Facebook 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 commercially successful films  Nandha  (2001),  Kaakha Kaakha  (2003),  Pithamagan  (2003),  Perazhagan  (2004),  Ghajini  (2005),  Vel  (2007), Vaaranam Aayiram  (2008),  Ayan  (2009), Aadhavan