▁Men on ' s ▁semi - aut obi ographical ▁V aar an am ▁A ay ir am ▁( 2 0 0 8 ). ▁His ▁status ▁as ▁an ▁action ▁star ▁was ▁established ▁with ▁roles ▁of ▁a ▁sm ugg ler ▁in ▁A yan ▁( 2 0 0 9 ), ▁and ▁an ▁ag gress ive ▁cop ▁in ▁the ▁Sing am ▁tr il ogy . ▁Sing am ▁II ▁emer ged ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁highest - g ross ing ▁T amil ▁films ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁S uri ya ▁also ▁found ▁success ▁with ▁the ▁science ▁fiction ▁films ▁ 7 aum ▁A riv u ▁( 2 0 1 1 ) ▁and ▁ 2 4 ▁( 2 0 1 6 ). ▁Th a ana ▁Ser nd ha ▁K oot am ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Follow ed ▁were ▁the ▁double ▁releases ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁N G K ▁and ▁Ka appa an . ▁His ▁next ▁film ▁So or ar ai ▁Pot tr u ▁( 2 0 2 0 ) ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁Air ▁De cc an ▁founder ▁Captain ▁G . ▁R . ▁G op in ath . ▁▁ ▁S uri ya ▁is ▁the ▁el dest ▁child ▁of ▁T amil ▁film ▁actor ▁S iv ak umar ▁and ▁his ▁younger ▁brother ▁Kar th i ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁actor . ▁He ▁married ▁co - star ▁J y oth ika ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁after ▁having ▁been ▁together ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁began ▁Ag