Suriya once used to be one of the bankable stars of the south. Each and every film he did challenged him and also impressed the audience. His stardom came with the blockbuster Ghajini which made him an overnight sensation not only in Tamil Nadu but also in AP/TS. His stardom increased more with another blockbuster Singam, released as Yamudu in Telugu. This was a big hit even in Telugu. The sequel film of Singam, Singam 2 released as Singam-Yamudu 2 was an even bigger blockbuster. But later films became failures and made him go down completely.
