6 acclaimed films rejected by Suriya

Shramana Kar

Kanguva release date

Suriya's Tamil action-fantasy drama Kanguva is releasing on October 10, 2024, that also stars Bobby Deol as the villain Udhiran. Meanwhile, check out some of the films rejected by Suriya here.

Baahubali (Hotstar)

S S Rajamouli first approached Suriya for the Baahubali role, but he rejected it due to unknown reasons. Later Prabhas did the role and earned immense fan following across India.

Paiyaa (Aha)

Suriya first accepted the film along with his brother Karthi. However, the reason is unknown why he rejected it later. Karthi did Paiyaa anyway, which also stars Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead.

Thuppakki (Aha)

Despite working with A R Murugadoss before, Suriya rejected this film due to unknown reasons. However, for Thalapathy Vijay, Thuppakki was beneficial, as it became commercially successful.

Aasai (Aha)

This film was supposed to be Suriya's debut in the industry, but he rejected Aasai because he felt he was too young back then to do a lead role. Eventually, Aasai starred Ajith Kumar.

Aadujeevitham (Netflix)

This Prithviraj Sukumaran-starrer was first offered to Suriya. But he declined the film due to physical constraints. The survival drama is considered a masterpiece in the Malayalam industry.

Iyarkai (Sun NXT)

According to reports, Suriya wanted a break from the romantic genre, hence he rejected Iyarkai. The S P Jananathan directorial featured Shaam and Radhika in the lead roles.