S J Suryah gets top billing for his baddy role?
By : BVS Prakash
Update: 2024-08-26 06:47 GMT
If reliable sources are to be believed, Tamil director-turned-actor S J Suryah is laughing all the way to the bank since he reportedly pocketed Rs 10 crore for his baddie role in his upcoming Telugu film ‘Saripodhaa Sanivaaram’ with hotshot star Nani. With the action film being bankrolled by DVV Danayya who made ‘RRR”, S J Suryah reportedly insisted on a fancy pay. “Interestingly, Suryah told the managers not to bargain since the film is being made by a cash-rich producer so he could quote a hefty sum and get it too,” says a source, who claims that the producer was a bit surprised with the comment but still roped in the talented actor since he could breathe life into the character with ease and impress the audience.
Nonetheless, S J Suryah has surpassed a few Bollywood stars like Bobby Deol,(Hari Hara Veera Mallu), Nawazuddin Siddique (Saindhav) and Arbaaz Khan (Shivam Bhaje). “Suryah's ratings soared after his rivetting performance in films like ‘Maanaadu’ and ‘Mark Antony’ and has been flooded with offers from varied languages but he is quite choosy,” adds the source.
Actually, S J Suryah made his mark as a director in Tollywood as he made films with superstars like Pawan Kalyan(Khushi and Puli) and Mahesh Babu(Nani) and also played a menacing serial killer opposite Mahesh Babu in ‘Spyder’. “He has become busy as an actor and direction has taken a back seat,” he concludes.