4 min learnNew DelhiAug 14, 2026 06:40 PM IST
Actors Jyotika and Suriya have been married for nearly 20 years, and are sometimes thought to be one of many most loved and adored couples within the Indian movie trade. The 2 first met on a movie set, and as they grew nearer and embraced their friendship, they fell in love. In 1998, Jyotika made an unsuccessful debut in Hindi films, with Priyadarshan’s Doli Saja Ke Rakhna, however within the following yr, she discovered her large success in Tamil movies with Poovellam Kettuppar and Vaalee. Poovellam Kettuppar additionally starred Suriya, and that is the place she was impressed by him.
Why Jyotika determined to marry Suriya
In an earlier interview with Galatta India, Jyotika had stated, “The explanation I made a decision that I needed to marry Suriya was the respect he gave me. We first got here collectively within the movie Poovellam Kettuppar. He spoke to me very casually. That appealed to me rather a lot.”
The affiliation grew additional and one after the other, the 2 had acted collectively in 7 movies, and through this time, Jyotika was impressed by Suriya’s manner on set. “When a director explains a romantic scene involving the heroine, Suriya acts solely to the extent the director wishes. He doesn’t take undue benefit. One might say that respect attracted me,” she stated.
After spending a while at work with one another, the 2 fell in love in the course of the making of Kaakha Kaakha in 2003, and the topic of marriage got here up.
Suriya’s father opposed their marriage
Suriya was besotted by Jyotika, and at one level, he even advised his mother and father that if he didn’t marry Jyotika, then he would by no means marry. In an earlier interview with the aforementioned publication, Suriya’s father, Sivakumar recalled that he was initially not in favour of his son marrying Jyotika. “Initially, I didn’t settle for his love. Nonetheless, he was very adamant and stated that he would solely stay along with her; in any other case, he would stay single for all times. Then I considered how, over the course of my profession, I acted in round 150 movies, and most of them have been across the thought of affection marriages. So I lastly agreed,” he stated.
Jyotika and Suriya with their youngsters.
Jyotika’s time away from movies
The marriage occurred in 2006, and by then, Jyotika had actively been working within the films for over 8 years, and so, when she determined to get married, she selected to cease working as an actor. “I hung out from 9 within the morning to six within the night at shoots for about 10 years, and it had created a form of fatigue in me. I had earned the cash I wanted by then. It was at this level that Surya proposed to me. Even my household agreed. With out considering additional, I acquired married the very subsequent month,” she advised Behindwoods in an earlier chat.
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Again in 2006, when the couple acquired married, Rediff reported that Suriya introduced Jyotika’s retirement from movies as a result of they needed to start out a household. He additionally stated that as an alternative of dwelling by themselves, they might be staying together with his household, and {that a} new room had been constructed of their household house. On the time, Jyotika stated, “I’ve labored arduous for 10 years. Now, I need to begin a household and commit extra time to my private life. I’m blissful I acquired married into a great household like Surya’s.”
Jyotika left films for a major period of time and made her comeback in 2015 with 36 Vayadhinile. Since then, she has labored in Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi movies. Lately, Suriya and Jyotika moved from Chennai to Mumbai.
The 2 are mother and father to daughter Diya and son Dev.
