Actor Suriya’s Etharkkum Thunindhavan tentatively titled movie Suriya 40,first-look and title was released on Thursday, July 22, ahead of Suriya’s birthday on July 23. In the engaging teaser, Suriya wielding a sword walks into a factory, where we witness injured people lying on the ground.
The video reveals a series of close-up shots where we see Suriya dragging someone’s body or pointing his gun and shooting at someone. Towards the end of nearly half a minute video, we see the silhouette of Suriya with a sword along with upbeat background music, setting the tone for a promising thriller.
Suriya40 First Look revealed – suriya 40 new movie is promising
The Pandiraj directorial stars actor Priyanka Arul Mohan opposite Suriya. Actor Sathyaraj too has been roped in to play a pivotal role in the movie. Bankrolled by Sun Pictures, the film has music by award-winning composer D Imman. Jayamkondaan fame Vinay Rai will be essaying the role of an antagonist. Suriya 40 went on floors on February 15 this year.
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The project marks the third-time collaboration between filmmaker Pandiraj and actor Suriya after the 2015 family-drama Pasanga 2. He also appeared in a cameo role in Kadaikutty Singam, which starred his brother, actor Karthi in the lead.
Suriya was last seen in Soorarai Pottru, which was widely appreciated by audiences. Soorarai Pottru recently made it to the list of movies that were eligible for Oscar nominations this year. However, it was unable to secure a nomination. Partially based on the biography of Captain GR Gopinath’s Simply Fly, the movie stars actors Suriya, Aparna Balamurali, Krishna Kumar, Urvashi, Karunas and Paresh Rawal in pivotal roles. The Sudha Kongara directorial released on streaming platform Amazon Prime Video in November last year.