 He had two releases as an actor in 2007, with Sakthi Chidambaram's science fiction comedy "Viyabari" being the first release.Featuring in an ensemble cast, alongside Tamannaah, Namitha and Vadivelu, Surya was cast as a businessman who creates a clone of himself to care for his family and playing both roles, Surya's performance was described as "outrageous, over the top and loud".Similarly, critics noted he is just "a limited actor who just walks through the first half effortlessly doing what he had done in his earlier films" for his performance in "Thirumagan".