Surya

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 Nandi Awards Best Supporting Actor – Sindhooram (1997) Special Jury Award – Show (2001)

Filmography Telugu

Tamil House Full (1999) Mudhalvan (1999) Enakku 20 Unakku 18 (2003) Bhaagamathie (2018) as CBI Officer Custody (2023)

Other languages Nayak (2001; Hindi) Olave Mandara (2011; Kannada)

Dubbing artist Film Year Actor Super 2005 Piyush Mishra