Artists associated with the world of cinema were honoured today at the 68th National Film Awards. The ceremony was held at the National Media Center in Delhi, in which the National Film Award winners were announced by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. This time, two actors of Hindi and Tamil have won the Best Actor Award. South cinema superstar Suriya Shivakumar has received the Best Actor award. Ajay Devgan has also won this award along with him. Suriya was given the Best Actor Award for the film ‘Soorarai Potru’, which proved to be a blockbuster at the box office in the year 2020. Let us tell you the special things related to the actor on this special occasion.
Suriya is Singham of South Cinema
Born on 23 July 1975, Suriya is Singham of South Cinema, who is known for his brilliant films in cinema. He was born to Tamil actor Shivakumar. Suriya’s brother Karthi also works in South films. Despite this, the actor has built his career on his own. He made his debut in the cinema world at the age of 22 with the film ‘Nerukku Ner’, which was directed by Vasanth. However, before coming to the cinema, he started working in a clothes factory, hiding his identity. But when the factory owner came to know about Surya’s real identity, he left that job.
This is how he bacame the highest paid actor of South Cinema
Suriya got his real identity in the cinema world with the films ‘Friends’ and ‘Nanda’, which were released in the year 2001. The film proved to be the turning point of Suriya’s career. He was awarded the Best Actor Award at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for the film ‘Nanda’. After this, the actor gave many hits like ‘Kaka Kaka’ and ‘Pithamgan’. Suriya also appeared in the film ‘Vikram’. Fans were seen whistling on his few minutes of scenes. In today’s time, Suriya is one of the highest paid stars of South Cinema.
Hindi remake of these films of Suriya
Suriya’s popularity is not limited to South cinema only, but the audience who like Hindi cinema also likes him very much. Not only this, many of his films have also been remade in Hindi. Ajay Devgn’s ‘Singham’ and Aamir Khan’s ‘Ghajini’ are remakes of Suriya’s Tamil film of the same title. At the same time, Ajay Devgan’s ‘Yuva’ film is a remake of ‘Ayath Eluthu’. John’s film ‘Force’ is also a remake of Suriya’s ‘Kaka Kaka’. A Hindi remake of Suriya’s film ‘Soorarai Potru’ is also being made, in which Akshay Kumar will be seen. Suriya also has a cameo in this film.
