Highlights
Age: 50 Years
Net Worth: $25 million
Wife: Jyothika
About Suriya
Saravanan Sivakumar, known by his stage name Suriya, is an Indian actor, producer, television presenter and a philanthropist. He is best known for his work in Tamil cinema, where he is one of the highest paid actors
Bio/Wiki:
| Real Name | Saravanan Sivakumar |
| Nickname | Surya |
| Profession | Actor, Producer |
Physical Stats:
| Height | in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 7” |
| Weight | in Kilograms- 72 kg in Pounds- 159 lbs |
| Body Measurements | – Chest: 40 Inches – Waist: 32 Inches – Biceps: 13 Inches |
| Eye Colour | Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
Family:
| Family | Father- Sivakumar (Actor) Mother- Lakshmi SivakumarBrother- Karthik Sivakumar a.k.a Karthi (Younger, Actor)Sister- Brindha Sivakumarwife- Jyothika |
Personal Life:
| Date of Birth | 23 July 1975 |
| Age (as in 2017) | 42 Years |
| Birth Place | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Cancer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Hobbies | Long driving and camping |
Relationships & more:
| Marital Status | Married |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Jyothika (Actress) |
| Wife/Spouse | Jyothika (Actress, m.2006-present) |
Favorite Things:
| Favourite Food | Curd rice & pickle, Dosa, Thai cuisine |
| Favourite Actors | Kamal Hassan and Rajinikanth |
| Favourite Actress | Trisha |
| Favourite Film | Iranian films |
| Favourite Colour | Black, White |
Money Factor:
| Salary | 25-50 crores/film(INR) |
| Net Worth | $25 million |
Some unknown facts about:
- Does Suriya smoke?: Not Known
- Does Suriya drink alcohol?: Not Known
- Surya belongs to a filmy background as his father, brother and wife are all actors.
- Director Mani Ratnam gave him the name Suriya, to avoid any confusion of names with the actor, Saravanan.
- 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.
- He started his career as a merchandizing manager in a garment factory and worked there for 3 years.
- His first salary was 1000 (INR), from which he gifted his mother a saree.
- His role as Nandha in the film Nandha was the breakthrough role in his acting career which earned him a Film Award for the Best Actor.
- Ajay Devgan‘s Singham film was the Hindi remake of his 2010 Tamil hit film Singam.
- He along with his wife Jyothika is the founder of Agaram Foundation which helps out school drop out children to rehabilitate.
- Actress and politician Nagma is the half-sister of his wife Jyothika.
- His dream is to direct a film and loves to spend time in recording, story discussions and editing to groom himself.
- He has donated his body parts after his life.
