S. J. Suryah

S. J. Suryah

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Acting

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1968-07-20 (57 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India

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.

Acting

Crew

  • Killer

    Writer, Director, Producer

  • (2023)

    Bommai

    Presenter

  • (2021)

    Nenjam Marappathillai

    Playback Singer

  • (2015)

    Isai

    Director, Original Music Composer, Story, Screenplay

  • (2014)

    Ishq Wala Love

    Original Music Composer

  • (2010)

    Komaram Puli

    Director, Screenplay, Story

  • (2005)

    Ah Aah: Anbe Aaruyire

    Producer, Director, Screenplay, Dialogue

  • (2004)

    New

    Producer, Director, Dialogue, Story, Screenplay

  • (2004)

    Naani

    Director, Story, Screenplay

  • (2003)

    Khushi

    Director, Story, Screenplay

  • (2001)

    Khushi

    Story, Screenplay, Director

  • (2000)

    Kushi

    Director, Screenplay, Story, Dialogue

  • (1999)

    Vaali

    Director, Screenplay, Story

  • (1995)

    Aasai

    Assistant Director