SJ Suryah, the director of Vaali and Kushi earned the name of an adult filmmaker when his movies like New and Ah Aah got released. With lots of adult references, his performance never came into the limelight until director Karthik Subburaj brought him on board for Iraivi.

Initially, the director who became an actor was adamant on being a hero in all his films but Iraivi completely changed his mind. Audience approved him as a great character artist and his new decision gained him multiple films like NenjamMarapathillai, Spyder and Vijay’s Mersal. He does negative roles with more scope for performance in all his upcoming films, thanks to Iraivi.