Meet THIS Starkid Who Worked In Factory, Became Actor To Clear Family Debt & Now His Pan-India Film Is...

Meet This Starkid Who Became Actor To Clear Family Debt: When we look at star kids, most of them want to follow their parents footsteps and make it big in the showbiz. Today, we are talking about THIS star kid who never really wanted join the film industry. This person aspired to have a garment business of his own... but fate had other plans.

This Tamil Starkid Who Worked In Factory, Joined Film Industry To Clear Mother's Loan...

Today, we are talking about THIS popular Tamil star kid who joined the film industry to clear his mother's loan that too without his father's knowledge. Can you guess the actor? Well, we are talking about Saravanan Sivakumar aka Suriya. His father Sivakumar is a well-known name in the Tamil film and Television industry. From working as a trainee in a factory to becoming a National Award-winning actor... Suriya's popularity knows no bounds.

After completing his studies, Suriya started working his professional journey as a trainee at a garment factory with a monthly salary of Rs 1,200. Talking to Pinkvilla, the actor stated, "They were not aware that I was an actor's son. My monthly salary was then Rs 1,200. I worked for nearly three years. By this time, my salary had been raised to Rs 8,000."

The Jai Bhim further recalled how he ended up joining the film industry to clear his mother's Rs 25,000 loan which she took without his father's knowledge. "Mom said that our bank balance had never been more than one lakh or one and a half lakh, and Dad never insisted on his salary; he would just wait for it to come when it did. At that time, Dad hadn't worked continuously for more than six months or ten months," he recalled.

He further added, "When I saw my mom struggling to pay that amount, it hit me hard. I thought to myself, 'What am I doing?'"

Kanguva Box Office: Suriya's Biggest Opening Film

Kanguva marks highest-opening film of Suriya's career. As per Sacnilk, the pan-India biggie raked in around Rs 24 cr on the day of its release. Amid criticism, the movie has collected around Rs 56.75 cr (nett) in 5 days.