| Some Lesser Known Facts | - 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.
- He has sung some famous Tamil songs.
- Apart from all that, he also worked as a narrator for the Tamil films ‘144’ (2015) and ‘Remo’ (2016).
- The 2004 film 'New', which he wrote, directed, acted in, and produced, was loosely inspired by the 1988 Tom Hanks film 'Big'.
- He received SIIMA Awards for Best Negative Role in 2018 and 2022.
- He received a Filmfare Awards South nomination for Best Negative Role in 2018.
- He is a philanthropist.
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