Suriya Turns 44!

Saravanan Sivakumar, known by his stage name Suriya is celebrating his 44^th birthday today. Wishes are pouring in from everywhere on this special day. It is known that he celebrates his birthday every year by doing some charity work across Tamil Nadu.

Suriya and his family have been involved in helping with the education of Sri Lankan Tamil children on behalf of the Sivakumar Charitable Trust. He is also an active participant in various other philanthropic works. He is part of "Save The Tigers" campaign, which aids in the protection and preservation of Tigers in India, and "REACH", a non-profit mission that cures TB patients for free using supervised medication programs.

Suriya made his debut in 1997 with Nerukku Ner but got his first commercial success with Kaakha Kaakha, released in 2003. In 2013, Suriya founded his production house 2D Entertainment.

On the work front, Suriya will be seen next in action-thriller Tamil movie Kaappaan which is scheduled to be released on 30^th August. Its dubbed version in Telugu, Bandobast, will also be released on the same date.