Kanguva star Suriya reveals how Aamir Khan made him popular in the North even before his Bollywood debut in 2010

Suriya is gearing for the release of Kanguva, one of the biggest films of his illustrious career. The Tamil star began his career Nerrukku Ner (1997) and soon found a foothold in the industry. He eventually made his Hindi debut with the 2010 release Rakht Charitra 2 and added a new dimension to his career, However, the Hindi audience was aware of his impressive body of work even before he entered Bollywood. And, believe it or not, the credit for this goes to a Bollywood A-lister.

Aamir Khan mentioned Suriya while promoting Ghajini

Suriya is busy promoting Kanguva, one of the biggest Tamil films of the year. The fantasy drama features Disha Patani as the leading lady and marks her first collaboration with the Singam star. In a video for IMDb, Suriya told Disha that he is grateful to Aamir Khan for making the Hindi audience aware of his work. He revealed that ¡®Mr Perfectionist¡¯ mentioned his name extensively while promoting Ghajini in 2008.

¡°Usually when a remake film is done, the original actor or the cast and the directors, they are not discussed. But for the first time, I think, Aamir sir made sure that he spoke about the film and spoke about all the actors and the director. Even before anybody could speak about me, I think he was solely responsible for people up north, people who don't speak Tamil, to know about me,¡± he said.

The 2008 blockbuster was a remake of Suriya¡¯s cult action-thriller of the same name. Interestingly, Ajay Devgn¡¯s Singham too was a remake of the Tamil star¡¯s action drama Singam. Similarly, John Abraham¡¯s Force was an adaptation of Kaakha Kaakha.

Busy time for Suriya

Suriya, meanwhile, is going through a busy phase on the work front. He will be seen in two distinct roles in Kanguva. The film, slated to hit the screens on November 14, centres on the themes of ¡®resurrection¡¯ and ¡®forgiveness¡¯. The cast includes Bobby Deol, Disha Patani, and Yogi Babu. Kanguva is directed by Siva, best known for his work on Vedalam and Siruthai.

After this, Suriya will be seen in a film directed by Kartik Subbaraj. The film, being referred to as Suriya 44, features the star in a stylish new avatar. He also has a film with RJ Balaji in his kitty.

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