After working hard for months without even taking a small break, Surya seems to be in a mood to holiday. "It has been a long time sine I had been out with my family members. Every Sunday I would promise to be with Jyothika and kids, but unable to honour it due to professional commitments," he says.
It was Bala who gave Suriya two of the most memorable movies in his career- 'Nandha' and 'Pithamagan'. After a gap, the director and the actor seems to have decided to come together again. This has been confirmed by a person no lesser than Suriya himself.Talks are currently on (with Bala). We will soon decide on what will be our next venture and when will we do it. I am eager to do a film with Bala again," says Suriya, who was seen doing a cameo in the National award winning director's recent movie, 'Avan Ivan'.
One wall of his functional office parlour is lined with numerous awards, trophies and mementos. I wonder at their sheer number but then realise many of them are not what he received. “Yes, this is the family trophy showcase,” explains Surya. “There are those belonging to my father (Sivakumar), brother (Karthi) and Jo (Jyothika, his wife). I keep adding mine to this, periodically.” But, Surya doesn't get carried away by the awards. “I do acknowledge the fact that many of these are awarded by the public through a poll, some are judged by renowned jurists, some by an appreciative group or organisation and some by the government. I don't let it go to my head but understand that the roles I play have been appreciated and justly rewarded.”With 29 films under his belt, including special and guest appearances, Surya is getting ready for the release of 7am Arivu, in which he plays a dual role, and not a triple one as reported in some sections of the press. “It is not really a double act, in the real sense of the word. I play a circus artist and a Buddhist monk during different phases of the movie. And, yes, I did many of the circus acts myself to lend that bit of authenticity to the scenes. I'd have loved to do more of the martial art sequences for the other role, but was not able to spare long intervals of time for training in Thailand,” says Surya. Why? Because, he is basically a home bird. “I try to spend as much time as possible with the kids at this
Apart from having a strong fan base in South India, Suriya also won critical acclaim when he marked his entry into Bollywood with the Ram Gopal Verma's trilingual film 'Raktha Charitha.' The film was liked by all those who were in for watching serious films as well as with Suriya's portrayal of Suryanarayan Reddy.
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