# Suriya back-to-back hits fill Vijay’s market void, say trade experts 2026-08-18T04:50:30+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Actor Suriya has delivered two consecutive box-office successes, Karuppu and Vishwanath and Sons, positioning himself as a potential replacement for former superstar Vijay in Kollywood, trade experts tell m9.news. Karuppu collected over Rs 300 crore worldwide, matching Vijay's average earnings, while Vishwanath and Sons crossed Rs 100 crore in two days after a slow start. Vijay, who entered politics and became Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, is confirmed to never return to acting, the report says. Ajith Kumar has also reduced his film work to focus on racing. The industry had looked to Sivakarthikeyan or Dhanush for Vijay's market, but Suriya's comeback after a 13-year dry spell changed that. Experts note Suriya succeeded where Vijay did not: strong collections in Telugu states for both films. Unlike Vijay's mass-only appeal, Suriya proved he can draw audiences across genres, mass and family. The question now is whether Suriya can sustain this momentum and become the biggest star of South Indian cinema, m9.news reports. ## Coverage - m9.news This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Ajith Kumar, Karuppu, Kollywood, Suriya, Vijay, Vishwanath And Sons Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/suriya-back-to-back-hits-fill-vijays-market-void-say-trade-experts/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/suriya-back-to-back-hits-fill-vijays-market-void-say-trade-experts/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/