|   Suriya in 2011 | |
| Film | 45 | 
|---|---|
| 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]
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 7 Aum 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 film or TV productions that have not yet been released | 
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Nandhaa | [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] | ||
| 2010 | Singam | Duraisingam | 25th film | [52] [53] | 
| Rakta Charitra 2 | Yeturi Suryanarayana Reddy | 
 | [20] [1] [54] | |
| Manmadan Ambu | Himself | Guest appearance in the song "Oyyale" | [55] | |
| 2011 | Ko | Himself | Guest appearance in the song "Aga Naga" | [56] | 
| Avan Ivan | Himself | Guest appearance | [57] | |
| 7 Aum Arivu | Bodhidharma and Aravind [b] | [21] [58] | ||
| 2012 | Maattrraan | Akhilan and Vimalan [b] | [23] [59] | |
| 2013 | Chennaiyil Oru Naal | Himself | Guest appearance | [60] | 
| Singam II | Duraisingam | [61] [62] | ||
| 2014 | Ninaithathu Yaaro | Himself | Guest appearance | [63] [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 | Retro | Paarivel "Paari" Kannan (Jada Muni) [c] | [81] | |
| TBA | Karuppu † | Saravanan | Post-production | [82] | 
| Suriya 46 † | TBA | Filming | [83] | |
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 36 Vayadhinile | [84] | |
| Pasanga 2 | [67] | ||
| 2016 | 24 | [68] | |
| 2017 | Magalir Mattum | [85] | |
| 2018 | Kadaikutty Singam | [86] | |
| 2019 | Uriyadi 2 | [87] | |
| Jackpot | [88] | ||
| 2020 | Ponmagal Vandhal | [89] | |
| Soorarai Pottru | [90] | ||
| 2021 | Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum | [91] | |
| Udanpirappe | [91] | ||
| Jai Bhim | [91] | ||
| 2022 | Oh My Dog | [91] | |
| Viruman | [92] | ||
| 2024 | Sarfira | [79] | |
| Meiyazhagan | [93] | ||
| 2025 | Retro | [81] | |
| Leading Light | Documentary | [94] | 
| Year | Title | Actor | Notes | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Guru | Abhishek Bachchan | Tamil dubbed version | [95] | 
| Taare Zameen Par | Aamir Khan | Tamil dubbed version | [96] | |
| 2017 | Ghazi | — | Narrator for Tamil dubbed version | [97] | 
| 2020 | Ponmagal Vandhal | — | Narrator | [98] | 
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Singam II | [99] | |
| 2017 | Kadugu | [100] | |
| 2019 | Sillu Karuppatti | [101] | |
| 2022 | Gargi | [102] | 
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–2013 | Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi | Himself | Star Vijay | 
 | [103] [104] | 
| 2021 | Navarasa | Kamal | Netflix | Episode: "Guitar Kambi Mele Nindru" | [105] | 
| 2024 | Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale | Himself | Netflix | [106] | 
| Year | Film | Song | Notes | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Anjaan | "Ek Do Teen" | Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja Co-sang with Andrea Jeremiah | [107] | 
| TBA | Party | "Cha Cha Charey" | Co-sang with Karthi, Kharesma Ravichandran, Venkat Prabhu and Premgi Amaren | [108] | 
| 2020 | Soorarai Pottru | "Maara Theme" | Tamil Version | [109] | 
| Aakaasam Nee Haddhu Ra | "Maha Theme" | Telugu song | [110] | |
| 2025 | Retro | "Love Detox" | Composed by Santhosh Narayanan | [111] | 
| Year | Title | Role | Performer(s) | Notes | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "Spirit of Chennai" | Himself | C. Girinandh | [112] | |
| 2017 | "Maatrangal Ondre Dhaan" | Nivas K. Prasanna | [113] | 
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Inaintha Kaigal | [114] | |
| 2008 | Herova? Zerova? | Also producer | [115] |