S. J. Surya (Actor)

Some Lesser Known Facts About S. J. Surya

• Does S. J. Surya smoke?: Not Known

• Does S. J. Surya drink alcohol?: Not Known

• S. J. Surya follows the Vaishnavism tradition and considers Vishnu as his Supreme Lord.

• Initially, he worked in hotels as a cashier and steward.

• After struggling 6 years, he got an offer as an apprentice for a K. Bhagyaraj film.

• He started his acting career in 1988 with the Tamil film ‘Nethiyadi.’

• He worked as an assistant director under Vasanth for the film ‘Aasai’ (1995) and under Sabapathy for the film ‘Sundara Purushan’ (1996).

• He wrote and directed numerous films like ‘Vaali’ (Tamil, 1999), ‘Kushi’ (Tamil, 2000), ‘Kushi’ (Telugu, 2001), ‘Khushi’ (Hindi, 2003), ‘Naani’ (Telugu, 2004), ‘New’ (Tamil, 2004), etc.

• He also produced 2 Tamil films such as ‘New’ (2004) and ‘Anbe Aaruyire’ (2005).

• He worked in different languages like Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Marathi.

• He composed music for several songs like ‘Puthandin Muthal’ of Tamil film ‘Isai’ (2014), ‘Ase Koni’ and ‘Beating Beating’ of Marathi film Ishq Wala Love (2014).

• He has sung some famous Tamil songs like ‘Vaanil Kaayuthae’ of film ‘Vaali’ (1999), ‘July Maadathil’ of film ‘Vyabari’ (2007), ‘Mudhal Murai’ of film ‘Newtonin Moondram Vidhi’ (2009), ‘Puthandin Muthal’ of film ‘Isai’ (2014), ‘Onnu Rendu’ of film ‘Iraivi’ (2016), and ‘En Pondati Oorukku Poita’ of film ‘Nenjam Marappathillai’ (2017).

• Apart from all that, he also worked as a narrator for the Tamil films ‘144’ (2015) and ‘Remo’ (2016).