Chennai: Today is the 44th birthday of the famous Tamil flimsy star Suriya. He was born on 23 July 1974 at the home of Tamil actor ShivKumar.  Suriya had little interest in films from the beginning, which led him to work in a clothing factory. The days when Suriya worked in the factory, he concealed his identity that he was the son of Actor Shivkumar. For about eight months, he worked in a textile factory. He used to get one thousand rupees a month for work in the factory.

Suriya got a film offer at the age of 20. He got a lead role offer in the 1995 film 'Asai' but Suriya was not interested in films, so he rejected the offer. About two years later, he got director Vasant's film Nerruku Ner (1997). The producers of which were Mani Ratnam. Suriya could not refuse the film and did a debut in the South's industry. Suriya worked hard and came a long way to become a superstar in South Films.

In an interview, he said, "In the early days, I had to face a lot of difficulties. Lack of self-confidence, fighting and dancing caused trouble during scenes in films. During that time, my mentor Raghuvaran helped and explained how he could create a different identity from his father. In Suriya's career, the film 'Nanda' (2001) proved to be a turning point. He won the Best Actor award at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for the film. In 2010, he worked in the film 'Blood Character'. He won the Screen Award for Best Newcomer for the film. Suriya is one of the South Cinema's highest-paid stars. According to media reports, he charges Rs 20-25 crore for a film. Also, charge extra for the rights of films.

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