Soorarai
Pottru,
the
Suriya
starrer
that
had
a
direct
OTT
release
on
Amazon
Prime
Video,
is
one
of
the
most-loved
Tamil
films
of
recent
times.
The
Sudha
Kongara
directorial
earned
immense
love
from
the
viewers
and
was
screened
in
several
prestigious
film
festivals.
Interestingly,
Soorarai
Pottru
has
now
emerged
as
the
IMDb
top-rated
films
list.
As
per
the
latest
reports,
the
Suriya
starter
has
earned
third
place
in
the
IMDb
Top
10
highest-rated
films
list,
after
The
Shawshank
Redemption
and
The
Godfather.
Thus,
the
autobiographical
drama
has
also
emerged
in
the
first
place
when
it
comes
to
the
list
of
IMDb's
top-rated
Indian
films.
Soorarai
Pottru
has
earned
9.1
ratings
from
the
users.
Reportedly,
the
Sudha
Kongara
directorial
earned
a
total
of
59654
votes
on
IMDb
ratings,
among
which
48090
viewers
have
given
a
10-star
rating
for
the
movie.
With
its
entry
into
the
IMDb
top-rated
list,
Soorarai
Pottru
has
also
emerged
as
the
first-ever
Tamil
film
to
enter
the
prestigious
list.
Soorarai
Pottru
was
released
in
Amazon
Prime
Video
as
the
biggest
Tamil
film
to
get
an
OTT
release.
The
movie,
which
marked
Suriya's
first
collaboration
with
director
Sudha
Kongara,
had
joined
the
Oscar
race
and
earned
the
eligibility
to
earn
a
Best
Picture
nomination.
The
movie
was
also
screened
at
the
prestigious
Golden
Globe
Awards
and
Shanghai
International
Film
Festival.
In
the
film,
Suriya
plays
the
central
character
of
Nedumaaran
Rajangam
aka
Maara,
based
on
Air
Deccan
founder
GR
Gopinath.
Aparna
Balamurali
appeared
as
the
female
lead
opposite
Suriya
in
the
movie.
GV
Prakash
Kumar
composed
the
music.
Niketh
Bommi
Reddy
is
the
DOP
of
Soorarai
Pottru.
The
project
is
jointly
produced
by
Suriya
and
Guneet
Monga,
under
the
banners
2D
Entertainment
and
Sikhya
Entertainment.