“He gave me an identity”, says Suriya as he announces his next with Bala : Bollywood News

Suriya on Thursday took to his Twitter handle to announce his next project with director Bala. He made the announcement with a heartwarming post.

“He gave me an identity”, says Suriya as he announces his next with Bala

Sharing a photo, Suriya wrote, “The man who has more faith in me than myself. He is the one who introduced me to a whole new world and gave me an identity. 20 years later, I am standing before him with the same enthusiasm. With my father’s blessing, I am again starting a beautiful new journey with my brother Bala.”

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— Suriya Sivakumar (@Suriya_offl) October 28, 2021

For the unversed, it was Bala who gave Suriya his first major break with Nandha. The 2001 crime drama established Suriya, who had been struggling to find a foothold in Tamil cinema until then. Suriya also credits Bala for shaping his acting process during the early days of his career and setting him on the right course. The duo again worked on Pithamagan (2003) which also starred Vikram and became a milestone in Suriya’s career. Later, Bala backed Suriya’s Maayavi (2005). The upcoming project will be their fourth collaboration.

Meanwhile, on the work front, Suriya is busy shooting for Etharkkum Thunindhavan, which is written and directed by Pandiraj. His film Vaadi Vaasal with director Vetri Maaran is in pre-production.

Suriya is now looking forward for the release of Jai Bhim, which is based on real-life events that happened during the 1990s and is all is set to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on November 2.