| Surya | |
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| Born | Surya Kumar Bhagawan Das (1957-07-27) 27 July 1957 (age 67) Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, dubbing artist |
| Years active | 1985-present |
| Spouse | Anita Sylvia Bhagawan Das |
Surya Kumar Bhagawan Das (born 27 July 1957), known mononymously as Surya, is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films.
Surya started his film career as an actor in Vikram (1986). He has been awarded four Nandi awards in his acting career spanning thirty-five years, two for TV performances as best villain (Preminchu, Premalo Jeevinchu) and best supporting actor (Janani Janmabhoomi) and two for film performances in films Sindhooram and Show. In Show, he played the male lead opposite Manjula. This performance brought him a special jury Nandi award in 2001. Surya has acted in more than 600 films and television episodes till date.
Early life
Surya's father Lieutenant Colonel R. D. Bhagawan Das and mother Prabhavathi and the family moved to Hyderabad and started a school called 'Trinity Public School'. He was a teacher for 28 years and for several years his teaching and acting jobs ran concurrently. He joined the second batch of Students from Madhu Film Acting School (1984) after completing Bachelor of Arts in English literature and Bachelor of Education and was awarded the gold medal for most outstanding student.
Awards
- Best Supporting Actor – Sindhooram (1997)
- Special Jury Award – Show (2001)
Filmography
- Actor
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- Vikram (1986)
- Kaliyuga Pandavulu (1986)
- Brahma Rudrulu (1986)
- Niyantha (1991)
- Lathi (1992)
- Sindhooram (1997)
- Housefull (1999; Tamil)
- Police (1999)
- Thammudu (1999)
- Premaku Velayara (1999)
- Mudhalvan (1999; Tamil)
- Hands Up (2000)
- Jayam Manadera (2000)
- Manasu Paddanu Kaani (2000)
- Nuvvu Vastavani (2000)
- Mrugaraju (2001)
- Nayak (2001; Hindi)
- Raa (2001)
- Premaku Swagatam (2002)
- Chandravamsam (2002)
- Neetho Cheppalani (2002)
- Show (2002)
- Lagna Patrika (2002)
- Gemeni (2002)
- Johnny (2003)
- Kabaddi Kabaddi (2003)
- Vasantam (2003)
- Charminar (2003)
- Donga Ramudu and Party (2003) as Manmadha Rao
- Avuna (2003)
- Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu (2003)
- Shankar Dada MBBS (2004)
- Puttintiki Ra Chelli (2004)
- Leela Mahal Center (2004)
- Athanokkade (2005)
- Chhatrapati (2005)
- Naa Oopiri (2005)
- Party (2006)
- Valliddari Vayasu Padahare (2006)
- Evadaithe Nakenti (2007)
- Chiruta (2007)
- Kick (2009)
- Pistha (2009)
- Magadheera (2009)
- Josh (2009)
- Adbutha Vaidyam Ayurvedam (2009)
- Ye Maaya Chesave (2010) as Roy Thomas
- Nenu Naa Rakshasi (2011)
- Brahmi Gadi Katha (2011)
- Sudigadu (2012)
- Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu (2012)
- Aravind 2 (2013)
- Sahasam (2013)
- Om 3D (2013)
- 1: Nenokkadine (2014)
- Hrudayam Ekkadunnadi (2014)
- Power (2014)
- Oohalu Gusagusalade (2014)
- Yevadu (2014)
- Paathshala (2014)
- Erra Bus (2014)
- Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju (2015)
- The Bells (2015) as Ram Narayan
- Srimanthudu (2015)
- Jatha Kalise (2015)
- Run (2016)
- Patel S. I. R. (2017)
- LIE (2017)
- Jawaan (2017)
- Hyderabad Love Story (2018)
- Bharat Ane Nenu (2018)
- Saakshyam (2018)
- Saaho (2018)
- Ramabrahmam (2018)
- Anthaku Minchi (2018)
- Subrahmanyapuram (2018)
- Udyama Simham (2019)
- Rakshasudu (2019)
- Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020)
- Cycle (2021)
- Raja Vikramarka
- Missing (2021)
- Mugguru Monagallu (2021)
- Sebastian P.C. 524 (2022)
- Clap (2022)
- Radhe Shyam (2022)
- Suraapanam (2022)
- Waltair Veerayya (2023)
- Meter (2023)
- Custody (2023) as Head Constable Mani; Tamil-Telugu bilingual
- IQ (2023)
- Tiger Nageswara Rao (2023)
- Eagle (2024)
- Masthu Shades Unnai Raa (2024) as Machine Das
- Dear Nanna (2024) as Ravi
- Nindha (2024) as Chandrasekhar
- Mercy Killing (2024)
- Zebra (2024) as Abbu
- Dubbing artist
| Film | Year | Actor |
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| Super | 2005 | Piyush Mishra |
References
- "Telugu Cinema Etc – Idlebrain.com". idlebrain.com.
- Jeevi. "Interview with Actor Surya". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 10 November 2002.
- "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
- Jeevi (12 December 2003). "Movie review – Avuna..!". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
External links
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