By:
Irene
Eapen
Surya
Siva
Kumar
was
born
as
Saravanan
on
23
rd
July
1975
in
Coimbatore
.
He
did
his
schooling
in
PSBB
Chennai
.
Surya
completed
his
commerce
graduation
from
Loyola
College
Chennai.
He
worked
as
an
executive
in
a
garment
factory
in
Ambattur,
Chennai.
He
is
the
eldest
son
in
the
family
with
one
younger
brother
Karthik
and
younger
sister
Brindha.
His
father
Siva
Kumar
was
a
veteran
actor.
Surya
married
an
actress
Jyothika
on
September
11
2006.
A
down
to
earth
actor
who
has
a
passion
for
driving
car
and
his
hobbies
include
watching
movies,
listening
to
music
and
reading.
Film
career
Surya
was
known
to
the
Tamil
film
industry
though
his
debut
film
Nerrukku
Ner.
His
success
began
with
the
movie
Poovellam
Kettuppar
in
1999.
Friends
was
an
average
hit.
Nandha
was
one
of
the
first
hit
in
his
career.
Second
blockbuster
was
Kaaka
Kaaka
movie
about
the
life
of
a
police
officer.
Pithamagan
was
a
big
hit,
Surya
played
of
a
different
character.
In
the
movie
Perazhagan,
Surya
acted
in
two
roles,
one
as
a
boxer
and
the
other
as
a
handicapped
.
Surya
received
a
Film
fare
Award
for
Best
Actor
for
his
performance
in
Perazhagan.
His
role
in
Aayitha
Ezhuthu
as
a
student
leader
was
also
hit.
In
2005,
With
his
successful
films
in
the
form
of
Aaru
and
Ghajini
was
his
third
blockbuster.
In
the
movie
Sillunu
Oru
Kaadhal,
Surya
acted
opposite
to
his
real-life
partner
Jyothika
in
the
film
which
was
a
hit
in
2006
.
Surya
and
his
wife
Jyothika
starred
in
a
one
minute
film
on
autism
for
an
organization
called
We
CAN.
This
film
is
directed
by
Jayendra
Panchapakesan
which
was
screened
in
all
the
theatres
in
Tamil
Nadu
by
Real
Image
Media
Technologies.
From
January
21
to
27
as
an
Autism
Awareness
week.
Surya
has
signed
up
to
Vaaranam
Aayiram
directed
by
Gautham
Menon
and
Vel
directed
by
Hari
kumar
.