Surya Shivakumar is an Indian actor who starred in the films Lionheart, Overcome Yourself, and All Together. He also works as a TV presenter and acts as a producer.
Biography and personal life
Surya was born July 23, 1975 in Chennai, India. The real name of the actor is Saravanan. Surya is a stage name. His father, Palaniswami Gounder, is a Tamil actor known to viewers under the pseudonym Sivakumar. Surya also works on Tamil television. In the Shikavumar family there was still a boy and a girl. Surya’s brother also became an actor. Shivakumar was educated at Loyola College and received a business degree.
He did not seek to be an actor. Surya was going to export clothes. He even rejected offers to act in films. In the end, he agreed to one of them, but only to earn money to open his own company. The first roles were a failure, because Saravanan did not know anything about acting. The painting "Mother's Son" in 2001 helped him to feel what needs to be done in front of the camera, how to behave. Director Bal was pleased with the work of Surya. Shivakumar received the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for his role.
Since 2006, Surya has been married to Indian actress Jotika. The couple has several joint films. There are two children in their family - daughter Divya was born in 2007, son Dev was born in 2010.
