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Venky Atluri reveals alternate climax for Suriya’s Vishwanath and Sons
Venky Atluri reveals alternate climax for Suriya’s Vishwanath and Sons
Director Venky Atluri has revealed that the climax of Suriya's latest Tamil hit 'Vishwanath and Sons' was originally a happy ending with the hero and heroine hugging and kissing, but Suriya rejected…
Director Venky Atluri has revealed that the climax of Suriya's latest Tamil hit 'Vishwanath and Sons' was originally a happy ending with the hero and heroine hugging and kissing, but Suriya rejected that version. The film, which crossed Rs 200 crore in ten days, instead ends with Suriya's character confessing his feelings to a friend but not to the younger woman he loves, leaving the resolution open to audience interpretation.
Atluri told Cinema Express that every scene required six to seven drafts, with some rewritten 11 to 12 times. Suriya insisted the film needed something different from both Atluri's 'Lucky Baskhar' and his own 'Karuppu'. The final scene shows the lead pair staring at the sunset without a romantic resolution, highlighting the 20-year age gap between their characters.
The film also stars Mamitha Baiju, Raveena Tandon, Radikaa Sarathkumar and Nasser. Suriya's next release is the untitled 'Suriya 47' directed by Jithu Madhavan, slated for later this year.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Venky Atluri's revelation about the rewritten climax is a rare glimpse into how star power shapes Tamil cinema endings. Suriya, coming off the violent action film 'Karuppu' and seeing Atluri's track record with the family drama 'Lucky Baskhar', pushed for an ambiguous finale rather than a conventional romantic one. This choice aligns with the actor's recent preference for layered characters, even in commercial entertainers. The age-gap subplot, 20 years between Suriya's 49-year-old character and Mamitha Baiju's 29-year-old character, is deliberately left unresolved, a move that avoids moralising and trusts audiences to judge. The actual impact is measurable: the open ending has not hurt the film's Rs 200 crore box office in ten days. With Jithu Madhavan's 'Suriya 47' due later this year, the question is whether that film will also break star-heroine conventions.
Source: cinemaexpress.com
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