Career Suriya

1 career

1.1 1997–2002: career
1.2 2003–2007
1.3 2008–2010
1.4 2011—present

career
1997–2002: career

before career in films, suriya worked @ garment exports factory 8 months. avoid nepotism, did not reveal himself boss sivakumar s son, boss learnt truth himself. offered lead role vasanth in film aasai (1995), rejected offer citing lack of interest in acting career. later debuted in vasanth s own 1997 film nerrukku ner, produced mani ratnam when 22 years of age. stage name suriya bestowed him ratnam avoid clash of names established actor saravanan. name suriya used characters in ratnam s films. vijay, go on become leading contemporary actor in kollywood, co-starred him in film. followed series of roles in commercially unsuccessful films in late 1990s. in 2001, starred in siddique s comedy film friends, co-starring vijay.

suriya confessed struggled due lack of confidence, memory power, fighting or dancing skills in career, actor raghuvaran, 1 of mentors, advised him create own identity, rather stay under father s shadow.

his major break in acting came in form of nandha, directed bala. playing role of ex-convict attached mother, received tamil nadu state film award best actor. next venture vikraman s unnai ninaithu followed mounam pesiyadhe directed ameer sultan.

2003–2007

in 2003, starred in gautham menon s kaakha kaakha, film life of police officer. film opened positive reviews critic rediff.com claiming surya anbu selvan fits role , film career high him . film became blockbuster @ box office. portrayal of happy-go-lucky village crook comic touch in bala s pithamagan, along vikram, won him filmfare award best supporting actor – tamil , film did commercially. in 2004, played dual roles in perazhagan, aggressive boxer , handicapped phone booth keeper. suriya s performance won positive reviews critics reviewer describing surya deserves appreciation astounding performance. @ best humor or action. actor has scored hat trick . film became successful venture @ box office , suriya won first filmfare award best actor – tamil. same year, portrayed role of student leader in mani ratnam s political drama aaytha ezhuthu along madhavan , siddarth received highly critical acclaim.

suriya ram gopal varma on sets of rakta charitra

suriya signed on feature in psychological thriller, ghajini directed a. r. murugadoss in november 2004; played role of patient suffering short-term memory loss. ghajini released in late 2005 , became blockbuster , third highest-grossing film of year in tamil. suriya s role unanimously praised, reviewer sify citing film driven suriya s riveting performance . later worked in hari s action film aaru , film received moderate response @ box office. performance fetched positive reviews reviewer citing surya keeps riveted seats wholesome effort .

in 2006, starred jyothika , bhumika chawla in n. krishna s film sillunu oru kaadhal. film took strong opening, average reception performance praised, reviewer sify citing surya pitches in yet fantastic performance, responsible husband , father, or cool dude @ college . in 2007, release director hari s vel, paired asin second time after ghajini. film, featured him in dual roles, commercially successful.

2008–2010

his next release collaboration gautham menon, after success of kaakha kaakha, suriya began work on menon s biopic vaaranam aayiram in november 2008. playing dual roles third time in career, suriya appeared father , son, both characters demanding scenes shot throughout lives ranging scenes 16-year-old scenes 65-year-old. during production of film, suriya described project unique , straight heart , describing physical hardships endured during making. lost weight , prepared 6 pack film through eight-month fitness regime without steroids, movie being trend-setter other leading actors south india. film, featured simran, sameera reddy , divya spandana in prominent roles, became commercially successful @ box office upon release receiving positive reviews film critics, suriya s performance being lauded. critic rediff labelled film magnum opus , citing perfect , film him justified triumph . similarly, critics cited suriya s performance outstanding , claimed film works because of performance , whilst other reviewers claimed film out , out suriya show . portrayals fetched him several notable awards, including filmfare award best actor – tamil, tamil nadu state film award best actor jury , vijay award best actor 2008. film went on receive national film award best feature film in tamil 2008.

in 2009, suriya s first release k. v. anand s action-thriller ayan, went on become highest grossing tamil film of year. suriya portraying role of smuggler, film featured prabhu guardian , tamannaah bhatia lead actress. film shot extensively across tanzania, namibia, malaysia , india , featured acrobatic stunts suriya, without use of stunt double. upon release, film won positive reviews citing film must watch , suriya s performance yet again acclaimed , found himself nominated leading awards , won vijay award entertainer of year. film s success saw suriya emerge profitable leading actor in tamil films, following hat trick of large commercial hits, film journals suggesting success due experiments within commercial format , successful in avoiding being typecast .

his next film, k. s. ravikumar s action entertainer aadhavan achieved commercial success, while suriya s depiction of hitman praised. critic sify.com labelled out , out suriya show , stating film rides on magic of actor, , zany shenanigans alone makes worth watch , rediff.com cited sings, dances, , fights absolute sincerity, when looks @ tears in eyes in emotional scene tailor-made him, applause hits roof , concluding film . in 2010, had 25th release singam directed hari, in played role of police officer small village going work in city. film received positive reviews hindu noting suriya shows performance-oriented role or formulaic concoction can deliver , while sify.com stated suriya carries film winning post. passion , way brings ordinary regular larger-than-life hero character alive on screen lesson other commercial heroes. film won suriya vijay award best entertainer again , saw him nominated filmfare award best actor – tamil again, , subsequently went on become second highest-grossing film of year. made bollywood debut in ram gopal varma s two-part political drama rakta charitra in 2010 released highly critical acclaim , became commercial success. rakta charitra considered violent film in indian film industry. suriya subsequently went on appear himself in 3 consecutive guest appearances, appearing alongside trisha , madhavan in song in manmadhan ambu (2010), before starring in k. v. anand s ko , bala s avan ivan (2011).

2011—present

his release in 2011 featured him in starring role a. r. murugadoss s science fiction thriller 7aum arivu. suriya played dual roles shruti haasan in film, circus artist , buddhist monk named bodhidharma, lived in 6th century. film met mixed reception, commercial success. 2012 release k. v. anand directed maattrraan in played role of conjoined twins, vimalan , akhilan. film received mixed reviews , film ended being average grosser while suriya s performance praised along technical aspects , vfx.

in january 2012, suriya named official host of new game show presented on star vijay, neengalum vellalam oru kodi, tamil version of wants millionaire?, began airing on 27 february 2012 , ended on 12 july. next film singam ii, sequel 2010 film singam, released on 5 july 2013 mixed responses critics. however, film received huge opening , emerged 1 of highest grossing tamil films of time. suriya once again acclaimed portrayal of durai singam , performance hailed film s backbone . had signed on feature in gautham menon s film dhruva natchathiram , reportedly waited 6 months start filming. however, in october 2013, backed out due lagging of project , differences director. next film anjaan directed n. lingusamy released on 15 august 2014 mixed reviews. next release venkat prabhu s film masss released mixed reviews critics in praise suriya s performance.

his recent release 24 directed vikram kumar released on 6 may 2016. film based on concept of time-travel, film stars actor suriya in triple roles, actresses samantha ruth prabhu , nithya menen in leading roles.the film received mixed reviews.the hindu, critic baradwaj rangan called 24 intelligent, joyous mix of sci-fi , masala-myth. sreedhar pillai in review firstpost mentioned, 24 classy commercial entertainer, has moments. malini mannath of new indian express wrote, attractively packaged, 24 refreshing, novel , worth watch. m. suganth of times of india, assigned 4 out of 5 stars, stating: not see big star choosing take risk script not simplistic or formulaic, when last few films have underperformed @ box office, here suriya pulls off admirably. indiaglitz.com rated film 3.3 out of 5 , called beautiful , brilliant show of time .

also, movie collected est.₹100 crore (us$16 million) in 18 days. , director of movie has confirmed there sequel, planned 24 decoded.

his next film s3 released on 9 february 2017. actor shooting thaana serndha kootam directed vignesh shivan , produced studio green. music done anirudh ravichandran.