IT’S just getting bigger and better for Surya. After Varanam Aayiram and the stupendous success of Ayan, he’s now set to storm the box office with Aadhavan this Diwali. Surya, who co-stars with Nayanthara, will be playing an anti-hero for the first time in this film. “I essay the role of a contract killer while the story deals with my life as it unfolds in Kolkata. But there’s no blood or gory scenes as the action sequences are very slick,” says Surya. The actor has teamed up with KS Ravikumar of Dasavatharam fame in this venture and guarantees that it’s a full-on entertainment flick. “And in a Ravikumar film, every scene conveys a different mood.
Having worked with all the biggies, including Kamal and Rajni sir, he also knows how to cater to different kinds of audiences. We’ve even set our own benchmarks — Ravikumar with Dasavatharam and I, an Ayan,” he explains. The buzz is that Surya does a Benjamin Button in the film — have they been inspired by the Brat Pitt-starrer? “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was about aging backwards. Aadhavan doesn’t deal with such a subject. There’s a sequence in the film in which I play a 10-year-old. It’s a flashback portion and it was quite challenging for a 34-year-old to play that age!” he laughs.
While trade circles were abuzz with the news that another top star’s film, Vijay’s Vettaikaran, will also hit screens on the same day as Aadhavan, Surya clarifies that the film has been postponed by three weeks. Which leaves the actor to compete with Jayam Ravi’s Peranmai and Namitha’s Jaganmohini. “I’m not competing with Namitha or anybody else. Every film-maker makes movies hoping to strike gold at the BO. I wish them the best too. As for Aadhavan, it’s a big-budget film, so yes, we want it to be screened in good theatres,” says Surya.
There are more exciting projects for this Kollywood star. He plays a pukka village cop — his second after the hit Kaakha Kaakha — in Hari’s Singam. After which is Ram Gopal Varma’s Raktha Charithra, his B-town debut. “It’ll go on the floors in February or March and will be released in two parts of two hours each,” he says. But he confesses that he’s not looking at settling down in Mumbai. “I love Chennai and it’s the Tamil audience who’ve made me what I am today.
I’m just doing a Hindi film because I admire some technicians there and have always wanted to work with them. No full-fledged career in Hindi for me,” he shares. Surya’s also looking forward to working with his Ghajini director Murugadoss in a trilingual next year. “It’ll be in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi, and we’ll finalize the script soon,” he says. The actor recently sprung a surprise on fans when wife Jyothika and he starred in an ad. Is there a film being planned with the two of them? “Sure, it was a special moment when Jo and I worked together. I’ve always felt that Jo is a better actor than I. But now, I think her priority is our daughter Diya,” concludes Surya.
Article Involves:: Surya, K S Ravi Kumar, Namitha, A R Murugadoss, Jyothika
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