Suriya is an Indian actor, producer as well as a television host. He made his film debut in Nerrukku Ner (1997) which won him the Dinakaran Best New Face Actor. He won Tamil Nadu State Best Actor Award in 2002 for the film Nandha, which was the major break in his career. He won the first Filmfare Award, Best Supporting Actor for the film Pithamagan (2003) for his supporting role. Suriya was nominated fourteen times and won six Filmfare Awards South in which three for Best Actor and one for Best Film, Best Supporting Actor and Critics Best Actor each. At Vijay Awards he was nominated thirteen times and won five. In 2008, he won Icon of the year Special Award and in 2010, he won Best Welfare Provider for his contribution through Agaram Foundation by Vijay TV. He won his first National Award,