After Thaana Serntha Kootam, Suriya will next be seen playing a leader in Director Selvaraghavan’s NGK – Nandha Gopala Krishnan. Touted to be a political thriller, the film is slated to hit the screens on 31 May and has passed the Censor Board with U certificate.
In the film, Suriya plays the new young man in the political arena and the film will supposedly focus on the need for youngsters in politics. The film also features Sai Pallavi and Rakul Preet as the female leads.
The Telugu rights of the film have been bagged by Popular Producer KK Radhamohan of Sri Sathya Sai Arts and the Karnataka theatrical rights have been bought by Sringeri, Dheeraj Enterprises.
The combination of Suriya and Selvaraghavan has already set the anticipation bar high and audiences are eagerly looking forward to the film. In an interview, last year Selvaraghavan had revealed that he had plans to work with Suriya soon after Kadhal Kondein, and the dream has been finally fulfilled after a decade.
The film has music by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The composer had a fallout with Selva during Ayirathil Oruvan and the two coming together has aroused curiosity.
Being produced by SR Prakashbabu and SR Prabhu under the banner Dream Warrior Pictures in association with Reliance Entertainment, the film has been made on a lavish budget. The film has cinematography by Sivakumar Vijayan with Praveen KL in charge of the editing.
Meanwhile, Suriya is currently busy with KV Anand's Kaappaan which is on the verge of wrapping up. The crew was recently camped in Java island to shoot the last song. Touted to be an action-thriller co-starring Malayalam superstar Mohanlal the film is being bankrolled by A Subashkaran on a huge budget under his banner Lyca Productions.
Suriya recently commenced shooting for Sudha Kongara's project titled Soorarai Potru. Co-produced by Guneet Monga in association with 2D Entertainment, the film will be based on the life of Captain Gopinath of Air Deccan. The first look poster which was released along with the title has the actor in a typical shirt and dhoti outfit against the background of a gigantic airplane.
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