Surya
– besides basking in the glory
of fatherhood – seems to be
in a hurry up and wait phase of his
life. After promising Gautam Menon
his dates for Varanam Ayiram, the
actor could not do much – other
than subjecting himself to a vigorous
workout routine – but wait for
the movie to kick off.
On
the other hand, Gautam is in the midst of resolving
the myriad troubles his upcoming Pachaikkili Muthucharam
is facing. The movie’s release has been
postponed now for a couple of times and it is
expected to release on the 9th of February.
If you might remember, the hit director of Pattiyal,
Vishnuvardhan had sought Surya’s dates for
a promising script titled Sarvam. The movie was
even rumored to be Surya and Vishnu’s own
production venture. When the media went go-go
over Sarvam, the actor showed his thumbs down
for the project quoting his earlier commitments
for Gautam Menon.
After
Surya’s denial, not wanting to abandon
the project, Vishnuvardhan started scouting
for a lead for his movie. He held discussions
with Maddy but to no avail. Later, tired
of waiting, Vishnu got on with the work
for his Billa 2007 with Ajith in the lead.
Thus came the final curtain for Sarvam and
the movie was shelved apparently. As a result,
Tamil cinema lost what could have been a
potential super hit movie owing to certain
trivial issues.
Had Surya said yes for Sarvam, which was
expected to kick-start during December 2006,
the movie could have been wrapped up by
now. On the other hand, Surya made his decision
to wait for Varanam Ayiram for which the
announcements, including the lead cast other
than Surya himself, are nowhere to be seen
yet.
With just a single average grosser in 2006 in
the form of Sillunnu oru Kadhal, is Surya running
against time. With younger actors like Vishal,
Dhanush and Simbu breathing down his neck, hope
the talented actor doesn’t lose his steam.
