Life History

Saravanan "Surya" Sivakumar (Tamil: சரவணன் "சூர்யா" சிவகுமார்) (born July 23, 1975) is a successful Tamil film actor who has won several awards and critical acclaims for various roles. He is the son of Tamil actor Sivakumar and is married to Jyothika Saravanan, a popular former Tamil actress. He is well-known for his versatile roles in various films. He starred in several noted films such as Nandha, Kaakha Kaakha, Ghajini, Perazhagan, Pithamagan and Vaaranam Aayiram.
Recently Behindwoods released a Rankings of Top 20 Actors of Kollywood. Surya got 4th place in the Rankings while Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan and Vijay are in Top three Places

Early life
Surya was born to the renowned veteran Tamil actor Sivakumar. He is the eldest of three children, younger brother being the award-winning actor Karthik Sivakumar and a younger sister named Brindha Sivakumar.
He first studied in Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan School, Chennai. He went to the Prestigious St. Bede's School in Chennai. He graduated from Loyola College with a Bachelor of Commerce degree and worked for a few years in the garment industry, before foraying into the film industry. He shares a friendship with Tamil film actor Joseph Vijay who was his classmate in college. They even acted together in two films (Nerukku Ner, Friends)

Personal life
Surya married actress Jyothika Saravanan on September 11, 2006 in a star-studded, traditional wedding ceremony at the Park Sheraton Hotel in Chennai. The couple is widely recognized as an extremely popular celebrity couple in South India. Their daughter Diya was born on August 10, 2007.

Agaram Foundations
In 2008, Surya began his own campaign, named Agaram Foundations, of eliminating children who drop out of school early in Tamil Nadu. Joining hands with the Ministry of Education in Tamil Nadu, he created a short commercial video outlining child poverty, labour and lack of education, titled Herova? Zerova?. The film was written and produced by Surya himself, also starring Joseph Vijay, his wife Jyothika Sadanah and R. Madhavan.

Awards
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor in Nandha (2002)
Filmfare Award for Best Actor in Perazhagan (2005)
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor in Pithamagan (2003)
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor in Ghajini (2006)
Kalaimamani Award
Reliance Mobile Vijay Awards for Icon of the Year (2007)