Saravanan sivakumar (born 23 July 1975),known by his stage stage name Suriya, is an Indian actor and Film producer. He primarily works in Tamil Cinema where he is one of the highest paid actors. He has received numerous awards. Suriya has featured six times in the celebrity 100 list of Forbes India, which takes into account the earnings of Indian celebrities. He attended padma seshadri Bala Bhavan school and st. Bede’s Anglo Indian Higher secondary school in chennai, obtained his under graduate degree B.Com from Loyola college, Chennai. Suriya married to actress Jyothika. The couple, after dating for several years, got married on 11 September 2006.
- Top achievements:
- Filmfare Award for Best Actor -Tamil 2022,2009,2005
- National Film Award for Best Feature Film 2022
- Vijay Award for Best Actor 2009
- Filmfare Award for Best Film-Tamil 2022
- National Film Award for Best Actor 2022
- Film fare Award for Best supporting Actor 2004
- Vijay Award for entertainer of the year 2011,2010
- Vijay Award for Icon of the year 2000