Success, they say, is not a destination, it’s a journey. And for actor Surya, that journey continues at a brisk pace.
However, it’s evident that the star hasn’t let success get to his head. “I received so many messages of appreciation after my last film that I had to go to a temple to calm myself down,” he said during a recent press conference. His Ayan is all set to hit screens on April 3.
“Some events that were reported in various newspapers and news channels have been used in the film,” he said and added, “I have so much to learn from AVM, the producers of this film. It was only when we reached the shooting spots that we realised the amount of effort they had put in to organise what we had asked for. They gave us a lot of freedom.”
Director K V Anand, who was also present at the conference, said, “We had body doubles to perform the risky stunts and took them along with us to all the places we were shooting at. However, Surya himself performed all the risky stunts and we didn’t require their services.”
Surya handled difficult questions on his personal life with ease. Responding to one such question on whether he discussed his movie scripts with his wife Jothika, he said with a smile, “No, we don’t. Jo encourages me to talk about us and Diya, our daughter. ‘Enough about cinema!’ she always says.”
To another question on whether Surya’s female fan following had reduced after his marriage, KV Anand grinned and said, “I can tell you that his female fans have increased.” The star added, “Yes, it has increased and it is because of my marriage to Jothika. I’ve had groups of women who’ve told me so.” On a more serious note, he said, “I respect Jothika. Her success rate is higher than mine.”
Jagan, who has also worked in this project with Surya, narrated an incident that had occurred during filming in Zanzibar.
“Zanzibar is a country of poor people. In fact, we had two Afro-Americans working with us on the project. After the final day’s shooting, just as we were leaving, Surya called those two men aside and handed them a wad of dollars he had in his wallet. I doubt if he even counted them,” he said.
Originally Posted by Anban
enna saami eluthureenga..
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The budget is 2x bigger than VA..
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