He started his career as a merchandizing manager in a garment factory and worked there for 3 years.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.Director Mani Ratnam gave him the name Suriya, to avoid any confusion of names with the actor, Saravanan.Surya belongs to a filmy background as his father, brother and wife are all actors.On, 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.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.The Hinduīrother- Karthik Sivakumar a.k.a Karthi (Younger, Actor) In July 2022, he won the Natioanl Film Award for Best Actor for the Tamil film Soorarai Pottru he shared the award with Ajay Devgan who won the award for the Hindi film Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai
