NEW DELHI : In April, merely a month into the covid-19 lockdown, controversy hit Tamil film superstar Suriya hard.
The Singam star was negotiating a digital premiere for his wife Jyothika’s courtroom drama Ponmagal Vandhal, which he had also co-produced.
It was originally slated to hit theatres in late-March.But caught off guard by the sudden lockdown, with absolutely no clarity on when cinemas would reopen, Suriya, like several A-list stars, was forced to take some tough calls.
Because, what hung in the balance was his own big-ticket action film Soorarai Pottru, which was gearing up for a theatrical release.