Saravanan Sivakumar (born 23 July 1975), better known by his stage name Suriya is an Indian film actor, producer and television presenter, who is currently working in the Tamil film industry. He has acted in 28 films in various genres as a lead actor till date. After making his debut in the acclaimed production Nerukku Ner (1997), he went on to feature in many successful films, which include Nandha (2001), Pithamagan (2003), Kaakha Kaakha (2003), Perazhagan (2004), Ghajini(2005), Vel (2007), Vaaranam Aayiram (2008), Ayan (2009), Singam (2010), 7aum Arivu (2011) and Maattrraan (2012). As of 2010, he has won three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards South, establishing himself as one of the leading contemporary actors in Tamil cinema.
Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar (born 22 June 1974), mononymously known as Vijay and popularly referred to as Ilayathalapathy Vijay (English: Young Leader), is an Indian actor, playback singer and producer, who works in the Tamil film industry. Son of film director and producer S. A. Chandrasekhar, he started his career as a child actor and later made his debut as a lead actor in the 1992 film Naalaya Theerpu helmed by S. A. Chandrasekhar, and has since then starred in numerous commercially successful and acclaimed films in various genres, the most recent one being Thuppakki. He was listed #28 in Forbes India top 100 Celebrities for the year 2012.
