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Suraj (born December 31, 1977) is an Indian film director active mainly in Tamil films. He is best known for directing action and masala films.[2]

Suraj
Born	(1977-12-31) December 31, 1977 (age 44)[1] Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1998 - Present

Career

In 1996, Suraj began working as an assistant director to Sundar C. on his comedy films Ullathai Allitha and Mettukudi.^{[citation needed]} In 1997, he continued to assist Sundar C. on Arunachalam starring Rajinikanth and he was the co-director of the film Janakiraman.^{[citation needed]}

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 In 2009, he directed Padikathavan starring Dhanush, Tamannaah and due his busy schedule, Vadivelu has been replaced by comedian Vivek. The film was distributed by Sun Pictures. In 2011, he made Mappillai, remake of the 1989 film Mappillai. The film starring Dhanush, Hansika Motwani and Manisha Koirala.^{[citation needed]}

The film received mixed reviews, but the film became a hit at the box office.[3]

After Mappillai Suraj directed Alex Pandian starring Karthi and Anushka Shetty. The film released on 11 January 2013. After Alex Pandian's failure, Suraj directed Sakalakala Vallavan starring Jayam Ravi, Anjali and Trisha. The film released on 31 July 2015.^{[citation needed]}

After Sakalakala vallavan he directed Kaththi Sandai starring Vishal Tamannaah, Soori and Vadivelu.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

As director

Year	Film	Language	Cast	Notes
1998	Moovendhar	Tamil	Sarath Kumar, Devayani	Credited as C. G. Suraaj[4]
2001	Kunguma Pottu Gounder	Tamil	Sathyaraj, Rambha, Kausalya	Credited as G. Saisuresh[5]
2003	Military	Tamil	Sathyaraj, Rambha	Credited as G. Saisuresh
2006	Thalai Nagaram	Tamil	Sundar C, Jyothirmayi, Vadivelu, Prakash Raj	[6]
2007	Marudhamalai	Tamil	Arjun Sarja, Nila, Vadivelu	[7]
2009	Padikathavan	Tamil	Dhanush, Tamannaah, Atul Kulkarni, Vivek, Suman	[8]
2011	Mappillai	Tamil	Dhanush, Manisha Koirala, Hansika Motwani, Vivek	[9]
2013	Alex Pandian	Tamil	Karthi, Anushka Shetty, Santhanam, Milind Soman, Suman
2015	Sakalakala Vallavan	Tamil	Jayam Ravi, Trisha, Anjali, Soori, Prabhu
2016	Kaththi Sandai	Tamil	Vishal, Tamannaah, Jagapati Babu, Tarun Arora, Soori, Vadivelu
TBA	Naai Sekar Returns	Tamil	Vadivelu	Spin-off of Thalai Nagaram[10]

As Writer

Year	Film	Language	Cast	Notes
1999	Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga	Tamil	Karthik, Rambha, Goundamani

References

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