This South actor is associated with controversies
From a famous actor who started his career as an assistant director and then directed some of the best films of South. He has directed actors like Mahesh Babu and Ajith Kumar. Recently, this actor was seen as a villain in Nani’s film. When SJ Surya took over the director’s position with Kollywood star Ajith Kumar’s superhit film ‘Vaali’ in 1999, no one had thought that this film would run for 270 days in South theaters. Now, 25 years later, no one had thought that SJ Surya would become one of the famous villains of South cinema, acting with stars like Kamal Haasan, Vijay, Mahesh Babu, Ram Charan, Nani and Dhanush. SJ Surya has also had a long history of controversies.
Became an assistant director and created a buzz in the South
SJ Surya, whose real name is Justin Slevaraj Pandian. Today, SJ Surya has become a popular actor in the South Indian film industry. He is an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor, music composer and producer who has worked in Tamil, Telugu and English films. He started his career as a director with ‘Vasanth and Sabhapathi’. After deciding to pursue his passion for acting, Surya moved to Chennai and worked hard to make a place in the Tamil film industry. He took up a job in a hotel to support himself financially. During this time, he was spotted by filmmaker K. Bhagyaraj. The actor then worked as an assistant director under Vasanth for ‘Aasai’ (1995) and under Sabapathy for ‘Sundar Purushan’ (1996). Surya also first appeared in uncredited roles in films like Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993).
Became a director and gave hit films in English, Telugu and Kannada
In 1999, Surya’s journey from assistant director to director began. He debuted as a filmmaker with ‘Vaali’. This romantic thriller featured Ajith Kumar, Simran and Jyothika in the lead roles. ‘Vaali’ proved to be a box office hit. Apart from this, Surya directed films like ‘Kushi’ (2000) which was a romantic comedy film starring Thalapathy Vijay and Jyothika. The film became a blockbuster and was remade in English, Telugu and Kannada. Interestingly, Surya also directed the English and Telugu versions of the film. Finally, in 2004, Surya debuted as an actor in his third directorial venture titled ‘New’ (2004). The same year he directed the Telugu dub of Mahesh Babu and Ameesha Patel’s film ‘Nani’.
This actor of the movie Game Changer has gone to jail
South famous actor SJ Surya appeared in films like ‘Ve Kalvanin Kadhali’ (2006), ‘Thirumagan’ (2007), ‘Vyabari’ (2007) and ‘Newtanin Moondram Vidhi’ (2009). He also received a lot of praise for hits like ‘Iravee’, ‘Spider’, ‘Mersal’, ‘Monster’, ‘Maanadu’, ‘Varisu’, ‘Bommai’, ‘Ryan’ and ‘Saripodha Sanivaram’. SJ Surya has also been to jail. Yes, according to ANI, in 2005 SJ Surya was arrested by the police for throwing a mobile phone in anger at a female censor board officer. The incident took place during the release of his film ‘New’. After this controversy, there was a sensation in Tamil cinema. However, Surya later got bail after being produced before the 14th Metropolitan Magistrate Govindarajulu. Also, in March 2006, the Censor Board filed a complaint against Surya for using stills from scenes that had been deleted from the film. After being arrested for the second time, he was again released.
Star Cast of Game Changer
Meanwhile, on the work front, SJ Suryah will be seen in Ram Charan’s upcoming film ‘Game Changer’. This S Shankar film will also star Kiara Advani.
