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S. J. Suryaah
Born	Justin Selvaraj Suryaah July 20, 1968 (1968-07-20) (age 41) Chennai, India
Occupation	Actor, Film Director, Writer, Producer
Years active	1999 - Present

S. Justin Selvaraj is an Indian film director, writer, actor, and producer in Kollywood, the Tamil and Telugu film industry. His screen name is S.J. Surya. He is known for his outspoken attitude and broad outlook.

Film career

Suryaah's first film Vaali, with Ajith playing the lead in Tamil, was a 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 his friend and 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, Khushi and New, audience enjoyed the movie because of its masala.

Currently, he is working for Telugu film "Puli", with Pawan Kalyan in the lead.

Television controversy

He was one of the judges on Vijay TV's hit show Jodi No.1 where the participants are television artistes. He was one of the three judges along with Sangeetha and Sundaram.

Filmography

As an Actor

As a Director

References

External links

• Surya S.J. at the Internet Movie Database
• "Ah Ahh" movie's official website
• Official Fan Group