Saravanan Sivakumar, known by his stage name Suriya, is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter best known for his work in Tamil cinema. Among his awards include three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards South, two Edison Awards, a Cinema Express Award, a CineMAA Award and a Vijay Award

Bio
Real Name	Saravanan Sivakumar
Nickname	Surya
Profession	Actor, Producer
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 7”
Weight	in Kilograms- 72 kg in Pounds- 159 lbs
Body Measurements	- Chest: 40 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 13 Inches
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	23 July 1975
Age (as in 2017)	42 Years
Birth Place	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Cancer
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
School	The PSBB Millennium School, Coimbatore St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai
College	Loyola College, Chennai
Educational Qualifications	Bachelor of Commerce
Debut	Film: Nerrukku Ner (1997)
Family	Father- Sivakumar (Actor) Mother- Lakshmi Sivakumar Brother- Karthik Sivakumar a.k.a Karthi (Younger, Actor) Sister- Brindha Sivakumar
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Long driving and camping
Controversies	• In May 2016, a complaint was filed against him as he was accused of attacking a boy (Prem Kumar) who was having a noisy argument with a woman on the road. • On 23 May 2017, a non-bailable arrest warrant was issued against 8 Tamil film actors, including Suriya, Sathyaraj, R Sarathkumar and Sripriya, for not appearing before the court in connection with a defamation case filed by a freelance journalist.
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Curd rice & pickle, Dosa, Thai cuisine
Favourite Actors	Kamal Hassan and Rajinikanth
Favourite Actress	Trisha
Favourite Film	Iranian films
Favourite Colour	Black, White
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Jyothika (Actress)
Wife/Spouse	Jyothika (Actress, m.2006-present)
Marriage Date	11 September 2006
Children	Daughter- Diya Son- Dev
Money Factor
Salary	25-50 crores/film(INR)
Net Worth	$25 million

Some Lesser Known Facts About Suriya

• Does Suriya smoke?: Not Known

• Does Suriya drink alcohol?: Not Known

• Surya belongs to a filmy background as his father, brother and wife are all actors.

• Director Mani Ratnam gave him the name Suriya, to avoid any confusion of names with the actor, Saravanan.

• When he passed his 10th standard, he got an offer from a director, but he wasn’t confident about his looks and height, and instead went on to complete his graduation in Commerce.

• He started his career as a merchandizing manager in a garment factory and worked there for 3 years.

• His first salary was 1000 (INR), from which he gifted his mother a saree.

• His role as Nandha in the film Nandha was the breakthrough role in his acting career which earned him a Film Award for the Best Actor.

• Ajay Devgan‘s Singham film was the Hindi remake of his 2010 Tamil hit film Singam. 

• He along with his wife Jyothika is the founder of Agaram Foundation which helps out school drop out children to rehabilitate.

• Actress and politician Nagma is the half-sister of his wife Jyothika. 

• His dream is to direct a film and loves to spend time in recording, story discussions and editing to groom himself.

• He has donated his body parts after his life.