S. J. Suryaah
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S. Justin Selvaraj is an Indian film director, writer, actor, and producer in Kollywood, the Tamil film industry. His screen name is S.J. Surya. He is known for his outspoken attitude and broad outlook. SJ Surya is also known to portray roles which are considered totally inappropriate for family audiences, especially his roles in Anbe Aruyire, New and Kalvanin Kadhali. In these movies he plays the stereotyped role of a person, who is either being seduced by women or is a playboy/casanova kind of a protagonist and these movies feature explicit soft porn scenes. Surya has carved a niche for himself not only as a director but also as a storyteller and actor.
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[edit] Profile
- Birth Name : Justin Selvaraj Themmaandi
- Date of Birth : 20 July 1968
- Birth Place : Vasudevanallur, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
- Education : BA Sociology from Loyola College, Chennai
- Directorial Debut : Vaali
- Role Model : Director Vasanth
[edit] Family
- Father - Pandian
- Mother - Anandham
- Elder Sister - Selvi
- Elder Brother - Victor
[edit] Filmography
Suryah's style of film making is unique, taking the viewer in to the plot itself with a fantastic narrative of the story. His first film, Vaali with Ajith as the hero in Tamil, was a huge runaway hit playing for 270 days. It had an adult theme and went off well with the audience.
Suryah followed that with the multi-lingual, Khushi which was a huge money-spinner in Tamil and Telugu but did not fare too well in Hindi. After a hiatus for nearly 2 years, he came up with another blockbuster, New in which Suryah played the lead role apart from directing and producing the film. The film's opening is considered to be one of the biggest in Tamil cinema in recent years, with over Rs.1.1 crore being collected on the first day at the box-office [1]. The film's music by noted composer A. R. Rahman had created waves in the audio market. However, the movie was banned by the Madras High Court in August 2005, a year after it collected huge revenues in the box office. His fourth venture in Tamil as a director was "Anbe Aaruyire" which was initially titled "Best Friend". Though this movie wasn't as big a hit as Vaali and Khushi, his fans enjoyed the movie. Currently he is ready to start his next directorial venture in telugu titled "PULI" which will be a political thriller. PULI is said to release for Summer 2008. As of the start of jodi no.1 season 3 he is one of the judges a long with Sangeetha
He is currently one of the judge of Vijay Jodi No 1.
[edit] As a Director
- Puli (Telugu)and (Tamil with Vijay) (announced)
- Anbe Aaruyire (2005, Tamil)
- Naani (2004, Telugu)
- New (2004, Tamil)
- Khushi (2003 film), (Hindi)
- Kushi, (Telugu)
- Khushi , (Tamil)
- Vaali (1999, Tamil)
[edit] As a Writer
- Pesum Deivangal (announced)
- Isai (announced)
- Anbe Aaruyire (2005, Tamil)
- New (2004, Tamil)
- Naani (2004, Telugu)
- Khushi (2003 film), (Hindi)
- Khushi (2001, Telugu)
- Khushi (2000, Tamil)
- Vaali (1999, Tamil)
[edit] As an Actor
[edit] Forthcoming
- Pesum Deivangal (announced)
- Isai (announced)
- Newtonin 3-m Vidhi
[edit] Released
- Vyabari (2007, Tamil)
- Thirumagan (2007, Tamil)
- Kalvanin Kadhali (2006, Tamil)
- Anbe Aaruyire (2005, Tamil)
- New (2004, Tamil)
[edit] Cameo appearances
- Dishyum (cameo)
- Mahanadigan (2005, Tamil) (cameo)
- Khushi (2000, Tamil)
- Aasai (1995, Tamil)
- Kizhakku Cheemaiyile (1993, Tamil)
- Nethi Adi (1982, Tamil)
[edit] As a Producer
- Anbe Aaruyire (2005, Tamil)
- NEW ( Tamil)
