 Suriya in 2011 | |
| Film | 44 |
|---|---|
| Television series | 1 |
| Television show | 1 |
| Music videos | 2 |
| Others | 2 |
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]
Contents
- Film
- As actor
- As producer
- Other crew positions
- Television
- Discography
- Music video appearances
- Short film
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
In 2001, Suriya starred in Bala's Nandha 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]