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S. J. Suryah

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Selvaraj Justin Pandian (born 20 July 1968), known by his stage name S. J. Suryah, is an Indian actor, film director, producer, playback singer, writer and philanthropist who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He sought to become an actor but started out directing, assisting Vasanth and Sabhapathy. Suryah made his directorial debut with Vaalee in 1999 whose success catapulted him to stardom. His other notable films include Kushi (2000), New (2004), Anbe Aaruyire (2005) and Isai (2015). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). S. J. Suryah is the 1,644th most popular film director (up from 1,981st in 2024), the 986th most popular biography from India (up from 1,370th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, S. J. Suryah ranks 1,644 out of 2,041. Before him are Rich Moore, Dennis Muren, Christophe Honoré, John Francis Dillon, Allison Anders, and James Bridges. After him are Lucile Hadžihalilović, Alex Cox, Richard LaGravenese, Bimal Roy, Erle C. Kenton, and Prachya Pinkaew.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, S. J. Suryah ranks 469. Before him are Claire Keegan, Danni Ashe, Hisashi Kurosaki, C. J. Hunter, Shin-ichiro Miki, and Donna D'Errico. After him are Li Bun-hui, Olga Neuwirth, Maurizio Ganz, Antonio Tarver, Sami Trabelsi, and Eric Van Meir.

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In India

Among people born in India, S. J. Suryah ranks 986 out of 1,861. Before him are Kapila Vatsyayan (1928), Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah (1915), Smita Patil (1955), Prem Nazir (1927), Aparna Sen (1945), and Maneka Gandhi (1956). After him are Leo Amery (1873), Amjad Ali Khan (1945), Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi (1920), Mehdi Hassan (1927), Arun Jaitley (1952), and Usha Mangeshkar (1935).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, S. J. Suryah ranks 23. Before him are Deepa Mehta (1950), Ardeshir Irani (1886), Deepak Tijori (1961), Tapan Sinha (1924), Tariq Anwar (1945), and Aparna Sen (1945). After him are Nasir Hussain (1931), Mani Ratnam (1956), Karan Johar (1972), Subhash Ghai (1945), Sooraj Barjatya (1965), and Ebrahim Alkazi (1925).

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