Suriya’s 44, the highly anticipated project that marks the first collaboration of Suriya and director Karthik Subbaraj, started rolling in Port Blair recently.
Last Updated: 10.17 AM, Jun 03, 2024
Suriya is set to team up with the talented filmmaker Karthik Subbaraj for his next outing in Tamil cinema. The highly anticipated project, which marks the National award-winning actor’s 44th outing in Tamil cinema, has been tentatively titled Suriya 44. The much-awaited project, which is touted to be a gangster action drama, recently started rolling in Port Blair, Andaman Nicobar Islands. The makers of the project recently treated fans by dropping the Suriya 44 First Shot video on social media.
The Suriya 44 First Shot video, which is now taking social media by storm, features the first shot of the yet-to-be-titled film featuring its lead actor. As expected, the National award-winning actor is seen sporting a never-seen-before retro avatar in the video, with a different hairdo, long mustache, and costumes that remind us of the 1980s. Suriya’s character is sitting by the ocean with his bags, which indicates he is new to the town. Later, he turns and looks at the audience intensely and smiles as Santhosh Narayanan’s epic background score kicks in.
The netizens are now going gaga over the Suriya 44 First Shot video, which suggests that director Karthik Subbaraj, is set to be back with yet another unique film. The fans are also heaping praises on leading man Suriya’s impressive new look for the film. “Suriya is one of the very few actors in Kollywood who can absolutely nail any look he sports,” reads a fan comment. “It’s Been So Long since Suriya fans had their Proper Engaging Update.. Karthik Subbaraj is here to satisfy all of em. Hopefully Suriya 44 will have a huge success at the Box Office & show the REAL POTENTIAL of SURIYA,” wrote a cine-goer.
“@SuriyaOffl in a @karthiksubbaraj periodic gangster film. What more could we ask for ? I am sold already!! Btw......First Frame Ehh,” reads a fan post. “Never seen strategy to release first shot of the movie for look reveal. Game changer is back on track! #Suriya44,” wrote a netizen. “Another new look for @SuriyaOffl. This is a stunner look - Moustache, mullet hairstyle. Man of dedication!,” wrote a proud fan.
The Karthik Subbaraj directorial, which is touted to be a period action film, stars Suriya in a never-seen-before role. Pooja Hegde is set to play the female lead in the film. Jayaram, Karunakaran, and Joju George appear in other pivotal roles in Suriya 44. Santhosh Narayanan is composing songs and the original score. Shreyaas Krishna is the director of photography. Shafique Mohamed Ali handles the editing. Jacki heads the production design team. Suriya 44 is bankrolled by Suriya’s home banner, 2D Entertainment.