1. Suriya's birth name is Saravanan Sivakumar. He was born on July 23, 1975 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

2. He's 5' 5" (1.65 m) tall.

3. He's married to actress Jyothika and they have two children.

4. His parents are actor Sivakumar and Lakshmi.

5. He has two younger siblings, Karthi and Brindha.

6. Karthi is also a South Indian film actor.

7. Brindha is a singer and voice artist who works in Tamil films.

8. He attended Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan School and St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Chennai.

9. He got his undergraduate degree B.Com from Loyola College, Chennai.

10. He's known by his stage names Singam Suriya, Nadippin Nayagan, and Agaram Thandha Sigaram.

11. He made his cinematic debut in Nerrukku Ner (1997).

12. * Nandha* (2001) was a turning point in his career.

13. He's one of the highest paid actors in Tamil cinema.