Saravanan "Surya" Sivakumar (born 23 July 1975) is a Tamil film actor. Son of actor Sivakumar, he starred in Tamil films.
Career
Surya debuted in the 1997 film Nerukku Ner.Later he starred in 2001 remake Friends directed by Siddique and Nandha by Bala for which he received a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor. he starred in Pithamagan by Bala along with Vikram. In this movie Surya played a happy-go-lucky village crook with a comic touch, for which he received a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award.In 2004 he received a Filmfare Award for Best Actor for playing two roles in Perazhagan.Ratnam. In 2005, he appeared in Aaru and then in Ghajini. He played a patient suffering from short term memory loss in the latter, which became one of the highest-grossing films of the year.In 2008, he appeared in Vaaranam Aayiram . Fetching rave reviews and accolades for his performance, he won several awards, including a Filmfare Award for Best Actor, a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor and a Vijay Award for Best Actor