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Suriya reveals Rs 25,000 loan pushed him into acting

Suriya reveals Rs 25,000 loan pushed him into acting
Rs 25,000 secret loan triggered Suriya’s debut, started acting because family needed money · indianexpress.com

Suriya is a very famous actor in Tamil movies, but he did not always plan to be an actor.

He recently shared that his family had money problems when he was young.

His mother had to borrow Rs 25,000 without telling his father.

Suriya wanted to earn money to give to his mother, so he started acting.

He only learned he would be on camera five days before his first movie.

He had no training and learned everything while filming.

He first worked in a garment factory for about three years before acting.

Fans loved him even when he made mistakes, which made him take acting seriously.

His new movie, Vishwanath and Sons, will be released on August 14.

Key facts

Actor
Suriya
Debut film
Nerrukku Ner (1997), directed by Vasanth and produced by Mani Ratnam
Age at debut
22
Mother's loan
Rs 25,000
Earlier job
Garment industry for nearly three years, earning up to about Rs 8,000 a month
Upcoming film
Vishwanath and Sons
Release date
August 14, in Tamil and Telugu

Quotes

Suriya

Tamil film actor and son of Sivakumar

“"I never knew that I would become an actor. Karthi always wanted to be part of cinema. I found out I would be in front of the camera just five days prior, and I had no preparation."”
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“"I was surprised to hear this, considering my dad is an actor and we were dealing with financial issues like this."”
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