Name:Surya
Born: July 23, 1975
Other Name: Surya
Surya is an award- winning Tamil film actor, and also a dubbing artist. In 2003 he did Kaaka Kaaka; a movie about the life of a police officer,. It was Surya's biggest hit at that time and made him a successful solo actor.
Then he did Pithamagan by Bala along with Vikram. In this movie Surya played a happy-go-lucky village crook with a comic touch in Perazhagan; one was as a boxer and the other as a handicapped but confident phone booth keeper. He then did Aayutha Ezhuthu which was based on George Reddy, a student leader in Hyderabad during the 80's. This film was directed by Mani Ratnam.
In 2005, he appeared in Aaru and then in Memento-inspired Ghajini. In this movie he played a patient suffering from short term memory loss. This movie was a blockbuster at the box office and then on he was compared with Vijay and Ajith Kumar in trade. He then set up a production company called Studio Green which distributed the movie in the Chennai district. Surya's 2006 release was N. Krishna's Sillunu Oru Kaadhal. He acted opposite his wife Jyothika Saravanan in the film. This movie did not do well at the box office. In 2007, Surya's solitary release was Vel and it did well at the box office.
In 2008, he appeared in Vaaranam Aayiram, another venture with Gautham Menon which released on November 14, 2008. This movie was a huge blockbuster at the box office. Surya's performance was highly praised and was rated to be his best performance. He won a Filmfare Award for Best Actor, a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor and Vijay Award for Best Actor.
Surya's next film Ayan in 2009 was directed by K. V. Anand and released on April 3, 2009 and was a huge box office blockbuster. Following the success of Ayan, Surya starred in Aadhavan directed by K. S. Ravikumar which was released worldwide on October 17, 2009. He is now acting in his 25th film, Singam, directed by Hari. He will make his Hindi movie debut in Rakta Charitra, which is being directed by Ram Gopal Varma and is scheduled for a 2010 release.
Awards:
• Dinakaran Best New Face Actor in Nerukku Ner (1997)
• Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor in Nandha (2002)
• ITFA Best Actor Award in Kaakha Kaakha (2003)
• Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor in Pithamagan (2003)
• Kalaimamani Award (2004)
• Filmfare Award for Best Actor in Perazhagan (2004)
• Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actor in Ghajini (2006)
• Reliance Mobile Vijay Award for Icon of the Year (2008)
• South Scope Style Award - Youth Style Icon (Male) (2008)
• Filmfare Award for Best Actor in Vaaranam Aayiram (2009)
• Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actor in Vaaranam Aayiram (2009)
• Reliance Mobile Vijay Award for Best Actor of the Year (2009)
• Filmfans Award for Best Actor in Vaaranam Aayiram (2009)
