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Suriya Calls Out Film Industry's Box Office Obsession
Suriya is a famous movie actor.
He spoke at a celebration for his new movie called 'Vishwanath and Sons.'
Suriya said many people in movies care too much about how many tickets are sold.
He thinks that is not the best way to know if a movie is good.
What matters more, he said, is how the movie makes people feel.
If a movie makes you smile or cry, those feelings are special.
You cannot count feelings the way you count money.
Suriya still said money is very important too.
But he believes a movie that stays in your heart is truly successful.
That was his message at the event.
Actor Suriya pushed back against the film industry's growing obsession with opening-weekend box office collections.
He said a film's real success lies in the conversations and emotions audiences carry after leaving the theatre.
Suriya argued that tears and smiles cannot be put in a balance sheet.
He made the remarks at the success meet of his film 'Vishwanath and Sons' on Saturday.
He said money and business are very important, but so is the emotional impact that lasts for years.
- Who
- Actor Suriya
- What
- Criticized the film industry's box office obsession, saying a film's success should be measured by emotional impact, not ticket sales.
- Where
- At the success meet of his film 'Vishwanath and Sons' (exact venue not stated)
- When
- Saturday, at the success meet of his film 'Vishwanath and Sons'
- Why
- To argue that emotions such as tears and smiles cannot be captured in financial figures.
Emotional value view
Box office view
How to measure a film's success
Emotional value view
Suriya argues success cannot be measured by ticket sales; the tears and smiles audiences carry after the film matter more.
Box office view
The film industry's growing obsession with opening-weekend collections treats ticket sales and business numbers as the key measure of success.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Actor Suriya
- Event
- Success meet of the film 'Vishwanath and Sons'
- Held on
- Saturday
- Main argument
- Success can't be measured by number of tickets sold
- Key quote
- Tears, smiles can't be put in a balance sheet
- On business
- Money is very, very important
- Film
- Vishwanath and Sons
Quotes
Suriya
Tamil film actor and producer
“Success can’t be measured with number of tickets sold. What happens to the conversations after the film? What happens to the emotions people carry after the film? What happens to the tears, the smiles? All these emotions can’t be put in a balance sheet.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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