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The Best Suriya Movies, Ranked

47 credits from 1997 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Soorarai Pottru (2020) comes out on top with a score of 88. The biggest box office hit is Vikram (2022) with $29.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Ranked by Movie Echo Score

Top Rated Suriya Movies

The 11 highest-rated films Suriya is credited on. Soorarai Pottru (2020) leads with 88, followed by NGK (2019) at 86. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.

Worldwide gross

Biggest Suriya Box Office Hits

Suriya's films have made $46.6M worldwide in total. Vikram (2022) is the biggest hit at $29.8M, ahead of Etharkkum Thunindhavan (2022) ($3.27M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

All-time box office
  1. 1 Vikram (2022) movie poster Vikram 2022 · Crime $29.8M $1.77M dom.
  2. 2 Etharkkum Thunindhavan (2022) movie poster Etharkkum Thunindhavan 2022 · Family $3.27M
  3. 3 Singam 2 (2013) movie poster Singam 2 2013 · Action $2.07M
  4. 4 Aadhavan (2009) movie poster Aadhavan 2009 · Comedy $1.55M
  5. 5 Maattrraan (2012) movie poster Maattrraan 2012 · Action $1.33M
  6. 6 Ayan (2009) movie poster Ayan 2009 · Comedy $1.17M
  7. 7 Vel (2007) movie poster Vel 2007 · Action $982K
  8. 8 Vaaranam Aayiram (2008) movie poster Vaaranam Aayiram 2008 · Romance $921K
  9. 9 Manmadhan Ambu (2010) movie poster Manmadhan Ambu 2010 · Comedy $731K
  10. 10 Retro (2025) movie poster Retro 2025 · Crime $699K
One pick per genre

The Best Suriya Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Suriya has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 10 films, and Soorarai Pottru (2020) is the pick of them.

One pick per decade

The Best Suriya Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of Suriya's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.

Newest first

The Latest Suriya Movies

The most recent films Suriya is credited on, newest first — starting with Retro (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.

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FAQ

The Best Suriya Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Suriya films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the best Suriya movie?

Soorarai Pottru (2020) is the best-rated Suriya film, with a Movie Echo Score of 88, ahead of NGK (2019) (86) and Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022) (83). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.

Soorarai Pottru: cast, ratings & box office

What is the highest-grossing Suriya movie?

Vikram (2022) made the most at the box office, with $29.8M worldwide, followed by Etharkkum Thunindhavan (2022) with $3.27M. Together, Suriya's films with box office figures have made $46.6M.

What is the best Suriya action movie?

Soorarai Pottru (2020) is the best-rated of Suriya's action films, with a score of 88. In other genres: NGK (drama), Kadaikutty Singam (family) and Aadhavan (comedy).

What is the newest Suriya movie?

The newest film on Suriya's filmography is Retro (2025), with Suriya as Jada Muni / Paarivel Kannan.

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