S. J. Suryah

S. J. Suryah
S. J. Suryah in 2016
Born	S. Justin Selvaraj (1968-07-20) 20 July 1968 (age 56) Vasudevanallur, Tirunelveli district, Madras State, India
Other names	Nadippu Arakkan
Alma mater	Loyola College, Chennai
Occupations	Actor Lyricist Film director Film producer Screenwriter Playback singer Composer Narrator Philanthropist
Years active	1988–present

S. Justin Selvaraj^[1] (born 20 July 1968), known by his stage name S. J. Suryah, is an Indian actor, lyrcist, film director, film producer, screenwriter, playback singer, composer, narrator and philanthropist who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He sought to become an actor but started out directing, assisting Vasanth and Sabhapathy.

Surya made his directorial debut with Vaali in 1999 whose success catapulted him to stardom. His other notable films include Kushi (2000), New (2004), Anbe Aaruyire (2005) and Isai (2015). He made his acting debut with New and went on to act in films like Kalvanin Kadhali (2006), Thirumagan (2007), Vyabari (2007) and appeared as the antagonist in Spyder (2017), Mersal (2017), Maanaadu (2021), Don (2022) and Mark Antony (2023) and as the protagonist in Kadamaiyai Sei (2022) and Jigarthanda DoubleX (2023). His versatility and experimentation in different roles earned him the moniker "Nadippu Arakkan" (the Demon of Acting).