Hyderabad: Surya, popularly known as ‘Singham’ among fans, is a well-known name in Tamil cinema. Surya is not only popular in South but all over the country because of the popular character that he plays.
But his wife is also no less. Born in Mumbai 18 October 1977, Jyothika Saravanan has also acted in Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films.
Jyothika’s name is included in the list of the highest paid actresses in the south film industry. Jyothika may have started her film career with Hindi films, but she became popular in the south. Jyothika’s name is also in the list of actors who lost their hearts to their co-stars.
Surya and Jyothika first shared the screen in the 1999 film Poovellam Kettuppar. Since then, news of their affair went abuzz on social media. Jyothika finally got married to Surya 11 September 2006. The couple have featured in seven films together: Poovellam Kettuppar, Uyirile Kalanthathu, Kaakha Kaakha, Perazhagan, Maayavi, June R and Sillunu Oru Kaadhal.
The couple has two children, daughter Diya (born 10 August 2007) and son Dev (born 7 June 2010).
Jyothika made her acting debut in Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1997) while her first Tamil film was Vaali (1999).