Suriya declined a role in a Hollywood biopic

It is refreshing to see an actor down South who isn’t hankering for attention from other film fraternities like Bollywood or Hollywood. Talking about his B’town stint, Suriya said in a recent interview with a newspaper, “When you act, you want to emote and think in that language. I don’t enjoy the process of doing a film in a language I am not good with.

When I did Rakta Charitra, my first takes were in Tamil, then Telugu, and then in Hindi. I am not good in Hindi, and Telugu, I am still trying to pick up. So, the entire process was very mechanical and not heartfelt. My movies — Ghajini, Singam — are finding a connect there, are being remade in Hindi, and that feels good enough. Right now, I don’t feel like pushing myself to do movies in other languages.” Getting frank about the Hollywood offer, he said, “As for Hollywood, there was an offer. But I declined to do it because of certain moral and ethical values. The audience here is still very conservative…” Asked if there were a few kissing scenes, Suriya said, “Yes, lots of it, and some nudity, too. It’s a biopic, and now, someone else has been signed on to do it. It’s happening now”.