Suriya
Movie Actor
Popular Tamil film actor who became known to audiences for his starring roles in Maattrraan, Vel, and Perazhagan. In 2013, Forbes India listed him as #33 on their list of 100 top celebrities.
Born Saravanan Sivakumar, he worked for a textile factory for six months, without anyone suspecting that his parents were movie stars.
As one of the most successful Tamil actors, he won multiple Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and several Filmfare Awards South.
He was the oldest of three children of the renowned Tamil actor Sivakumar. He married Jyothika in 2006. The couple has a daughter named Diya and a son named Dev.
His brother Karthi also became a well-known Tamil film actor.