Surya (Telugu actor)

Surya Kumar Bhagvandas (Telugu: సూర్య కుమార్ భగవాన్ దాస్) is an actor in the Telugu Film Industry portraying characters in supporting roles. He started his journey as an actor with the Telugu movie Vikram (1985). He has been awarded four Nandi awards in his acting career spanning thirty years, two for TV performances as best villan (PREMINCHU, PREMALO JEEVINCHU) and best supporting actor (JANANI JANMABHOOMI) and two for film performances in films SINDOORAM and SHOW. In Neelakanta's SHOW, a Telugu film which won National Awards for Best Regional Film and Best Screenplay, Surya plays the male lead opposite Manjula. This performance brought him a special jury Nandi award in 2001. Surya has acted in more than 500 films and television episodes till date.^[1]

Early life

Surya's father Lt. Col. R. D. Bhagvandas and mother Prabhavathi Bhagvandas and the family moved to Hyderabad and started a school called 'Trinity Public School'. He was a teacher for 28 years and for several years his teaching and acting jobs ran concurrently. He joined the second batch of Students from Madhu Film Acting School (1984) after completing Bachelor of Arts in English literature and Bachelor Of Education and was awarded the gold medal for most outstanding student.^[2]

Filmography

• Vikram
• Oohalu Gusagusalade
• 1: Nenokkadine
• 6am 2 6pm^[3]
• Sahasam
• Magadheera
• Party^[4]
• Show
• Tammudu
• Sindhooram
• Premaku velayara
• Premaku Swagatam^[5]

• Shankardada MBBS
• Srimanthudu (2015)

References

External links

• http://maastars.com/surya-profile/
• http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/interview_actorsurya.html