Question: Suriya, who starred in the 1999 Tamil film "Periyanna," made his debut in which movie?
Related documents: [0]  [DOC] Saravanan Sivakumar, known by his stage name Suriya, is an Indian film actor, producer and television presenter, best known for his work in Tamil cinema. After making his debut in "Nerukku Ner" (1997), Suriya landed his breakthrough role in "Nandha" (2001) and then had his first major commercial success with the thriller "Kaakha Kaakha" (2003). Following award-winning performances of a conman in "Pithamagan" (2003) and a hunchback in "Perazhagan" (2004), Suriya played a patient suffering from anterograde amnesia in the 2005 blockbuster "Ghajini". He rose to stardom with dual roles of a father and son in Gautham Menon's semi-autobiographical "Vaaranam Aayiram" (2008). His status as an action star was established with roles of a smuggler in "Ayan" (2009), and an aggressive cop in the "Singam" trilogy ("Singam", "Singam II" and "S3"). Suriya has also found success with science fiction films like "7aum Arivu" (2011), "Maattrraan" (2014), and "24" (2016). As of 2017, he has won three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards South. [END] 
[1]  [DOC] Periyanna is a 1999 Tamil film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar featuring Vijayakanth and Suriya in the lead roles. Meena and Manasa play other supporting roles, the soundtrack for this film composed by debutant music director Bharani. The film released on 14 April 1999 to negative reviews and performed poor commercially. Actor Vijay has lend his voice for three songs. [END] 
Answer: 
After making his debut in "Nerukku Ner"
After making his debut in "Nerukku Ner"