On the day which marked his 47th birthday, actor Suriya was busy replying to the wishes he received from legendary artists such as Kamal Haasan, Rajiniknath, Mammooty, Mohan Lal, Dhanush, Madhavan and many others for wishing him best for winning his first ever national award in best actor category. He thanked Mohan lal for personally calling him and mentioned Kamal Haasan as “Anna” while thanking him for the wishes.

Versatile actor Suriya came up with a post in his official twitter handle, expressing his gratitude after winning national award for the first time. Apart from mentioning Sudha Kongara and the team of Soorarai Pottru for winning five national awards, in his post, the actor thanked director Vasanth and Manirathnam for making his debut possible. He also thanked a number of celebrities by replying to their tweets. Chief Minister MK Stalin, BJP leader Annamalai, Kanimozhi MP are some of the political personalities Suriya replied.

Check out them below :

தங்களின் ஊக்கம் தரும் வார்த்தைகளுக்கு சூரரைப்போற்று படக்குழுவினரின் சார்பாக மனமார்ந்த நன்றிகள்…! https://t.co/inpVohim2h

— Suriya Sivakumar (@Suriya_offl) July 22, 2022

அண்ணா, மிக்க நன்றி அண்ணா 🙏🏽 https://t.co/LYDxtxypdz

— Suriya Sivakumar (@Suriya_offl) July 23, 2022

நெஞ்சார்ந்த நன்றிகள் சார்!!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 https://t.co/ckV0jeNwLf

— Suriya Sivakumar (@Suriya_offl) July 23, 2022

Thank you so much sir..can’t wait to see the magic repeat again!! https://t.co/6IViEO8W8p

— Suriya Sivakumar (@Suriya_offl) July 23, 2022

Sir!!! Thank you so much 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 https://t.co/PNocFhecZu

— Suriya Sivakumar (@Suriya_offl) July 23, 2022

Always learning from you Maddy bro..! https://t.co/bYT0Fo7LMy

— Suriya Sivakumar (@Suriya_offl) July 23, 2022

Thank you dear @dhanushkraja best wishes for #TheGrayMan https://t.co/Ym56rq2Gg6

— Suriya Sivakumar (@Suriya_offl) July 23, 2022

Very kind of you sir! Means a lot, thank you! https://t.co/MFur57q7I8

— Suriya Sivakumar (@Suriya_offl) July 23, 2022

Soori 😊 thank you! https://t.co/jq7BrSJd5p

— Suriya Sivakumar (@Suriya_offl) July 23, 2022

மிக்க நன்றி 🙏🏽 திரு @annamalai_k https://t.co/bSz6uqhOSe

— Suriya Sivakumar (@Suriya_offl) July 23, 2022

மிக்க நன்றி 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 https://t.co/gaQdPOceM8

— Suriya Sivakumar (@Suriya_offl) July 23, 2022

Very kind of you sir! Means a lot, thank you! https://t.co/MFur57q7I8

— Suriya Sivakumar (@Suriya_offl) July 23, 2022

On Friday, the winners of 68th National film awards were announced in New Delhi. The Best actor award is going to be shared by Suriya and Ajay Devgn for acting in “Soorarai Pottru” and Tanhaji : The unsung warrior respectively. Actor Suriya who is known for his versatility and acting skills is getting his first national award in his career which spans more than 25 years.

Due to COVID 19 related delays, this year’s ceremony honoured films from year 2020 across several categories. Apart from Suriya, the film “Soorarai Pottru” bagged several other awards that includes the award received by GV Prakash for Best Background Music, Aparna Balamurali for Beast actress category, Sudha Kongara for Best screenplay and Soorarai Pottru film as best feature film.

As soon as Suriya won the national award as the best actor for the first time in his career, fans of the 46 year old couldn’t keep calm as we could see them celebrating in Twitter by trending hashtags. Apart from the fans, a number of celebrities including actors Dhanush, Akshay Kumar, Keerthy Suresh wished the actor for his feat. In his letter, along with the crew members of “Soorarai Pottru”, director Manirathnam who produced his first film and director Vasanth, Suriya dedicated his achievement to Jyothika who forced him to do the film. He also dedicated the national award to his two sons. Also Read : Suriya’s Emotional Words After Winning National Award For The First Time !!