S. J. Surya is an Indian Film Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Music composer and Actor (Tamil, Telugu and Hindi). He sought to become an actor but ended up directing, assisting Vasanth and Sabapathy. He subsequently worked as an assistant director in the teams of Aasai (1995) under Vasanth and Sundara Purushan (1996) under Sabapathy, while also being seen in uncredited appearances as an actor, notably as cock fighter in Bharathiraja’s Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993).
In March 2017, he signed a new project titled Iravaakaalam which is to be directed by Maya fame Ashwin Saravanan to star along with Sshivada and Wamiqa Gabbi. In 2019 venture is Monster, a comedy film co-starring Priya Bhavani Shankar and directed by Nelson Venkatesan of Oru Naal Koothu fame. The film released on 17 May 2019 to positive reviews from crittics. Once again, Surya’s performance was critically praised.
| Full Name | Sammanasu Justin Selvaraj |
| Nick Name | S. J. Surya |
| Profession | Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Music composer, Actor |
| DOB | 20 July 1968 |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth Place | Vasudevanallur, Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Affairs | NA |
| Physical Appearance | Height: 5’ 10
Weight: 65 kg Measurement: 38- 32- 12 Eye Colour: Dark Brown Hair Colour: Black |
| Family | Father: Sammanasu Pandian
Mother: Anandham Brother: Victor Sister: Selvi |
| School | The Indian High School, Dubai |
| College | Loyola College, Chennai |
| Qualification | B.A – Sociology |
| Hobbies | Reading, Writing, Traveling |
| Movies | Nethiyadi (1988),
Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993), Aasai (1995), New (2004), Maha Nadigan (2004), Kalvanin Kadhali (2006), Dishyum (2006), Thirumagan (2007), Vyabari (2007), Newtonin Moondram Vidhi (2009), Nanban (2012), Pizza 2: The Villa (2013), Vai Raja Vai (2015), Yatchan (2015), Iraivi (2016), Spyder (2017), Mersal (2017), Monster (2019), Nenjam Marappathillai (2020), Maanaadu (2021), Uyarndha Manithan (2021), Bommai (2021) |
| Director | Vaali (1999),
Kushi (2000-Tamil, 2001-Telugu, 2003-Hindi), Naani (2004), New (2004), Anbe Aaruyire (2005), Puli (2010), Isai (2015) |
| As Playback Singer | Vaanil Kaayuthae (1999),
July Maadathil (2007), Mudhal Murai (2009), Puthandin muthal (2014), Onnu Rendu (2016), En Pondati Oorukku Poita (2017) |
| As A Lyricist | Setapa Maathi (1996),
Lottery Enakku (1996) |
| As A Music Director | Ishq Wala Love (2014),
Isai (2015) |
| As A Narrator | 144 (2015),
Remo (2016) |
| Awards | Vijay Award for Best Villain (2017),
SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (2017) |
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