Surya Sivakumar

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You have new messages (last change).
Surya Sivakumar

Surya Sivakumar in a still from Sillunu Oru Kaadhal
Birth name Saravanan Sivakumar
Born July 23, 1975 (age 31)
Flag of India Chennai, India
Official site http://www.rssurya.com
Notable roles Ghajini (2005)
Perazhagan (2004) Kaaka Kaaka (2003)

Saravanan Sivakumar (Tamil : சரவணன் சிவகுமர்) popularly known as Surya (Tamil : சூர்யா) (born on 23 July 1975), is an Indian actor in the Tamil film industry. He is the son of Tamil actor Sivakumar and is married to Jyothika, a popular Tamil actress. He is well-known for trying out off-beat roles in different films. Suriya is also the brand ambassador for large brands like Himani Navratna Oil, Emami Fair & Handsome, Pepsi, TVS and Sunfeast Biscuits.

Contents

[edit] Early life

Surya studied at PSBB and St. Bede's, Chennai. He completed his commerce graduation from Loyola College, Chennai. He was employed in a garment manufacturing company in Ambattur, Chennai. A notable point is Vijay, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Karthik Raja (both Ilayaraaja's sons), Vishnuvardhan and Surya were all class mates during their studies.[citation needed]Surya then ventured into the cinefield to become one of the top reigning stars of the Tamil film industry.

[edit] Personal life

His father is actor Sivakumar. He is the eldest son in the family with one younger brother actor Karthik and younger sister Brindha. He married actress Jyothika on September 11, 2006. They are expecting their first child.

[edit] Career

His debut film, Nerrukku Ner (1997) with Vijay was a big hit but all his succeeding films did not do well. His first reasonable success was in the movie Poovellam Kettuppar (1999). His next movie with Vijay, Friends was an average hit. But he did not get any big breaks and his career seemed to be stalled until director Bala approached him for a role in his next venture titled Nandha. This was Surya's first blockbuster. The film grossed Rs.50 million at the box office.

Surya’s next venture was with Vikraman in the movie Unnai Ninathu and the movie was able to record good collections. This was followed by Mounam Pesiyadhe which also did decently well. Surya’s second blockbuster was Kaaka Kaaka, a movie about the life of a police officer. The film grossed almost Rs.100 million at the box office. Also Pithamagan alongside Vikram was a big hit, Surya was appreciated for being a very different character.

In the movie Perazhagan, Surya acted in two roles, one as a boxer and the other as a handicapped but a confident phone booth keeper. His role as the handicapped was praised by critics, and he received a Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance. His role in Aayitha Ezhuthu as a student leader was also favoured by the critics. His movie Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkalam was dropped due to financial problems.

In 2005, Surya delivered more successful films in the form of Maayavi, Aaru, Ghajini - afterwards he set up a production company called Studio Green which distributed the movie in the Chennai district. Ghajini was one of the most sensational hits of 2005, with Surya playing a short term memory loss patient, for which he even tonsured his head. The film was his third blockbuster and grossed over Rs.200 million at the box office. By then, trade began comparing him with long established superstars Vijay, Ajith and Vikram.

Surya's recent release is N. Krishna's Sillunu Oru Kaadhal. He acted opposite his real-life partner Jyothika in the film. The movie released on September 8 2006. The movie was an average grosser.

Up next, Surya has signed up to an untitled A. R. Murugadoss film and a film with Gautham Menon, Vaaranam Aayiram directed by Gautham Menon. He also dubbed Abhishek Bachchan's role in the Tamil version of Guru.[1] Surya is also brand ambassador for various products.

[edit] Filmography

Year Title Cast Director Role Other notes
2007 Vel Hari Announced
2007 Vaaranam Aayiram Ramya, Andrea Jeremiah Gautham Menon Filming
2007 Guru (Tamil Dub Voice Only) R. Madhavan, Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan Mani Ratnam Gurukant Desai
2006 Sillunu Oru Kaadhal Jyothika Saravanan, Bhumika Chawla N. Krishna Gautham Dubbed into Telugu as Nuvvu Nenu Prema
2006 June R Jyothika Saravanan Revathy S. Verma Raja Guest appearance dubbed into Telugu as June 7
2005 Aaru Trisha Krishnan Hari Aaru Dubbed into Telugu as Aaru
2005 Ghajini Asin Thottumkal A. R. Murugadoss Sanjay Ramasamy Dubbed into Telugu as Ghazini
2005 Maayavi Jyothika Saravanan D. P. Singhampuli Balayya Dubbed into Telugu as Kidnap
2004 Aayitha Ezhuthu Esha Deol, Meera Jasmine, Trisha Krishnan, Madhavan, Siddharth Mani Rathnam Michael Dubbed into Telugu as Yuva
2004 Perazhagan Jyothika Saravanan Sasi Shanker Karthik / Chinna Dubbed into Telugu as Sundarangudu
2003 Pithamagan Vikram, Laila, Simran Bagga Bala Sakthi Dubbed into Telugu as Sivaputhrudu
2003 Kaaka Kaaka Jyothika Saravanan, Jeevan Gautham Menon Anbuchelvan
2002 Mounam Pesiyadhe Trisha Krishnan, Laila Ameer Gautham Dubbed into Telugu as Kanchu
2002 Shree Shruti Narasiman Shree Dubbed into Telugu as Surya Putrudu
2002 Unnai Ninaithu Sneha, Laila Vikraman Surya
2001 Nandha Laila Bala Nandha Dubbed into Telugu as Akrosam
2001 Friends Devayani, Vijay Siddique Chandru dubbed into Telugu as Deviputrulu [[1]]
2000 Uyirile Kalanthathu Jyothika Saravanan S. Rajasekar David dubbed into Telugu as Poratam [[2]]
1999 Poovellam Kettuppar Jyothika Saravanan Vasanth Senthil
1999 Periyanna Meena, Vijaykanth S. A. Chandrasekhar Rajeev
1998 Sandhippoma Preetha Ramesh Kumar Raja
1998 Kaadhale Nimmadhi Kavitha, Indhran Chandru
1997 Nerrukku Ner Simran, Vijay, Kausalya Vasanth Shri

[edit] Trivia

[edit] External links

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../s/u/r/Surya_Sivakumar_9692.html"
In other languages