Actor Suriya turned a year older on July 24. The Tamil superstar who enjoys a massive fan following was showered with wishes from fans across the country. Some fans had also organised on ground celebration to mark the 48th birthday of their favourite star. However, in a tragic incident, two of his fans died by electrocution while they were hanging a birthday banner. 

Two second-year engineering college students named Nakka Venkatesh and Poluri Sai from a private college in Andhra Pradesh were electrocuted when they were putting up a banner on Suriya's birthday in Mopulavaripalem village of Palnadu district in Andhra Pradesh. According to ANI, the two students were trying to install a banner of Tamil actor Suriya, and the flex banner’s iron rod came in contact with an overhead electric wire, which killed them both on the spot.