As
promised
earlier,
Suriya
has
donated
one
part
of
the
Rs
5
crore
charity
to
different
film
bodies.
The
actor
who
had
earlier
announced
the
donation
while
declaring
the
release
of
Sorrarai
Pottru
on
OTT
platform,
has
now
granted
Rs
1.5
crore
to
film
bodies
including
FEFSI
(Film
Employees
Federation
Of
South
India),
TANTIS
(Tamil
Nadu
Film
Directors
Association),
Nadigar
Sangam
and
Tamil
Film
Producers
Council
respectively.
Suriya's
father
and
senior
actor
Sivakumar
handed
over
the
cheques
to
the
respective
film
bodies
at
an
event
in
Bharathiraja
Film
Institute.
Reportedly,
the
amount
has
been
taken
from
Soorarai
Pottru's
pre-release
business
profit.
The
bifurcation
of
the
Rs
1.5
crore
includes
Rs
80
lakh
to
FEFSI,
Rs
20
lakh
to
TANTIS,
Rs
20
lakh
to
Nadigar
Sangam
and
Rs
30
lakh
to
Tamil
Film
Producers
Council.
It
is
to
be
noted
that
the
actor
has
also
announced
a
massive
donation
for
the
frontline
COVID-19
warriors
along
with
the
cine
workers
on
Vinayagar
Chaturthi.
The
fans
and
followers
of
the
actor
are
happy
with
Suriya's
current
philanthropic
work
and
are
expecting
blessings
of
the
Tamil
makkal
for
his
upcoming
film
Soorarai
Pottru.
On
a
related
note,
the
actor's
recent
announcement
of
the
film's
OTT
release
garnered
a
mixed
response
from
the
netizens
and
a
few
celebrities.
Director
Hari,
who
has
earlier
worked
with
Suriya
in
Singham
series,
requested
the
latter
to
reconsider
his
decision,
while
senior
director
Bharathiraja
was
seen
supporting
the
star
and
stated
that
digital
release
is
the
best
option
for
producers
to
minimise
losses
during
the
lockdown.
Coming
back
to
Soorarai
Pottru,
the
action-drama
helmed
by
Sudha
Kongara
is
a
gripping
biopic
that
features
Mohan
Babu,
Aparna
Balamurali,
Jackie
Shroff
and
Paresh
Rawal
in
important
roles.
The
highly-awaited
film
is
inspired
by
the
life
of
Captain
GR
Gopinath,
a
retired
Army
captain
who
founded
the
low-cost
airline
Air
Deccan.
Produced
by
2D
Entertainment
and
Shikya
Entertainment,
the
film
has
music
composed
by
GV
Prakash
Kumar.