Serious Suriya admits a desire to do more comedy
Suriya says that he would love to play roles similar to those played by Hollywood comedy legends Robin Williams and Jim Carrey
By : anupama subramanian
Update: 2015-10-18 22:46 GMT
Suriya is known for championing for the cause of children education through his Agaram Foundation. He is one actor who goes to any extent to suit the character he plays and his versatility is also a common knowledge.
But the actor regrets not having done roles akin to legends like Nagesh, Jim Carrey and Robin Williams, which would attract and appeal to children as well.
Speaking at the promo event of Pasanga 2, Suriya said, “I consider it as a blessing when national award winning filmmaker Pandiraj met me with this project. Pandiraj’s earlier film Pasanga highlighted the issues of children from rural schools. The second part deals with kids belonging to city schools. Each kid is unique and special. It’s always not about getting top ranks and degrees, but identify their skills and special talents”.
The Singam actor added, “Initially, Pandiraj wanted only six days of my call-sheet and later asked for 12 which extended to 14 days. Nevertheless, the script was so inspiring that I was drawn into it completely. Then only, I realized that I haven’t done any film which appeals to children and make them happy like Nagesh, Jim Carrey and Robin Williams who are experts in it.”
Amala Paul said that it was her dream coming true having teamed up with Suriya. “It’s a special film for me playing opposite to Suriya sir. When the opportunity of working with Suriya came, it was like a double dhamaka and I didn’t let it go”.
While child actors Nishesh and Vishnavi play the lead roles, Bindu Madhavi, Karthik, Vidya, Ramdoss appear as the children’s parents in crucial roles.
Bindu shared her experiences and how she was able connect with the theme of the film. “I myself was a ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) kid and had gone through the pains of those children. Hence, I was able to relate to the issue the director had taken and he is not preachy at any point of time but handled it with sensitivity”.
Suriya’s entire family including his wife and actress Jothika, sibling Karthi, parents Sivakumar and Lakshmi and sister Brindha graced the occasion, as well as a host of filmmakers including Ram, Prabhu Solomon, Samudhrakani, Seenu Ramasamy, Vijay, Ponram, C.V. Kumar, Satish, G.V. Prakash and Dhananjeyan.