‘Kanguva’ star Suriya shared his family’s financial struggles. He also said his journey in the film industry and opened up how he became an actor in the first place. He also revealed that he did his first job at a garment factory before gaining fame in Showbiz Industry.
In a recent interview with Pinkvilla, South actor Suriya spoke about his acting career and discussed his first job at a garment factory before his successful career in Showbiz. He also said that he joined as an intern for Rs 750 for 15 days which later became a monthly salary of Rs 1,200.
Suriya said, “I started off with that and worked for about two and a half to three years in the garment industry, eventually earning 8,000 rupees.” He also said, “Life can change anytime.” He also said a moment when his mother revealed she had taken a loan of Rs 25,000 without his father’s knowledge.
Suriya said, “She suddenly revealed that she had borrowed 25,000 rupees, and my dad didn’t know. I was surprised to hear this, considering my dad is an actor and we were dealing with financial issues like this.
Mom said that our bank balance had never been more than one lakh or one and a half lakh, and dad never insisted on his salary; he would just wait for it to come when it did. At that time, Dad hadn’t worked continuously for more than six months or ten months, and it made me realize what I was doing.”
He continued, “I was hoping my dad would invest one crore in capital once I gained enough experience. But everything changed when I got an opportunity to act. Mani Ratnam was producing a film, and they repeatedly asked for me.
Of course, being an actor’s son, I kept receiving these offers, but I never thought I’d be in the film industry; I never wanted to face the camera and never dreamt of becoming an actor.” He added, “I came into the industry for the 25,000 rupees to give back to my mom and say, “Your loan is over, and you don’t have to worry. It’s been five or six months; you don’t have to tell Dad, but this money will come, and you can close the loan.” That’s how I started my career, and that’s how I became Suriya.”
Actor Suriya is all set for the release of his highly anticipated film ‘Kanguva’ on 14th November. The film is directed by Siva. The film also stars Disha Patani and Bobby Deol in lead roles.