22. Vaaranam Aayiram
With VA Suriya raised the bar much higher for himself. His sincerity and dedication had everyone raving about and not to forget the six pack abs which was the cynosure of men and women alike. Suriya brought out the clear demarcation between an aged man, a youth and a teenager and had three women to romance in this Gautham Menon’s tribute to his dad. VA won him the state and Filmfare award for best actor.

23. Ayan
In this blockbuster hit of 2009 Suriya comes alive as an intelligent conman out to smuggle anything and everything with Prabhu as his boss and Tamannah as his arm candy. The racy action sequences and Harris Jayaraj’s music were the highlights of the film. An extremely successful commercial venture where everyone associated with the film went to the bank laughing.