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”.
