▁T amil ▁cinema . ▁Among ▁his ▁awards ▁include ▁three ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁State ▁Film ▁Awards , ▁four ▁Film fare ▁Awards ▁South , ▁two ▁Ed ison ▁Awards , ▁a ▁C ine MA A ▁Award ▁and ▁a ▁V ij ay ▁Award . ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁ear nings ▁of ▁Indian ▁cele brit ies , ▁S uri ya ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁For bes ▁India ▁C ele br ity ▁ 1 0 0 ▁list ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁▁ ▁After ▁making ▁his ▁debut ▁in ▁N er uk ku ▁N er ▁( 1 9 9 7 ), ▁S uri ya ▁land ed ▁his ▁break through ▁role ▁in ▁N and ha ▁( 2 0 0 1 ) ▁and ▁then ▁had ▁his ▁first ▁major ▁commercial ▁success ▁with ▁the ▁thr iller , ▁Ka ak ha ▁Ka ak ha ▁( 2 0 0 3 ). ▁Following ▁award - win ning ▁performances ▁of ▁a ▁con man ▁in ▁P ith am agan ▁( 2 0 0 3 ) ▁and ▁a ▁h unch back ▁in ▁Per az h agan ▁( 2 0 0 4 ), ▁he ▁played ▁a ▁man ▁suffering ▁from ▁an ter og rade ▁am nes ia , ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁block b uster ▁Gh aj ini . ▁He ▁rose ▁to ▁st ard om ▁with ▁dual ▁roles ▁of ▁a ▁father ▁and ▁son ▁in ▁G aut ham