# Soori hails women as key to success in life 2026-08-12T09:46:12+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Actor Soori said at a Chennai award ceremony that no success in life is complete without a woman, be it mother, wife, sister or daughter. He was presenting an award to an IAS officer. Soori compared women’s struggles in raising children to army service, and joked that God comes after the wife. He admitted feeling glad to honour an officer despite his own limited education. His film ‘Mandadi’ releases on 10 September, followed by a project with director R Ravikumar. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: award ceremony, Soori, Tamil cinema, upcoming films, women empowerment Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/soori-hails-women-as-key-to-success-in-life/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/soori-hails-women-as-key-to-success-in-life/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.