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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]
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]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1997 | Nerrukku Ner | Suriya | [3] | |
1998 | Kaadhale Nimmadhi | Chandru | [30] | |
Sandhippoma | Vishwa | [30] | ||
1999 | Periyanna | Suriya | [30] [31] | |
Poovellam Kettuppar | Krishna | [3] [30] | ||
2000 | Uyirile Kalanthathu | Suriya | [32] | |
2001 | Friends | Chandru | [33] | |
Nandhaa | Nandha | [34] | ||
2002 | Unnai Ninaithu | Suriya | [35] | |
Sri | Sri | [36] | ||
Mounam Pesiyadhe | Gautham | [37] | ||
2003 | Kaakha Kaakha | Anbuselvan | [10] [38] | |
Pithamagan | Sakthivel | [10] [39] | ||
2004 | Perazhagan | Chinna (Prem Kumar) and Karthik [b] | [6] [40] | |
Aayutha Ezhuthu | Michael Vasanth | [41] | ||
2005 | Maayavi | Balaiah | [42] | |
Ghajini | Sanjay Ramaswamy (Manohar) [c] | [43] | ||
Aaru | Aarumugam (Aaru) | [44] | ||
2006 | June R | Raja | Cameo | [45] |
Sillunu Oru Kaadhal | Gautham | [46] | ||
2007 | Vel | Vetrivel and Vasudevan [b] | [47] | |
2008 | Kuselan | Himself | Guest appearance in the song "Cinema Cinema" | [30] [48] |
Vaaranam Aayiram | Krishnan and Suriya [b] | [16] [17] | ||
2009 | Ayan | Devaraj Velusamy (Deva) | [49] [50] | |
Aadhavan | Madhavan Subramaniam (Aadhavan) [c] | [51] [52] | ||
2010 | Singam | Duraisingam | 25th film | [53] [54] |
Rakta Charitra 2 | Yeturi Suryanarayana Reddy |
| [20] [1] [55] | |
Manmadan Ambu | Himself | Guest appearance in the song "Oyyale" | [56] | |
2011 | Ko | Himself | Guest appearance in the song "Aga Naga" | [57] |
Avan Ivan | Himself | Guest appearance | [58] | |
7aum Arivu | Bodhidharma and Aravind [b] | [21] [59] | ||
2012 | Maattrraan | Akhilan and Vimalan [b] | [23] [60] | |
2013 | Chennaiyil Oru Naal | Himself | Guest appearance | [61] |
Singam II | Duraisingam | [62] [63] | ||
2014 | Ninaithathu Yaaro | Himself | Guest appearance | [64] |
Anjaan | Raju Bhai (Krishna) [c] | [65] | ||
2015 | Massu Engira Masilamani | Masilamani (Mass) and Sakthivel (Sakthi) [b] | [66] | |
Pasanga 2 | Dr. Thamizh Nadan | [67] | ||
2016 | 24 | Athreya, Manikandan and Sethuraman [d] | [27] [68] | |
2017 | Si3 | Duraisingam | [69] | |
2018 | Thaanaa Serndha Koottam | Iniyan | [70] | |
Kadaikutty Singam | Himself | Guest appearance | [71] | |
2019 | NGK | Nandha Gopalan Kumaran (NGK) [c] | [72] | |
Kaappaan | Kathiravan | [73] | ||
2020 | Soorarai Pottru | Nedumaaran Rajangam (Maara) [c] | [74] | |
2021 | Jai Bhim | K. Chandru | [75] | |
2022 | Etharkkum Thunindhavan | A. R. Kannabiran | [76] | |
Vikram | Rolex | Cameo | [77] | |
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect | Himself | Guest appearance | [78] | |
2024 | Sarfira | Unnamed businessman [e] | Mid-credits cameo; Hindi film | [79] |
Kanguva | Kanguva and Francis Theodore [b] | [80] | ||
2025 | Suriya 44 † | TBA | Post-production | [81] |
Suriya 45 † | TBA | Filming | [82] |
Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | 36 Vayadhinile | [83] | |
Pasanga 2 | [67] | ||
2016 | 24 | [68] | |
2017 | Magalir Mattum | [84] | |
2018 | Kadaikutty Singam | [85] | |
2019 | Uriyadi 2 | [86] | |
Jackpot | [87] | ||
2020 | Ponmagal Vandhal | [88] | |
Soorarai Pottru | [89] | ||
2021 | Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum | [90] | |
Udanpirappe | [90] | ||
Jai Bhim | [90] | ||
2022 | Oh My Dog | [90] | |
Viruman | [91] | ||
2024 | Sarfira | [79] | |
Meiyazhagan | |||
2025 | Suriya 44 † | Post-production | [81] |
Year | Title | Position(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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2007 | Guru | Dubbing artist | Tamil version [f] | [92] |
2013 | Singam II | Distributor | [93] | |
2017 | The Ghazi Attack | Narrator | Tamil version [g] | [94] |
Kadugu | Distributor | [95] | ||
2019 | Sillu Karuppatti | Distributor | [96] | |
2020 | Ponmagal Vandhal | Narrator | [97] | |
2022 | Gargi | Distributor | [98] |
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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2012–2013 | Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi | Himself | Star Vijay |
| [99] [100] |
2021 | Navarasa | Kamal | Netflix | Episode: "Guitar Kambi Mele Nindru" | [101] |
Year | Film | Song | Notes | Ref. |
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2014 | Anjaan | "Ek Do Theen Char" | Composed by U1 Co-sang with Andrea Jeremiah | [65] |
TBA | Party | "Cha Cha Charey" | Co-sang with Karthi, Kharesma Ravichandran, Venkat Prabhu and Premgi Amaren | [102] |
2020 | Soorarai Pottru | "Maara Theme" | Tamil Version | [103] |
Aakaasam Nee Haddhu Ra | "Maha Theme" | Telugu song | [104] |
Year | Title | Role | Performer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | "Spirit of Chennai" | Himself | C. Girinandh | [105] | |
2017 | "Maatrangal Ondre Dhaan" | Himself | Nivas K. Prasanna | [106] |
Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
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2005 | Inaintha Kaigal | [107] | |
2008 | Herova? Zerova? | Also producer | [108] |
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