thelinju
2015	Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare	Extended Cameo as himself
2019	A 4 Apple
	Fancy dress
2025	Moonnam Nombaram	as Saint Joseph [13]

Music videos

• Snehathepatty Onnum Parayaruthu
• Muhabathin Kaalathu
• Sree Mayadurga
• Ninnodithiri
• Oh Fathima
• Rosappoovin Niramanu
• Manasariyum Koottukari
• Gurudevan
• Sarana Veedhi
• Peralaserry Srimurugan
• Oru Naal
• Keralam Gathi Maatum

Telefilms

• Aa divasangalil Parayanirunnathu
• Nizhal Mathram
• Shankarananda
• Nizhal
• Thondimuthal
• Oru Yathrayude Anthyam

References

1. "സാജൻ സൂര്യയുടെ വീട്ടുവിശേഷങ്ങൾ". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam).
2. Soman, Deepa. "Sajan Surya said I am a natural actor - Times of India". The Times of India.
3. "Sajan Surya bags the Best Actor Award - Times of India". The Times of India.
4. "I feel delighted inside when people call me 'Vrithikettavan'". The Times of India. 13 July 2016. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 15 August 2023.
5. "സിനിമാക്കാ‍ർക്ക് സീരിയൽ നടൻമാർ രണ്ടാം കിടക്കാർ; സാജൻ സൂര്യ". malayalam.samayam.com.
6. "Rudran aka Shanavas Shanu". The Times of India. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
7. M, Athira (25 September 2014). "Quick five: Garnering accolades on the small screen". The Hindu– via www.thehindu.com.
8. "Sajan Surya gets busy - Times of India". The Times of India.
9. "Mamankam, a new serial to be aired soon!". The Times of India. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
10. "Ilayaval Gayathri completes 100 episodes". The Times of India. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
11. "'Jeevithanouka' marks Sajan Surya's comeback - Times of India". The Times of India.
12. "Sajan Surya's 'Geethagovindam' showcases the love of a 40-year-old businessman and a 23-year-old girl". The Times of India. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
13. "'മൂന്നാം നൊമ്പരം' സെപ്റ്റംബർ 26ന് തിയറ്ററുകളിൽ". Manorama News Online. 23 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.