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Suriya is intense and quiet while Akshay is the opposite: Sudha Kongara

National Award-winning director Sudha Kongara speaks about her upcoming film Sarfira, the need for a Hindi remake and how Soorarai Pottru can be the story of any Indie filmmaker

Chennai: In 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic was raging, the theatrical release of ‘Soorarai Pottru’ was stalled. The Suriya-starrer, based on the inspiring story of GR Gopinath who founded India’s first low-cost airline, Simplify Deccan, made a soft landing on OTT.

However, it still made an impact and bagged five National Film Awards, including Best Feature and Best Screenplay, for its director Sudha Kongara. The high of a theatrical release was still elusive. Four years later, the National Award-winning film has been remade in Hindi as ‘Sarfira’, starring Akshay Kumar, vying for theatrical applause amidst a wider audience.

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