Career
Surya started his journey as an actor with the Telugu movie Vikram (1985). He has been awarded four Nandi awards in his acting career spanning thirty years, two for television performances as best villan (PREMINCHU, PREMALO JEEVINCHU) and best supporting actor (JANANI JANMABHOOMI) and two for film performances in films SINDOORAM and SHOW. This performance brought him a special jury Nandi award in 2001. Surya has acted in more than 500 films and television episodes till date.
He was a teacher for 28 years and for several years his teaching and acting jobs ran concurrently.
