BREAKTHROUGH FILMS OF ACTORS IN TAMIL CINEMA

Suriya is known for the mix of massy and offbeat roles in his illustrious career. Although the actor has performed in a handful of films post his debut, Nerukku Ner (1997) The spark in him to break convention was probably given by his performance in Bala’s Nandha, a film that gave Surya his own niche in Tamil cinema, his restrained performance as the less-talking titular gangster is one of the major anti-hero roles of 21st century Tamil cinema.