His movies Soorarai Pottru (2020) and Jai Bhim (2021) are top rated movies on IMDB. It became one of the year's highest-grossing Tamil films and his performances earned him a Critics Award for Best Actor at Filmfare. He played three roles for the first time in Vikram Kumar's science fiction film, 24 (2016). In 2015, Suriya released 36 Vayadhinile, the first film from his 2D Entertainment production company. His only 2012 release was Maattrraan, in which he played conjoined twins. Suriya then played the Buddhist monk and creator of Shaolin Kung Fu, Bodhidharma, and his fictional descendant Aravind, in 7aum Arivu (2011). The actor made his Hindi and Telugu cinema debuts in the second part of Ram Gopal Varma's gangster film Rakta Charitra (2010).

The latter, in which he starred with Anushka Shetty, was his most commercially successful film to date and spawned two sequels: Singam II (2013) and Si3 (2017). Suriya's next three films were Ayan (2009), Aadhavan (2009) and Singam (2010). His dual role as father and son earned him another Filmfare Best Actor award. Suriya's next appearance was in the romantic drama, Vaaranam Aayiram (2008). Although the former was a box-office bomb, Vel, where he played twins, was commercially successful. Over the next two years, Suriya starred in Sillunu Oru Kaadhal (2006) and Vel (2007). Maayavi and Aaru were moderately successful. His performance in Ghajini as a businessman with anterograde amnesia was widely praised, and was commercially successful. In 2005, Suriya starred in three films: Maayavi, Ghajini and Aaru. He was also acclaimed for his performance as a student leader in Mani Ratnam's Aayutha Ezhuthu (2004). Suriya's performance was again praised, and he received his first Filmfare Best Actor award. The following year, he played dual roles-a hunchback and a college student-in Perazhagan. Suriya's performances in both films were praised, winning him a Best Actor nomination for the former and the Best Supporting Actor for Pithamagan at the 51st Filmfare Awards South. His roles as a police in Gautham Vasudev Menon's 2003 action film Kaakha Kaakha and a con artist in Bala's drama, Pithamagan (2003), established him as one of Tamil cinema's leading actors. The film was critically acclaimed and became a turning point in his career.

In 2001, Suriya starred in Bala's Nandha as an ex-convict trying to find his place in society. Suriya collaborated with Vasanth again in Poovellam Kettuppar (1999), his first film with his wife Jyothika. This was followed by roles in a series of critical and commercial failures, including Kaadhale Nimmadhi (1998), Sandhippoma (1998) and Periyanna (1999). He made a commercially successful cinematic debut in Vasanth's Nerrukku Ner (1997). Suriya is an Indian actor, producer and distributor who works primarily in Tamil cinema.

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