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Suriya

ACTOR · FROM CHENNAI, INDIA

Suriya

Born 1975 · 51 years old70 credits since 19978 coming up

GrittyAdrenalineTenseThe underworldFamily

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In the pictureJai Bhim

ABOUT SURIYA

Saravanan Sivakumar known by his stage name Suriya, is an Indian film actor, producer and television presenter, best known for his work in Tamil cinema.

After making his debut in Nerukku Ner (1997), Suriya landed his breakthrough role in Nandha (2001) and then had his first major commercial success with the thriller Kaakha Kaakha (2003). As of 2010, he has won three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards South. In 2013, Suriya founded the production house 2D Entertainment.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born23 July 1975

BirthplaceChennai, India

Known forActing

On Cineora49 of 61 titles

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Known for

The titles people know Suriya from.

Jai Bhim poster

Movie

2021IMDb8.6

Soorarai Pottru poster

Movie

Soorarai Pottru

2020IMDb8.6

Vikram poster

Movie

2022IMDb8.3

24 poster

Movie

2016IMDb7.9

Retro poster

Movie

2025IMDb6.3

Ghajini poster

Movie

2005IMDb7.6

Vaaranam Aayiram poster

Movie

Vaaranam Aayiram

2008IMDb8.2

Kanguva poster

Movie

2024IMDb4.4

7Aum Arivu poster

Movie

2011IMDb6.7

Etharkkum Thunindhavan poster

Movie

Etharkkum Thunindhavan

2022IMDb6.4

Ayan poster

Movie

2009IMDb7.7

Karuppu poster

Movie

2026IMDb6.1

Coming up

What Suriya is working on next.

Sceneas InbarajOut Nov 2026
Rolexas RolexDate to be announced
Untitled Suriya/Narthan ProjectDate to be announced
Vaadivaasalas PichiDate to be announced

Vikram 2as RolexDate to be announced

Suriya 48as Thiruvengadam VeeraraghavanDate to be announced

MovieUntitled Suriya - Nahas Hidhayat FilmDate to be announced

MovieUntitled Suriya - H.Vinoth FilmDate to be announced

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 49
Average IMDb: 6.9
Highest rated: Rocketry: The Nambi EffectIMDb 8.6
Working since: 1997

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

70 credits

The 2020s

11 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average

Vishwanath & Sons poster

Movie

Vishwanath & Sons

2026IMDb7.2

as Sanjay 'Sanju' Vishwanath

Karuppu poster

Movie

2026IMDb6.1

as Karuppuswamy / Saravanan

Retro poster

Movie

2025IMDb6.3

as Paarivel Kannan / Jada Muni

Kanguva poster

Movie

2024IMDb4.4

as Kanguva / Francis Theodore

Sarfira poster

Movie

2024IMDb6.9

as Businessman

Rocketry: The Nambi Effect poster

Movie

Rocketry: The Nambi Effect

2022IMDb8.6

as Interviewer (Tamil version)

Vikram poster

Movie

2022IMDb8.3

as Rolex

Etharkkum Thunindhavan poster

Movie

Etharkkum Thunindhavan

2022IMDb6.4

as Kannabiran

The 2010s

16 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average

Kaappaan poster

Movie

2019IMDb6.2

as Kathiravan "Kathir"

NGK poster

Movie

2019IMDb5.7

as Nandha Gopala Kumaran aka NGK

Kadaikutty Singam poster

Movie

Kadaikutty Singam

2018IMDb6.7

as Special appearance as himself

Thaanaa Serndha Koottam poster

Movie

Thaanaa Serndha Koottam

2018IMDb6.3

as Iniyan

Si 3 poster

Movie

2017IMDb6.0

as Durai Singam

24 poster

Movie

2016IMDb7.9

as Sethuraman, Athreya, Manikandan

Pasanga 2 poster

Movie

2015IMDb7.3

as Dr. Tamizh Naadan

Masss Engira Masilamani poster

Movie

Masss Engira Masilamani

2015IMDb5.9

as Masilamani aka Mass / Shakthi

The 2000s

18 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average

Aadhavan poster

Movie

2009IMDb5.7

as 'Madhavan' Aadhavan / Murugan

Ayan poster

Movie

2009IMDb7.7

as Deva

Vaaranam Aayiram poster

Movie

Vaaranam Aayiram

2008IMDb8.2

as Krishnan / Suriya

Vel poster

Movie

2007IMDb6.3

as Vettrivel aka Velu / Vaasudevan

Sillunu Oru Kaadhal poster

Movie

Sillunu Oru Kaadhal

2006IMDb7.1

as Gautham

Aaru poster

Movie

2005IMDb5.9

as Aarumugham "Aaru"

Ghajini poster

Movie

2005IMDb7.6

as Sanjay Ramaswami / Manohar

Not on Cineora

Maayavi

2005

as Balayya

The 1990s

5 titles · IMDb 7.4 on average

Not on Cineora

Poovellam Kettuppar

1999

as Krishna / Palpandi

Not on Cineora

Periyanna

1999

as Suriya

Not on Cineora

Sandhippoma

1998

as Vishwa

Not on Cineora

Kaadhale Nimmadhi

1998

as Chandru

Nerrukku Ner poster

Movie

1997IMDb7.4

as Surya

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Suriya’s titles.

Yuvan Shankar RajaComposer · Anjaan, NGK and 7 more

Harris JayarajComposer · Ghajini, Vaaranam Aayiram and 7 more

NassarRetro, Vishwanath & Sons and 6 more

JyothikaKaakha Kaakha, Sillunu Oru Kaadhal and 5 more

KarunasSoorarai Pottru, Ayan and 4 more

Trisha KrishnanKaruppu, Aayitha Ezhuthu and 3 more

VadiveluFriends, Sillunu Oru Kaadhal and 3 more

Saranya Ponvannan24, Etharkkum Thunindhavan and 3 more

SooriEtharkkum Thunindhavan, Si 3 and 3 more

IlavarasuMeiyazhagan, 7Aum Arivu and 3 more