Surya or Suriya is an Indian actor, producer, and television presenter. His full name is ‘Saravanan Sivakumar’ born on July 23, 1975, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Suriya married noted Tamil film actress Jyothika in September 2006. Suriya’s acting career started in 1997 with the film ‘Nerrukku Ner’ in which he played the main role. Many of his films are dubbed into the Telugu version. Suriya is one of the highest-paid actors in India. He is also the brand ambassador for TVS, Aircel, Nescafe, Bharati Cements, and many other notable companies.
In addition, his commercially successful movies include Nandha (2001), Kaakha Kaakha (2003), Pithamagan (2003), Perazhagan (2004), Ghajini (2005), Vel (2007), Vaaranam Aayiram (2008), Ayan (2009), Aadhavan (2009), Singam (2010), 7aum Arivu (2011), and Singam II (2013).
| Name of the Film | Role in the Film | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nerrukku Ner | Surya | 1997 | |
| Kaadhale Nimmadhi | Chandru | 1998 | |
| Sandhippoma | Vishnu | 1998 | |
| Periyanna | Surya | 1999 | |
| Poovellam Kettuppar | Krishna | 1999 | |
| Uyirile Kalanthathu | Suriya | 2000 | |
| Friends | Chandru | 2001 | |
| Nandha | Nandha | 2001 | |
| Unnai Ninaithu | Surya | 2002 | |
| Shree | Shree | 2002 | |
| Mounam Pesiyadhe | Gautham | 2002 | |
| Kaakha Kaakha | Anbuselvan | 2003 | |
| Pithamagan | Sakthi | 2003 | |
| Perazhagan | Karthik, Chinna | 2004 | |
| Aaytha Ezhuthu | Michael Vasanth | 2004 | |
| Maayavi | Balayya | 2005 | |
| Ghajini | Sanjay Ramasamy (Manohar) | 2005 | |
| Aaru | Aarumugam (Aaru) | 2005 | |
| June R | Raja | 2006 | Cameo appearance |
| Sillunu Oru Kaadhal | Gautham | 2006 | |
| Vel | Vetrivel, Vasudevan | 2007 | |
| Kuselan | Himself | 2008 | Special appearance |
| Vaaranam Aayiram | Krishnan, Suriya Krishnan | 2008 | |
| Ayan | Devaraj Velusamy | 2009 | |
| Aadhavan | Madhavan Subramaniyam | 2009 | |
| Singam | Durai Singam | 2010 | |
| Rakta Charitra | Suriyanarayana Reddy | 2010 | Hindi and Telugu film |
| Raththa Sarithiram | Surya | 2010 | |
| Manmadhan Ambu | Himself | 2010 | Guest appearance |
| Ko | Himself | 2011 | Special appearance |
| Avan Ivan | Himself | 2011 | Guest appearance |
| 7aam Arivu | Bodhidharma, Aravind | 2011 | |
| Maattrraan | Akilan, Vimalan | 2012 | Post Production |
| Singam 2 | Durai Singam | 2013 | Filming |
| Ninaithathu Yaaro | Himself | 2014 | Special appearance |
| Anjaan | Raju Bhai | 2014 | |
| Massu Engira Masilamani | Masilamani, Sakthi | 2015 | |
| Pasanga 2 | Dr. Tamil Nadan | 2015 | |
| 24 | Aathreya | 2016 | |
| S3 | Duraisingam | 2016 | |
| Thaanaa Serndha Koottam | Iniyan | 2018 | |
| Kadaikutty Singam | Himself | 2018 | Special appearance |
| NGK | Nandha Gopalan Kumaran (NGK) | 2019 | |
| Kaappaan | Kathir | 2019 | |
| Soorarai Pottru | Nedumaran Rajaangam (Maara) | 2020 | |
| Rocketry | Himself | 2021 | Cameo appearance |
| Jai Bhim | K. Chandru | 2021 | |
| Etharkkum Thunindhavan | A. R. Kannabiran | 2021 | |
| Vikram | Rolex | 2021 | |
| Rocketry: The Nambi Effect | humself | 2021 |
TBA=’To Be Announced’
Note: Above films list of Surya including appeared as the cameo appearance, guest appearance, and main role.