Suriya
who
is
riding
high
on
the
success
of
his
Soorarai
Pottru
and
Jai
Bhim
is
all
set
to
try
his
luck
in
theatres
with
ET
(Etharkkum
Thunindhavan)
releasing
on
March
10th.
The
movie
is
directed
by
Pandiraj
and
has
a
strong
social
message
about
women
along
with
the
mass
commercial
elements
we
expect
from
Suriya.
Here
are
some
of
the
excerpts
of
Suriya's
conversation
with
the
media
in
Hyderabad.
-
Everyone
changed
their
thought
process
after
the
pandemic.
We
all
came
to
know
-
What
to
do
at
any
given
time,
how
much
time
should
allocate
to
any
task,
and
how
to
spend
time
with
family.
Pandemic
has
changed
the
life
of
Youth
as
well.
People
are
preferring
weddings
here
in
India,
rather
than
destination
weddings.
-
Similarly,
my
friend
Madhavan
shifted
to
Dubai
as
he
gave
priority
to
his
son's
swimming.
He
devoted
a
lot
of
time
to
family.
Many
of
my
relatives
and
friends
also
went
to
some
remote
areas
for
a
clean
environment.
Some
of
my
family
members
went
to
Kodaikanal,
while
few
others
went
to
Goa.
-
Pandemic
completely
transformed
the
business
of
the
tourism
sector
and
hospitals.
Destination
weddings
did
not
take
place
outside
India.
People
suffered
a
lot
for
a
year
and
a
half.
-
A
bicycle
shop
owner
has
not
even
sold
a
bicycle
for
two
and
a
half
years.
But,
he
sold
all
that
stock
in
six
months
and
now
has
no
stock
even
though
there
is
demand.
Various
incidents
like
this
took
place.
-Similarly,
there
have
been
major
changes
in
the
field
of
cinema.
Aakasam
Nee
Haddhu
Ra
(Soorarai
Pottru)
and
Jai
Bheem
were
released
on
OTT
and
won
accolades.
Even
people
from
Calcutta
called
to
compliment
me.
-
OTT
is
giving
a
big
boost
to
producers.
New
directors,
writers,
new
stories
came
to
light.
After
the
Pandemic,
Pushpa
and
Bheemla
Nayak
have
also
released
in
theatres
and
garnered
good
collections.
Thus,
the
conditions
are
conducive
for
the
films
to
become
big
business.
-
Allu
Aravind's
Aha
revolutionized
Digital
business
in
the
South.
Rajamouli
movies
are
creating
buzz
everywhere.
It
made
Tamil
heroes
come
to
test
their
luck
in
Telugu.
Everyone
is
enjoying
the
unique
content
in
the
Malayalam
industry.
Entire
cinema
has
changed
due
to
the
pandemic.
-
From
Delhi
to
Mumbai,
many
production
companies
have
expanded.
Youth
are
giving
importance
to
content
movies
along
with
fantasy
movies.
These
revolutionary
changes
are
contributing
to
further
progress
of
the
industry.
People
are
going
to
theatres
on
Friday,
Saturday,
and
Sunday
as
to
watch
good
movies.
Producers
are
very
happy
with
this
development.
-
Each
one
realized
what
to
do
as
an
artist.
OTT
has
stopped
piracy
and
brought
a
new
audience.
With
a
population
of
8
crores
in
Tamil
Nadu,
80
lakh
people
are
watching
movies
on
OTT.
Akhanda,
Pushpa,
and
Bheemla
Nayak
gave
a
boost
after
the
pandemic.
I
hope,
ET
releasing
on
March
10th
will
continue
that.
-
Pandiraj
made
a
film
with
Karthi
on
our
2D
Entertainment
banner.
It
came
in
Telugu
as
Chinababu.
Pandiraj
is
known
for
making
family
movies.
Vice
President
Venkaiah
Naidu
also
tweeted
to
give
positive
review
on
the
movie.
-
The
core
point
of
ET
is
taken
from
the
happenings
around
us
in
the
society.
People
from
Andhra,
Telangana,
Tamil
Nadu,
and
other
places
in
the
country
will
get
connected.
These
are
the
events
that
take
place
in
every
village.
The
director
dealt
the
point
sensitively.
-
If
relatives
come
to
our
house,
we
ask
the
girl
to
give
them
water.
We
do
not
ask
the
boy
to
do
that.
Small
little
things
like
this
are
discussed
here.
There
will
be
no
inappropriate
scenes
anywhere.
In
the
same
way,
people
tell
the
wives
to
adjust
if
minor
differences
crop
up
with
husbands.
The
director
included
such
sensitive
issues
in
the
movie.
-
Rajamouli
and
his
father
give
elevations
to
villains
very
well.
They
know
how
to
deal
with
it.
The
villain
in
ET
will
also
be
unique.
The
director
portrayed
entertainment
and
emotions
very
well.
I
hope
the
current
generation
will
also
be
well
connected.
ET
will
impress
them
for
sure.
My
fans
too
will
like
it.
-
Jai
Bhim
went
to
the
Oscars.
Many
admired
the
film
even
though
it
did
not
get
the
award.
Nearly
3,000
movies
get
nominated
and
will
be
watched
by
the
jury
at
the
Oscars.
-
I
dubbed
for
ET
in
Telugu.
The
director
said
I
enjoyed
Telugu
dubbing
more
than
the
Tamil
dubbing.
We
made
small
changes
to
Telugu
to
make
the
dialogues
more
appealing.
-
There
are
few
movies
in
the
pipeline.
I
am
doing
a
film
with
director
Bala.
I
also
have
Vaadivasal
with
Vetrimaaran.
There
must
be
at
least
500
artists
for
each
shot.
That
is
why
it
was
not
possible
in
corona
time.
We
are
planning
to
launch
it
in
June.