y oth ika . ▁The ▁couple , ▁after ▁being ▁together ▁for ▁several ▁years , ▁got ▁married ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁They ▁have ▁two ▁children . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ 1 9 9 7 – 2 0 0 2 : ▁Early ▁career ▁ ▁Before ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁films , ▁S uri ya ▁worked ▁at ▁a ▁gar ment ▁exports ▁factory ▁for ▁eight ▁months . ▁To ▁avoid ▁ne pot ism , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁reve al ▁himself ▁to ▁his ▁b oss ▁as ▁S iv ak umar ' s ▁son , ▁but ▁his ▁b oss ▁ultimately ▁lear nt ▁the ▁truth ▁himself . ▁He ▁was ▁initially ▁offered ▁the ▁lead ▁role ▁by ▁Vas anth ▁in ▁his ▁film ▁A as ai ▁( 1 9 9 5 ), ▁but ▁he ▁rejected ▁the ▁offer ▁cit ing ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁interest ▁in ▁an ▁acting ▁career . ▁He ▁later ▁deb uted ▁in ▁Vas anth ' s ▁own ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁film ▁N er ru k ku ▁N er , ▁produced ▁by ▁Man i ▁Rat nam ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 2 2 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁The ▁stage ▁name ▁S uri ya ▁was ▁best owed ▁to ▁him ▁by ▁Rat nam ▁to ▁avoid ▁a ▁cl ash ▁of ▁names ▁with ▁established ▁actor ▁Sar avan an . ▁The ▁name ▁S uri ya ▁was ▁frequently ▁used ▁for ▁characters ▁in ▁Rat nam ' s ▁films . ▁V ij ay , ▁who ▁would ▁also ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁leading ▁contemporary ▁actor ▁in ▁Kol lywood , ▁co - star red ▁with ▁him ▁in