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Suraj

Writer and director · Born December 31, 1977 (48) · Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India

Suraj is an Indian director active mainly in Tamil cinema. He is best known for directing action and masala films.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 31, 1977 (48)
From
Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India
Works as
Writer and director
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 23% in 30 days

What are Suraj's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
1
Absurd
1
Joyful
1
Melancholic
1
Warm
1
Other
3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Suraj's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Suraj's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

13 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

  • Naai Sekar Returns(2022)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Kaththi Sandai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Dialogue · Screenplay · Story

  • Sakalakala Vallavan(2015)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • Alex Pandian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Writer

  • Mappillai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Padikathavan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Story

  • Marudhamalai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer

  • Thalai Nagaram(2006)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Military (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Kunguma Pottu Gounder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Maa Pelliki Randi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Original Story

  • Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Story

  • Moovendhar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 1998 to 2022.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing11 of 13: 1 only directing, 10 with another roleWriting12 of 13: 2 only writing, 10 with another role

13 titles, 10 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Suraj's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 17th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Suraj work with?

People who share at least 2 of Suraj's MovieCove titles; Vadivelu shares the most, 2.