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In this Indian name, the name Sivakumar is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Suriya. Suriya Suriya at Inam screening.jpg Suriya in August 2014 Born	Saravanan Sivakumar July 23, 1975[1] Residence	Chennai Ethnicity	Tamil Occupation	Film actor, producer, television host Years active	1997–present Spouse(s)	Jyothika (m. 2006) Children	2 Parent(s) Sivakumar (father) Relatives	Karthi (brother) Saravanan Sivakumar (born 23 July), known by his stage name Suriya, is an Indian film actor, producer and television presenter, best known for his work in Tamil cinema.[2] After making his debut in Nerukku Ner (1997), Suriya landed his breakthrough role in Nandha (2001) and then had his first major commercial success with the thriller Kaakha Kaakha (2003). Following award-winning performances of a conman in Pithamagan (2003) and a hunchback in Perazhagan (2004), Suriya played a patient suffering from anterograde amnesia in the 2005 blockbuster Ghajini. He rose to superstardom after portraying dual roles of a father and son in Gautham Menon's semi-autobiographical Vaaranam Aayiram (2008). His status as an action star was cemented with roles of a smuggler in Ayan (2009) and an aggressive cop in the Singam trilogy (Singam, Singam II and S3). Suriya has also played against type and found success with science fiction films like 7aum Arivu (2011) and 24 (2016). As of 2010,[3] he has won three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards South. In 2013, Suriya founded the production house 2D Entertainment.

He is the eldest son of Tamil film actor Sivakumar and his younger brother Karthi is also an actor. Suriya married co-star Jyothika in 2006, after being engaged for several years. In 2008, he began Agaram Foundation, which funds for various philanthropic activities. The year 2012 marked his debut as a television presenter with the popular STAR Vijay gaming show Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi, Tamil version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.