25 Best movies of Suriya
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1. Soorarai Pottru (2020)
TV-MA | 153 min | Action, Drama
Nedumaaran Rajangam "Maara" sets out to make the common man fly and in the process takes on the world's most capital intensive industry and several enemies who stand in his way.
Director: Sudha Kongara | Stars: Suriya, Paresh Rawal, Aparna Balamurali, Urvashi
Votes: 123,924
2. Jai Bhim (2021)
Approved | 164 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a tribal man is arrested for a case of alleged theft, his wife turns to a human-rights lawyer to help bring justice.
Director: T.J. Gnanavel | Stars: Suriya, Lijo Mol Jose, Manikandan K., Rajisha Vijayan
Votes: 217,083
3. Vaaranam Aayiram (2008)
Not Rated | 169 min | Action, Drama, Musical
A father and son help each other through growing up, romance, tragedy, and adventure.
Director: Gautham Vasudev Menon | Stars: Suriya, Simran, Ramya, Sameera Reddy
Votes: 14,333
The movie was critical acclaim and it was also a commercial success, eventually becoming the biggest hit in Suriya's career then. It won many awards including the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.
4. Nandha (2001)
Not Rated | 165 min | Action, Drama
Looking to put behind a past that haunts him, Nandha tries to reconcile with his mother and live life on his terms.
Director: Bala | Stars: Suriya, Laila, Raj Kiran, Karunas
Votes: 2,626
The film received critical acclaim and was a commercial success. Suriya won Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for best actor.
5. 24 (I) (2016)
Not Rated | 164 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A scientist invents a time machine, which leads to a bitter battle between his evil twin brother and his son.
Directors: Vikram Kumar, Vikram K. Kumar | Stars: Suriya, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Nithya Menen, Saranya Ponvannan
Votes: 23,947
It's the highest grossing movie in Suriya's career. Suriya has won the Critics Best Actor Award at 64th Filmfare Awards. Also the film won two awards at the 64th National Film Awards – Best Cinematography and Best Production Design.
6. Ghajini (2005)
Not Rated | 175 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Sanjay Ramaswamy, who is suffering from short-term memory loss, sets out on a quest to find and eliminate the people responsible for his ladylove Kalpana's murder.
Director: A.R. Murugadoss | Stars: Suriya, Asin Thottumkal, Nayanthara, Pradeep Singh Rawat
Votes: 15,624
The film's main plot was inspired by Christopher Nolan's 2000 neo-noir film Memento. The film received critical acclaim. It's was 3rd highest grossing Tamil movie of 2005, after Chandramukhi and Anniyan. It was remade into a Hindi film by Murugadoss again in 2008, starring Aamir Khan with Asin reprising her role.
7. Kaakha Kaakha (2003)
Not Rated | 153 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After a police team kills his brother, a drug-dealing gangster vows to kill the entire team and their respective families.
Director: Gautham Vasudev Menon | Stars: Suriya, Jyotika, 'University' Jeevan, Daniel Balaji
Votes: 6,866
It was first biggest blockbuster in Suriya's career. The film was remade in Telugu as Gharshana (2004), starring Venkatesh and Asin, in Hindi as Force (2011) with John Abraham and Genelia D'Souza and in Kannada in 2011 as Dandam Dashagunam with Chiranjeevi Sarja and Divya Spandana.
8. Ayan (2009)
Not Rated | 162 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young man's smuggling lifestyle takes a serious turn, when a fierce rival tries to eliminate him from the business.
Director: K.V. Anand | Stars: Suriya, Tamannaah Bhatia, Prabhu, Jagan
Votes: 11,474
Ayan was declared as the solo blockbuster of the year in Tamil cinema. Ayan received the most nominations (12) in the Filmfare Awards South 2009 and in the 4th Annual Vijay Awards (18).
9. Mounam Pesiyadhe (2002)
148 min | Drama, Romance
A man's attitude towards women and love starts to change after he develops feelings for a woman.
Director: Ameer Sultan | Stars: Suriya, Trisha Krishnan, Nandha, Anju Mahendran
Votes: 2,396
10. Singam (2010)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Honest police officer Durai Singam locks horns with big-time extortionist Mayil Vaaganam.
Director: Hari | Stars: Suriya, Anushka Shetty, Prakash Raj, Vivek
Votes: 7,642
This film became a career milestone for Suriya when he entered an era of commercial movies. The film's success led to remakes in Kannada as Kempe Gowda with Sudeep, in Hindi as Singham with Ajay Devgan and in Bengali as Shotru with Jeet.
11. Pithamagan (2003)
Not Rated | 139 min | Action, Drama
Chittan, a social outcast, has grown up in a cemetery. A drug dealer finds him a job in a cannabis farm. In prison, he meets a conman, Shakti. This friendship transforms him from his stony existence.
Director: Bala | Stars: Vikram, Suriya, Laila, Sangeetha
Votes: 7,487
12. 7aum Arivu (2011)
Not Rated | 168 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A genetic engineering student tries to revive the skills of a past legend and use them to save India from a deadly virus attack orchestrated by China.
Director: A.R. Murugadoss | Stars: Suriya, Shruti Haasan, Johnny Tri Nguyen, Abhinaya
Votes: 13,263
7aum Arivu received mixed critical response upon release, and opened strongly at the box office. The film was also one out of several films selected by the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce for being the Indian submission for Oscar under the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
13. Aayitha Ezhuthu (2004)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Three men and their accidental meeting on Napier Bridge will change their lives forever.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Suriya, Madhavan, Siddharth, Meera Jasmine
Votes: 4,983
The film got positive reviews from critics. The film was simultaneously shot in Hindi as Yuva with an entirely different cast
14. Unnai Ninaithu (2002)
Not Rated | 163 min | Drama
A young man tries to explain to his lover that her fiance is a crook. She refuses to believe him. Later, she realises her mistake and comes back to him. But the man now loves another woman.
Director: Vikraman | Stars: Suriya, Laila, Sneha, Ramesh Khanna
Votes: 963
The film went on to become superhit at the box office. It won 2002 Tamil Nadu State Awards for Best Film. it was later remade in Telugu as Cheppave Chirugali, while it was also made in Kannada as Krishna.
15. Pasanga 2 (2015)
127 min | Drama
It focuses on the issue of Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) among children, and the impact of the disorder on their lives and people around them.
Director: Pandiraj | Stars: Suriya, Amala Paul, Nishesh, Baby Vaishnavi
Votes: 1,759
16. Maattrraan (2012)
Not Rated | 165 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Conjoined twins Vimalan and Akhilan involve themselves in a series of deaths involving their father's company. However, the truths that they initially uncover lead to a bigger conspiracy, one that spans across the globe.
Director: K.V. Anand | Stars: Suriya, Kajal Aggarwal, Sachin Khedekar, Thara
Votes: 6,839
17. Sillunu Oru Kaadhal (2006)
Not Rated | 175 min | Drama, Romance
A happily married man faces an emotional conflict, when his past lover comes back into his life.
Director: Obeli N. Krishna | Stars: Suriya, Jyotika, Bhoomika Chawla, Shriya Sharma
Votes: 3,932
18. Perazhagan (2004)
Not Rated | 143 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Chinna, a hunchbacked phone booth operator, loves a blind street dancer and wants to help her regain her sight. Kartik, his lookalike, is a constable in love with the commissioner's daughter.
Director: Sasi Shankar | Stars: Suriya, Jyotika, Vivek, Aachi Manorama
Votes: 1,643
19. Nerukku Ner (1997)
Not Rated | 178 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Shanti decides to divorce her husband, Raghu, when he confesses about his affair with another woman. This decision sparks a fight between Vijay, Raghu's brother, and Surya, Shanti's brother.
Director: Vasanth | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Suriya, Kousalya, Simran
Votes: 2,469
Suriya made his debut with this movie.
20. Singam 3 (2017)
Not Rated | 155 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Uncompromising police chief Durai Singam battles against a criminal operation dealing in deadly toxic waste.
Directors: Hari, P.H. Kumanan | Stars: Suriya, Anushka Shetty, Shruti Haasan, Thakur Anoop Singh
Votes: 7,040
It was the third film in the Singam franchise.
21. Friends (2001)
167 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Three friends, who value friendship over everything else, begin to fall apart when one of them learns about a shocking incident that happened in their past.
Director: Siddique | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Suriya, Ramesh Khanna, Devayani
Votes: 5,175
22. Rakta Charitra (2010)
Not Rated | 125 min | Action, Biography, Crime
A killer bandit decides to become a politician in order to avenge deaths in his family.
Director: Ram Gopal Varma | Stars: Vivek Oberoi, Shatrughan Sinha, Sudeep, Abhimanyu Singh
Votes: 4,733
23. Singam 2 (2013)
Not Rated | 166 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Tough cop Durai Singam performs an undercover operation and identifies some nefarious activities in the seas around the coastal town.
Director: Hari | Stars: Suriya, Anushka Shetty, Hansika Motwani, Vivek
Votes: 7,411
It was a sequel to his 2010 film Singam. The film emerged one of the highest grossing Tamil films of all time.
24. Thaanaa Serndha Koottam (2018)
Not Rated | 138 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Angered by the corruption that stopped him from becoming a CBI officer, a young man forms a gang who pose as CBI officers and raids the corrupt.
Director: Vignesh Shivan | Stars: Suriya, Keerthy Suresh, Karthik, Ramya Krishnan
Votes: 6,358
The film is an adaptation of the 2013 Hindi film Special 26, which was inspired by the 1987 Opera House heist in Mumbai.
25. Massu Engira Masilamani (2015)
Not Rated | 151 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
After a life-threatening accident, a man finds that he can communicate with the dead, and must decide whether to act on their advice.
Director: Venkat Prabhu | Stars: Suriya, Nayanthara, Parthiban Radhakrishnan, Samuthirakani
Votes: 4,886
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