Suraj (born Suresh; December 31, 1977) is an Indian film director who works primarily in Tamil films. He is best known for directing

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and

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Career

In 1996, Suraj began working as an assistant director to

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on his comedy films '' Ullathai Allitha'' and '' Mettukudi''. In 1997, he continued to assist Sundar C on '' Arunachalam'' starring

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and he was the co-director of the film '' Janakiraman''. He then made ''Kunguma Pottu Gounder'' and ''Military'' under the name Sai Suresh. Then, Suraj returned to assist Sundar C in his films. In 2006, he made his directorial comeback through '' Thalai Nagaram'', starring his mentor Sundar C, Jyothirmayi and Vadivelu. The following year, Suraj made his third film '' Marudhamalai'', featured Arjun, Nila and again comedian Vadivelu. In 2009, he directed '' Padikathavan'' starring

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, Tamannaah and due his busy schedule, Vadivelu has been replaced by comedian Vivek. The film was distributed by

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. In 2011, he made '' Mappillai'', remake of the 1989 film '' Mappillai''. The film starring

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and

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. The film received mixed reviews, but the film became a hit at the box office. After Mappillai Suraj directed ''

Alex Pandian ''Alex Pandian'' is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Suraj and produced by K. E. Gnanavel Raja. The film features Karthi as the titular character along with Anushka Shetty, while Santhanam, Milind So ...

'' starring

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and Anushka Shetty. The film released on 11 January 2013. After Alex Pandian's failure, Suraj directed '' Sakalakala Vallavan'' starring

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, Anjali and Trisha. The film released on 31 July 2015. He later directed '' Kaththi Sandai'' starring

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. In 2022, Suraj directed '' Naai Sekar Returns'', to Vadivelu’s character in '' Thalai Nagaram'' (2006) in which he plays a laughably over-the-top rowdy called Naai Sekar.

Filmography

As director

As writer

Onscreen appearances

References

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