HISTORY Suriya (born 23 July 1975 as Saravanan Sivakumar ) is an Indian film actor, producer, philanthropist and television presenter. He has acted in several Tamil films, including the critically acclaimed Nandha (2001) and commercially successful films Mounam Pesiyadhe (2002), Kaakha Kaakha (2003), Pithamagan (2003), Perazhagan (2004), Aaytha Ezhuthu (2004), Ghajini