Saravanan Sivakumar, known by his stage name Suriya, born on 23 July 1975 at Chennai is an Indian film actor, producer and television presenter, best known for his work in Tamil cinema. Suriya is the eldest son of Tamil film actor Sivakumar and his younger brother Karthi is also an actor. Suriya married co-star Jyothikain 2006, after being engaged for several years. In 2008, he began Agaram Foundation, which funds for various philanthropic activities. They have two children a daughter and a son named Diya and dev. His portrayals also fetched him several notable awards, including the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil, a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor by the jury and also the Vijay Award for Best Actor for 2008. He also won the Edison award for Pithamagan.