"Suriya 25" - Ananda Vikatan special

A rough translation

Responsible Son, Affectionate Husband, Caring Brother, Superb Actor….Suriya - An example for all these. Here are some small cute details.

1. Party, Discos, Drinks, Cigarette – no such habits. After shooting he would prefer to be under the warmth of Appa,Amma and Wife. When questioned about this – he said my dad was like this.

2. A devotee of Lord Murugan, would perform daily rituals to the lord. Had been to Thiruvanaamalai recently without any footwear for a Girivalam.

3. His food routine: Health drinks every morning, 3 pieces of chicken; chappathi’s and boiled vegetables for lunch; juice for evening and chappathi’s again for dinner. Strictly no sweets.

4. Since he will be doing a bollywood movie with Ram Gopal Verma, he is learning hindi from 6pm-10pm after the shooting of Singam movie everyday. All this because he wants to understand the dialogues and dub in his own voice.

5. In the areas of Pollaachi (Tamil Nadu), generation of electricity is done using wind mills – Suriya is the owner of these wind mills.

6. Since he has some experience in the garment sector, he himself designs his own costumes for film shoots.

7. Whenever his film releases, he would arrange a screening for his professors from Loyola College and take their opinions.

8. Suriya’s neighbors are director Shankar and Bharathiraja, but he’s yet to act under their direction.

9. Since 30+yrs , Shanmugam has been a driver for Sivakumar’s family. Suriya, Karthi and Brindha have tremendous respect and affection towards him and even after their marriages, Suriya and Brindha took blessings from him.
10. He loves his sister Brindha a lot, he would want to see her at least once a week, if that is not possible, he would go to their house taking his daughter Diya with him.

11. Suriya used to go to his college via govt bus 12B, his long term wish is to go for a jolly ride again in the same route, but his friends have warned and kept him under control that it would create havoc, but still he has challenged that he would go once.

12. After 10yrs, Suriya would want to direct a movie, now he is learning the art of re-recording, editing and story making.

13. Suriya’s choices of world films are Iranian. If the shoot is cancelled, he would watch those movies in his home theater.

14. Suriya has a gym at his place, Aamir Khan’s gym trainer for Ghajini , Alkhas is Suriya’s gym trainer now.

15. Suriya would give a surprise visit to his school mates’ houses. He wishes his friends for Diwali, Christmas and Ramzan. Though am a cine star how can I forget my friends – says Suriya.

16. Though Diya speaks a mixed accent of Hindi and English, she calls Suriya as appa.

17. He often watches films of Kamal and Rajni, recently he watched Kurudhi Poonal and Moondru Mugam a lot of times.

18. He recently brought an Audi Q7, he has many of his cars registered under the number 5005.

19. Suriya’s filmy guru is Kamal Haasan, he had the punk hairstyle during Kamal’s film Devar Magan in which Kamal would have sported the same hairstyle.

20. Suriya has made two guest appearances – one in June R for Jo and another in Kuselan for Rajni.

21. Suriya addresses everyone as “Ji” , elderly persons as “Anna”, he calls people by names only if they are really really close to him.

22. After MGR, he is an example for motherly sentiments. He has so much love towards his mom; he never goes against her words.

23. Recently he obtained the permission from the director, took a flight from Karaikudi and came to Chennai – spent the day with his family and then went back the same evening to the shooting spot – reason: his wedding day.

24. Recently in a national survey, Suriya came first; he rejected their invitation when they approached him.

25. Suriya’s household functions will have his friends and relatives. Apart from that he invites his friends’ actor Vijay and Ajith.