Actor Suriya and filmmaker Pandiraj are all set to join hands for a project which will be bankrolled by Sun Pictures. After the runaway success of Kadaikutty Singam, Suriya expressed his interest to work with Pandiraj and it didn’t take much time for the project to materialise. It’s worth mentioning that Suriya had produced Kadaikutty Singam with his brother Karthi, and the film had a phenomenal run in the cinemas. As per latest reports, Suriya is likely to be seen playing a politician in the new project with Pandiraj. In his recent release NGK, which was directed by Selvaraghavan, Suriya was seen playing a politician.
Suriya, who currently awaits the release of Sudha Kongara’s Soorarai Pottru, has a few interesting projects in his kitty. While it has already been confirmed Suriya will team up with Vetrimaaran next, reports have emerged that he has also given a go-ahead to a script from Adanga Maru director Karthik Thangavel. Vetrimaaran’s film with Suriya is titled Vaadivasal, based on a popular Tamil novel of the same name. It marks the first collaboration of Suriya and Vetrimaaran. Vaadivasal, written by CS Chellapa, is the story about a bull and the one who captures it. The film will unfold against the backdrop of jallikattu, the ancient sport practiced in Tamil Nadu in which a bull has to be captured. It will be produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu, who had bankrolled Vetrimaaran’s last film Asuran, starring Dhanush. However, Suriya will only work on Vaadivasal after he completes his immediate next project Aruvaa with director Hari.
Meanwhile, Suriya’s Soorarai Pottru will premiere on Amazon Prime on October 30. Soorarai Pottru, a film based on the life of Captain G R Gopinath – founder of the budget airline Air Deccan, will be the first mainstream star-studded Tamil film to release directly on an OTT platform. The project, which marks Suriya’s first collaboration with a female director, also stars Aparna Balamurali, Paresh Rawal and veteran Telugu actor Mohan Babu in crucial roles. Produced by Suriya’s 2D Entertainment, the film marks the southern debut of well-known Bollywood producer Guneet Monga, who will be co-producing this project. The film has music by G V Prakash Kumar. Apparently, Sudha had pitched the story of Soorarai Pottru nearly three years ago but Suriya couldn’t immediately give his nod because he was occupied with multiple commitments.
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