Suriya averages 6.93 across 37 rated films as an actor, ahead of Vadivelu at 6.76.
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
| Friends | 2001 | 7.9 | as Nesamani | as Chandru |
| Aaru | 2005 | 5.9 | as Sumo | as Aaru |
| Sillunu Oru Kaadhal | 2006 | 7.1 | as Ravana | as Gautham |
| Vel | 2007 | 6.3 | as Kuzhaindhaswamy | as Vasudevan |
| Aadhavan | 2009 | 5.7 | as Banerjee | as Aadhavan |
