Director

S. J. Suryah

Acting

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Directed credits

Active

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TMDB popularity

3.8

Moderate attention

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Directed movies: 8Directed series: 0All crew credits: 14

TMDB ID: 292250

IMDb ID: nm0754184

Known for: Acting

Born: July 20, 1968

Age: 57

Place of birth: Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1989 - 2026

Years active: 38

Average TMDB rating: 6.19

Wikidata: Q7387554

Also known as

Sammanasu Justin Surya • SJ Surya • SJ Suryah • S J Surya • SJ. Surya • Surya S.J. • Surya SJ • Surya S J • S. Justin Selvaraj • S.J. Surya • +2 more

Frequent jobs

Director (7)Assistant Director (1)Producer (2)Original Music Composer (1)Playback Singer (1)Presenter (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

S. J. Suryah born S. Justin Selvaraj is an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor, music composer and producer who has worked in the Tamil, Telugu and Hindi film industries. Born in Vasudevanallur, Tamil Nadu, Suryah did various works before joining film industry to become an actor but ended up assisting Vasanth and Sabapathy. Suryah made his directorial debut with Vaalee in 1999 whose success catapulted him to stardom. His other notable directorials include Kushi (2000), New (2004) and Isai (2015). In recent years, Suryah has garnered significant attention and acclaim as an actor for his portrayals of quirky, unique characters, such as in Spyder (2017), Mersal (2017), Maanaadu (2021) and Don (2022), in which he played the negative role, and Jigarthanda DoubleX (2023), in which he showcased a more dramatic side in a protagonist role.