S.J.Suryaah
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S. J. Surya
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Sammanasu Justin Surya 20 July 1968 Sankarankovil, Tamil Nadu India |
| Occupation | Actor, film director, screenwriter, producer, music composer, singer. |
| Years active | 1978–present |
S. J. Surya (born S. Justin Selvaraj, 20 July 1968) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor, music composer and producer who has worked in the Tamil, Telugu and Hindi film industries. Born in Sankarankovil,Tamil Nadu, Suryah did various works before joining film industry to become an actor but ended up assisting Vasanth and Sabapathy.
Surya made his directorial debut with Vaali in 1999 whose success catapulted him to stardom. His other notable films include Kushi (2000), New (2004), Anbe Aaruyire (2005) and Isai (2015). He made his acting debut with New and went on to act in films like Kalvanin Kadhali (2006), Vyabari (2007) and Thirumagan (2007) and is currently working as Antagonist in Spyder Starring Mahesh Babu which is directed by AR Murugadoss
After completing his schooling near his birthplace is Sankarankovil in South Tamil Nadu, Surya came to Chennai to complete a Physics degree at Loyola College. Despite getting an opportunity to pursue further studies at an engineering college in Madurai, he declined the offer and stayed in Chennai, with the hope of finding a breakthrough as an actor in Tamil films. In order to be financially self-dependent, he began working in hotels and as a steward, before receiving an offer to apprentice under K. Bhagyaraj. 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 a cock fighter in Bharathiraja's Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993).
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