Surya is one of the best and most versatile actors in Tamil Movies. Here you can find the best Surya movies of all time.
Surya Personal Biography
Surya was born as Saravanan on July 23 1975 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu to Tamil film actor Sivakumar and his wife Lakshmi. He went to Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan School and St. Bede’s Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Chennai and got his advanced education B.Com from Loyola College, Chennai. Suriya has two more youthful kin, a sibling Karthi, and a sister Brindha. Suriya is married to Jyothika. The couple, subsequent to being together for quite a while, got married on 11 September 2006. They have two children.
Surya Filmography & Surya Movies
Suriya is the eldest child of Tamil film on-screen character Sivakumar and his younger sibling Karthi is likewise an actor. In 2008, he started the Agaram Foundation, which assets for different magnanimous exercises. Suriya denoted his presentation as a TV moderator in 2012 with the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in Tamil version Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi in Star Vijay. In 2013, Suriya established the creation house 2D Entertainment.
Prior to his profession in films, Suriya worked at a garment factory for eight months. To maintain a strategic distance from nepotism, he didn’t uncover himself to his manager as Sivakumar’s son, yet his supervisor at last took in reality himself. He was at first offered the lead job by Director Vasanth in his movie Aasai (1995), however, he dismissed the offer referring to an absence of enthusiasm for an acting vocation.
He later appeared in Vasanth’s own 1997 film Nerrukku Ner, delivered by Mani Ratnam when he was 22 years old. The stage name Suriya was presented to him by Ratnam to evade a conflict of names with the built-up on-screen character Saravanan. Vijay, who might likewise proceed to turn into a main contemporary on-screen character in Kollywood, co-featured with him in the film.
This was trailed by a progression of jobs in monetarily ineffective movies in the late 1990s. In 2001, he featured in Siddique’s parody film Friends, additionally co-featuring Vijay, which turned into a super hit. His significant break in acting came as Nandha, which was coordinated by Bala. Assuming the job of an ex-convict who is connected to his mom, he got a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor. His next endeavor was Vikraman’s Unnai Ninaithu followed by Mounam Pesiyadhe coordinated by debutant Ameer Sultan, which turned into a hit film and a religion great.
In 2008, Suriya started the Agaram Foundation, attempting to help kids who drop out of school right off the bat in Tamil Nadu. Suriya uncovered that he was propelled to start the development because of his dad’s own association, Sivakumar Educational Trust, which had been working comparable advantages for a smaller scope since the 1980s. With the Ministry of Education in Tamil Nadu, he made a short business video laying out kid destitution, work, and absence of instruction, named Herova? Zerova?. The film was composed and delivered by Suriya and furthermore featured Vijay, Madhavan, and Jyothika.
In 2004, Suriya alongside R. Madhavan was Pepsi’s brand ambassador in Tamil Nadu. He was picked to speak to TVS Motors, Sunfeast Biscuits, and Aircel in 2006, the last which he supports to this date. He has supported Saravana Stores, Bharathi Cements, and Emami Navaratna items since 2010.
In 2011, he had marked another arrangement with Nescafe, Close-Up, and with Zandu Balm brand as of May 2011, for which he showed up with entertainer Malaika Arora. In 2012, Suriya was drafted in by Malabar Gold, a main adornments gathering. The plugs for Aircel and Nescafe highlighted Suriya and his significant other Jyothika together.
In 2013, he was regarded at the Edison Awards as the Best Male Endorser in South India. In 2014, he had one significant agreement with Complan Vitality Drinks. In 2015, Suriya was named as the brand ambassador for Quikr and Intex Mobiles. Based on the profit of Indian famous people, Suriya was remembered for the Forbes India Celebrity 100 rundown for 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. He was positioned No. 33 in the Forbes India Celebrity 100 rundown for the year 2013, with an income of ₹485 million (US$6.8 million), and No. 25 in the rundown for 2017, with an income of ₹340 million (US$4.8 million).
In a 2013 meeting with the Bangalore Mirror, Disney UTV’s head of business in South India, G. Dhananjayan acknowledged Suriya as the “greatest star” in contemporary Tamil film and guaranteed it was principally a direct result of his prominence among Telugu speaking audience.
Agaram supported 159 oppressed understudies in 2010 for their advanced education in different trains and has kept on giving free seats and convenience to students. With the firm conviction that the informed brain can wipe out social shades of malice as well as help in the financial childhood of society, Agaram Foundation progresses in the direction of giving suitable learning chances to the rustic people who don’t in any case approach quality instruction. Through the establishment, he has additionally set up a stage for understudies to take an interest in workshops and improve relational abilities, cooperation, objective setting, and initiative.
In a vocation spreading over more than two decades, he has 40 movies and is awaiting the arrival of Soorarai Pottru.
Here is the rundown of the top best movies of Surya in Tamil, painstakingly chosen from his tremendous filmography. You can likewise stream a portion of these Surya movies on Netflix or Amazon Prime.
Surya Hit Movies
1. Nandha (2001)
- Release Date: 14 January 2001
- Cast: Surya, Laila, Rajkiran, Saravanan
- Director: Bala
- Producer: Ganesh Raghu, Karthik Radhakrishnan, Venky Narayanan, Rajan Radhakrishnan
- Music Director: Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Box office: ₹ 8 cr
Nandha film was directed by Bala. Cast and crew include Suriya, Sangeetha, Laila and Simran. Following 4 ineffective years, Suriya declared himself with his unpretentious depiction of an adolescent convict who needs another opportunity at life and furthermore longs for his mom’s adoration. Even while sharing screen space with a sturdy like Rajkiran, Suriya stands his ground and this makes everybody consider the on-screen character Suriya. Bala’s practical depiction of a convict’s battles combined with Suriya’s fabulous acting gives us a film that will be scratched in our recollections for quite a while.
2. Pithamagan(2003)
- Release Date: 24 October 2003
- Cast: Suriya, Vikram, Laila, Sangeetha, Simran
- Director: Bala
- Producer: V. A. Durai
- Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
- Boxoffice – ₹18 cr
Bala once again draws out the entertainer in Suriya in ‘Pitamagan’. Released in 2003. The film was a multi-starrer film and Surya got incredible appreciation. Till then Suriya had consistently been blamed for not being normal before the camera, however in ‘Pitamagan’ we can see a Suriya who has broken all shackles and acts like nobody is watching. You know you can act well if individuals notice you in any event when you are sharing screen space with none other than Vikram, and that is actually what Suriya does. Deservedly Suriya won his first Filmfare award for this film.
3. Kaakha Kaakha (2003)
- Release Date: 1 August 2003
- Cast: Suriya, Jyothika, Jeevan
- Director: Gautham Menon
- Producer: Kalaipuli S. Dhanu
- Music Director: Harris Jayaraj
- Box office – ₹39 cr
A standout amongst other Suriya movies was Kaakha Kaakha released in 2003. The start of Director Gautham Vasudev Menon’s cop set of three has Suriya playing a fair cop with incredible conviction. As a feature of an uncommon group of experienced pros, Suriya destroys the top of an infamous posse. Now his sibling is out for retribution. Who ends up as the winner shapes the rest of the story. With solid female characters and fresh discoursed, this is one of the better cop dramatizations in Kollywood.
4. Perazhagan (2004)
- Release Date: May 2004
- Cast: Suriya, Jyothika, Vivek, Manorama, Thalaivasal Vijay, Manobala
- Director: Sasi Shanker
- Producer: M. Saravanan, M. Balasubramanian, M. S. Guhan, B. Gurunath
- Music Director: Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Boxoffice – ₹10 cr
Perazhagan relased in the year 2004. The title actually signifies ‘Somebody with magnificence in their name’. Very unexpected for a film that has Suriya in a dual role with one of them playing a hunchback. ‘Perazhagan’ is reviving in the manner in which it treats the character with the hunch. Veiling his disfigurement extraordinary with the hunch never feels like a distortion however actually, prompts some clever scenes. Simultaneously, Suriya as the undergrad is Swag embodied. With a lovely message, this film will without a doubt leave a grin all over.
5. Ghajini(2005)
- Release Date: 29 September 2005
- Cast: Suriya, Asin, Nayantara, Pradeep Rawat
- Director: A. R. Murugadoss
- Producer: Salem A. Chandrasekaran
- Music Director: Harris Jeyaraj
- Boxoffice – ₹68 cr
Ghajini is a Tamil action film, coordinated by A.R. Murugadoss. A remake of Christopher Nolan’s Neo-noir Psychological thriller film’ Memento’. In this film, Suriya plays a man experiencing anterograde amnesia who utilizes photographs and tattoos to one way or another discover the man answerable for the demise of his better half. Donning a buff look with a bare haircut Suriya has our feelings as a confounded patient and simultaneously looks smooth and advanced while playing a specialist. In contrast to ‘ Memento’ this film has a direct screenplay yet Suriya’s exhibition never lets us take our eyes off the screen.
6. Aayutha Ezhuthu (2004)
- Release Date: 21 May 2004
- Cast: Suriya, Madhavan, Siddharth, Meera Jasmine, Trisha Krishnan, Esha Deol, Bharathiraja
- Director: Mani Ratnam
- Producer: Mani Ratnam, G. Srinivasan
- Music Director: A. R. Rahman
- Boxoffice – ₹11 cr
‘Aaytha Ezhutu ‘ alludes to the last letter of the Tamil letters in order which comprises 3 specks. These three dabs represent the three primary characters around which the story revolves. Mani Ratnam figures out how to assemble a gathering cast comprising of Suriya, Madhavan, and Sidharth among others. Suriya plays the pioneer of a young association that needs to enter governmental issues.
The deterrents he faces and how Sidharth and Madhavan get included structure the essence of the story. Suriya lets his eyes do a large portion of the talking and causes us to go powerless on our feet.
7. Ayan (2009)
- Release Date: 3 April 2009
- Cast: Suriya, Prabhu, Tamannaah, Akashdeep Saighal, Jagan
- Director: K. V. Anand
- Producer: M. Saravanan, M. S. Guhan
- Music Director: Harris Jayaraj
- Boxoffice – ₹72 crore
One of the best Surya movies released in both Tamil and Hindi versions. The movie was released in the year 2005. The film was directed by KV Anand. Up to this point known for playing nearer-to-life and sensible characters, ‘Ayan’ helped Suriya come out of the generalization and set up himself as a business star. Playing a smooth conman with a not all that smooth tongue we can’t take our eyes off Suriya at whatever point he is on screen and the smooth screenplay ensures our eyes are stuck to the screen regardless of whether he isn’t on screen. Chartbuster melodies and an exciting wait-and-see game make ‘Ayan’ a total bundle and one of Suriya’s most noteworthy grossers.
8. Rakta Charitra 2 (2010)
- Release Date: 3 December 2010
- Cast: Suriya, Vivek Oberoi, Shatrughan Sinha, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Abhimanyu Singh, Sushant Singh, Radhika Apte, Priyamani, Sudeep
- Director: Ram Gopal Varma
- Producer: Madhu Mantena, Sheetal Vinod Talwar
- Music Director: Dharam Sandeep
- Boxoffice – ₹90 cr
This movie Ratha Sarithiram given 6th place in the list of best movies of Surya. Named ‘Ratha Sarithiram’ in Tamil, the initial 20-minute capsule the happenings of the prequel. The spin-off conveys forward the story of intensity and retribution which detonated in Rakht Charitra 1. The agitator chief turned lawmaker, Pratap unites his political base yet is compelled to retread the way of retaliation after an adversary from an earlier time, Surya Narayan Reddy decides to vindicate the death of his family.
Surya swears retribution against Pratap after his family is cleared out in a bomb assault and Pratap is never going to budge on obliterating his adversary, regardless of whether it implies isolating ways with his guide and political veteran, Shivaji.
9. 7aum Arivu (2011)
- Release Date: 26 October 2011
- Cast: Suriya, Shruti Haasan, Johnny Tri Nguyen
- Director: A. R. Murugadoss
- Producer: Udhayanidhi Stalin
- Music Director: Harris Jayaraj
- Boxoffice – ₹108 cr
The film ‘Ezham Arivu’ is totally another content in Surya Tamil movie career. 7am Arivu” depends on the subject of time traveling and the film spins around a Time Machine. This time machine is developed by Shruti Hassan as she assumes the job of a researcher in the film. Her creation of a time machine divulges the shrouded facts including the Tamil culture and its antiquated association with the Chinese convention.
The miscreants attempt to take this innovation however are halted by Surya who will assume three distinct jobs in this film one is a researcher and another two are a forceful priest and a carnival stunt craftsman.
10 . 24 (2016)
- Release Date: 6 May 2016
- Cast: Suriya, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Nithya Menen
- Director: Vikram Kumar
- Producer: Suriya
- Music Director: A. R. Rahman
- Boxoffice – ₹106 cr
24 (Suriya Tamil Movie) is a Tamil family performer movie composed and directed by Vikram Kumar. The film highlights Suriya and Samantha ahead of the pack jobs. Time travel films are an irregularity in Tamil Cinema, similarly uncommon is a similar individual playing three characters in a film. ’24’ is the delightful amalgamation of these 2 rarities with Suriya playing an enchanting watch specialist, a wacky researcher, and a threatening miscreant without hardly lifting a finger. Suriya single-handedly conveys this film on his wide shoulders with a mind-blowing exhibition.
11. Mounam Pesiyadhe (2002)
- Release Date: 13 December 2002
- Cast: Suriya, Trisha, Laila
- Director: Ameer
- Producer: Ganesh Raghu
- Music Director: Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Boxoffice – ₹9.20 cr
We have seen many romantic tales in Tamil films however Mounam Pesiyathe was extraordinary and Suriya’s portrayal was unquestionably a never-observed job. In the film, Suriya plays an ecstatic adolescent who is negative about affection and even trolls people who experience passionate feelings for and celebrate sentiment.
However, the circumstance pushes him to become hopelessly enamored, and how he handles frustration frames the essence of the story. The film was a box office hit!
12. Sillunu Oru Kadhal
- Release Date: 8 September 2006
- Cast: Suriya, Jyothika, Bhumika
- Director: N. Krishna
- Producer: K. E. Gnanavel Raja
- Music Director: A.R. Rahman
- Boxoffice- ₹18 cr
The movie was released in the year 2006. Suriya is a heartbreaker of numerous little youngsters not as a result of the mass action performers, he has additionally done important sentimental movies and Sillunu Oru Kadhal is one such widely praised film. Suriya played the sincere sweetheart and capable spouse with Bhumikha and Jyotika in the film.
13. Varanam Aayiram (2008)
- Release Date: 14 November 2008
- Cast: Suriya, Simran, Sameera Readdy
- Director: Gautham Vasudev Menon
- Producer: V. Ravichandran
- Music Director: Harris Jayaraj
- Boxoffice – ₹49 cr
Varanam Aayiram was released in the year 2008. Actors once in a while get content where they can grandstand the life of somebody from their adolescent to an adult man with various physical and mental changes, Gautham Menon gave one such brilliant chance to Suriya and the on-screen character supported both the characters. One of the best movies of Suriya was Varanam Aayiram. He played both Krishnan (the dad) and Surya (the child) in the film with incredible spirit. The film brought various honors to Suriya and still goes about as a standing declaration for his immaculate presentation.
14. Singam I, Singam II & Singam III
- Release Date: 28 May 2010
- Cast: Suriya,Anushka Shetty
- Director: Hari
- Producer: K. E. Gnanavel Raja
- Music Director: Devi Sri Prasad
- Boxoffice – ₹90 cr
Singam is an Indian Tamil-language activity film arrangement revolving around the character Singam, a legit cop who plans to dispense with debasement from the general public. The movie arrangement started in 2010 with the arrival of Singam, coordinated by Hari and featuring Surya as the nominal character; it got positive audits and netted ₹90 crore worldwide.
The first movie additionally brought forth two direct continuations: Singam II (2013), and Si3 (2017). Suriya’s change as a businessman was finished when he was featured in this Cop flick coordinated by Hari. Assuming the nominal job Suriya is a heap of vitality all through the film and is the substance of the film. Hari figures out how to tell the battles a genuine cop faces while attempting to dispose of hooligans in the city. What resembles a dated story is rejuvenated by Suriya’s presentation and Hari’s slug train of a screenplay.
15. Kappan (2019)
- Release Date: 20 September 2019
- Cast: Suriya,Arya ,Sayesha,Mohanlal
- Director: K.V.Anand
- Producer: Subaskaran Allirajah
- Music Director: Harris Jayaraj
- Boxoffice – est.₹88 cr
Kaappaan is a Tamil political activity thriller film directed by K. V. Anand and composed by Pattukkottai Prabakar. The film Kaappan has Suriya, Mohanlal, and Sayyeshaa ahead of the pack jobs. The on-screen character Arya will be found in a vital job in the film. The film is created by Subashkaran under his own creation pennant ‘Lyca Productions‘. PM Chandrakant Verma’s life is in peril with genuine dangers approaching over his head. Enter Kathir, who is a SPG Commando, allocated to ensure the PM. Will he have the option to spare the PM’s life? Kaappaan spins around this and that’s only the tip of the iceberg.
Soorarai Pottru (2020 )
- Release Date: 2020
- Cast: Suriya, Aparna Balamurali
- Director: Sudha Kongara
- Producer: Suriya
- Music Director: G.V. Prakash Kumar
Soorarai Pottru is an upcoming Tamil movie directed by Sudha Kongara and produced by Tamil actor and producer Actor Suriya and Guneet Monga. The story is based on the events during the life of AirDeccan founder G. R Gopinath. Upcoming Suriya new movies in 2020 will proceed with a fantastic pace of achievement and a wellspring of entertainment for the two stars and watchers.
Upcoming Best Movies of Suriya
Vaadivasal
- Release Date: 2024
- Cast: Suriya
- Director: Vetrimaaran
- Producer: Kalaipuli S Thanu
- Music Director: GV Prakash Kumar
The undertaking, in view of a famous Tamil epic of a similar name, denotes the lady joint effort of Suriya and movie producer Vetrimaaran, most popular for movies, for example, Vada Chennai and Asuran.
Vaadivasal, composed by CS Chellapa, is a tale about a bull and the person who catches it. The film will unfurl against the background of Jallikattu, the antiquated game rehearsed in Tamil Nadu in which a bull must be caught.
The film will be created by Kalaipuli S Thanu, who had bankrolled Vetrimaaran’s last film Asuran, featuring Dhanush. Be that as it may, Suriya will just take a shot at Vaadivasal after he finishes his quick next undertaking Aruvaa with Hari.