# Suriya filmography

Suriya is an Indian actor and film producer who works primarily in Tamil cinema. He made a commercially successful cinematic debut in Vasanth's Nerrukku Ner (1997). After few critical and commercial failures, Suriya collaborated with Vasanth again in Poovellam Kettuppar (1999), his first film with his future wife Jyothika.
In 2001, Suriya starred in Bala's Nandha as an ex-convict trying to find his place in society. The film was critically acclaimed and became a turning point in his career. His roles as a police officer in Gautham Vasudev Menon's Kaakha Kaakha (which became his first blockbuster) and a con artist in Bala's Pithamagan, established him as one of Tamil cinema's leading actors. Suriya's performances in both films were praised, winning him a Best Actor nomination for the former and the Best Supporting Actor for Pithamagan at the 51st Filmfare Awards South. The following year, he played dual roles—a hunchback and a college student—in Perazhagan. Suriya's performance was again praised, and he received his first Filmfare Best Actor award. He was also acclaimed for his performance as a student leader in Mani Ratnam's Aayutha Ezhuthu (2004).
In 2005, Suriya starred in three films: Maayavi, Ghajini and Aaru. His performance in Ghajini as a businessman with anterograde amnesia was widely praised, and was commercially successful. Maayavi and Aaru were moderately successful. Suriya then appeared in Vaaranam Aayiram (2008). His dual role as father and son earned him another Filmfare Best Actor award. Suriya's next three films were Ayan (2009), Aadhavan (2009) and Singam (2010). The latter, which was his most commercially successful film spawned two sequels: Singam II (2013) and Si3 (2017). Suriya made his Hindi and Telugu cinema debuts in Ram Gopal Varma's gangster film Rakta Charitra 2 (2010).
Suriya then played the Buddhist monk and creator of Shaolin Kung Fu, Bodhidharma, and his fictional descendant Aravind, in 7aum Arivu (2011). His only 2012 release was Maattrraan, in which he played conjoined twins. In 2015, Suriya released 36 Vayadhinile, the first film from his 2D Entertainment production company. He played three roles for the first time in Vikram Kumar's successful science fiction film 24 (2016). His performance won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. Following Thaana Serndha Koottam (2018) and Kaappaan (2019), he worked in the acclaimed direct-to-streaming films Soorarai Pottru (2020) and Jai Bhim (2021). For Soorarai Pottru, Suriya won the National Film Award for Best Actor.

## Film

* All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
Key :
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |

### As actor

List of Suriya film credits as actor :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Nerrukku Ner | Suriya | |
| 1998 | Kaadhale Nimmadhi | Chandru | |
| 1998 | Sandhippoma | Vishwa | |
| 1999 | Periyanna | Suriya | |
| 1999 | Poovellam Kettuppar | Krishna | |
| 2000 | Uyirile Kalanthathu | Suriya | |
| 2001 | Friends | Chandru | |
| 2001 | Nandha | Nandha | |
| 2002 | Unnai Ninaithu | Suriya | |
| 2002 | Sri | Sri | |
| 2002 | Mounam Pesiyadhe | Gautham | |
| 2003 | Kaakha Kaakha | Anbuselvan | |
| 2003 | Pithamagan | Sakthivel | |
| 2004 | Perazhagan | Chinna (Prem Kumar) and Karthik | |
| 2004 | Aayutha Ezhuthu | Michael Vasanth | |
| 2005 | Maayavi | Balaiah | |
| 2005 | Ghajini | Sanjay Ramaswamy (Manohar) | |
| 2005 | Aaru | Aarumugam (Aaru) | |
| 2006 | June R | Raja | Cameo |
| 2006 | Sillunu Oru Kaadhal | Gautham | |
| 2007 | Vel | Vetrivel and Vasudevan | |
| 2008 | Kuselan | Himself | Guest appearance in the song "Cinema Cinema" |
| 2008 | Vaaranam Aayiram | Krishnan and Suriya | |
| 2009 | Ayan | Devaraj Velusamy (Deva) | |
| 2009 | Aadhavan | Madhavan Subramaniam (Aadhavan) | |
| 2010 | Singam | Duraisingam | 25th film |
| 2010 | Rakta Charitra 2 | Yeturi Suryanarayana Reddy | Telugu-Hindi bilingual film;Partially reshot in Tamil as Ratha Sarithiram |
| 2010 | Manmadan Ambu | Himself | Guest appearance in the song "Oyyale" |
| 2011 | Ko | Himself | Guest appearance in the song "Aga Naga" |
| 2011 | Avan Ivan | Himself | Guest appearance |
| 2011 | 7aum Arivu | Bodhidharma and Aravind | |
| 2012 | Maattrraan | Akhilan and Vimalan | |
| 2013 | Chennaiyil Oru Naal | Himself | Guest appearance |
| 2013 | Singam II | Duraisingam | |
| 2014 | Ninaithathu Yaaro | Himself | Guest appearance |
| 2014 | Anjaan | Raju Bhai (Krishna) | |
| 2015 | Massu Engira Masilamani | Masilamani (Mass) and Sakthivel (Sakthi) | |
| 2015 | Pasanga 2 | Dr. Thamizh Nadan | |
| 2016 | 24 | Athreya, Manikandan and Sethuraman | |
| 2017 | Si3 | Duraisingam | |
| 2018 | Thaanaa Serndha Koottam | Iniyan | |
| 2018 | Kadaikutty Singam | Himself | Guest appearance |
| 2019 | NGK | Nandha Gopalan Kumaran (NGK) | |
| 2019 | Kaappaan | Kathiravan | |
| 2020 | Soorarai Pottru | Nedumaaran Rajangam (Maara) | |
| 2021 | Jai Bhim | K. Chandru | |
| 2022 | Etharkkum Thunindhavan | A. R. Kannabiran | |
| 2022 | Vikram | Rolex | Cameo |
| 2022 | Rocketry: The Nambi Effect | Himself | Guest appearance |
| 2024 | Sarfira | Unnamed businessman | Mid-credits cameo; Hindi film |
| 2024 | Kanguva | Kanguva and Francis Theodore | |
| 2025 | Retro † | TBA | Post-production |
| 2025 | Suriya 45 † | TBA | Filming |
| TBA | Vaadivaasal † | TBA | Pre-production |

### As producer

List of Suriya film credits as producer :
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2015 | 36 Vayadhinile | |
| 2015 | Pasanga 2 | |
| 2016 | 24 | |
| 2017 | Magalir Mattum | |
| 2018 | Kadaikutty Singam | |
| 2019 | Uriyadi 2 | |
| 2019 | Jackpot | |
| 2020 | Ponmagal Vandhal | |
| 2020 | Soorarai Pottru | |
| 2021 | Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum | |
| 2021 | Udanpirappe | |
| 2021 | Jai Bhim | |
| 2022 | Oh My Dog | |
| 2022 | Viruman | |
| 2024 | Sarfira | |
| 2024 | Meiyazhagan | |
| 2025 | Retro † | Post-production |

### Other crew positions

List of Suriya film credits in other crew positions :
| Year | Title | Position(s) | Notes |
| 2007 | Guru | Dubbing artist | Tamil version |
| 2007 | Taare Zameen Par | Dubbing artist | Tamil version |
| 2013 | Singam II | Distributor | |
| 2017 | The Ghazi Attack | Narrator | Tamil version |
| 2017 | Kadugu | Distributor | |
| 2019 | Sillu Karuppatti | Distributor | |
| 2020 | Ponmagal Vandhal | Narrator | |
| 2022 | Gargi | Distributor | |

## Television

List of Suriya television credits :
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
| 2012–2013 | Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi | Himself | Star Vijay | Game show; Host (season 1)Participant (season 2) | |
| 2021 | Navarasa | Kamal | Netflix | Episode: "Guitar Kambi Mele Nindru" | |

## Discography

List of Suriya film music credits :
| Year | Film | Song | Notes |
| 2014 | Anjaan | "Ek Do Theen Char" | Composed by U1 Co-sang with Andrea Jeremiah |
| TBA | Party | "Cha Cha Charey" | Co-sang with Karthi, Kharesma Ravichandran, Venkat Prabhu and Premgi Amaren |
| 2020 | Soorarai Pottru | "Maara Theme" | Tamil Version |
| 2020 | Aakaasam Nee Haddhu Ra | "Maha Theme" | Telugu song |

## Music video appearances

List of Suriya music video credits :
| Year | Title | Role | Performer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
| 2016 | "Spirit of Chennai" | Himself | C. Girinandh | | |
| 2017 | "Maatrangal Ondre Dhaan" | Himself | Nivas K. Prasanna | | |

## Short film

List of Suriya short film credits :
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
| 2005 | Inaintha Kaigal | | |
| 2008 | Herova? Zerova? | Also producer | |