Director Abishan Jeevinth, the director of the recent hit film Tourist Family, on Friday turned emotional, as he disclosed that something inside him had got healed when actor Suriya called him by name and said how much he liked his film.

Taking to his timeline on X to share pictures of him and his team meeting actor Suriya, the young director, whose Tamil film Tourist Family is setting cash registers to ring at the box office, wrote,"Don’t know how to explain it… but something inside me healed today. Suriya sir called my name and said how much he liked Tourist Family." The director went on to say, "There’s a boy in me still watching v1000 (Vaaranam Aayiram) for the 100th time. Today, that boy is crying with gratitude. Thank you sir!"

Meanwhile, Million Dollar Studios, one of the production houses that produced the film, announced on Friday that the film had grossed over Rs 75 crores worldwide. Taking to its timeline on X, it wrote, "Overwhelmed with love. Thank you for making our wholesome family entertainer a worldwide success."

It may be recalled that prior to Suriya, several top professionals from across film industries have congratulated the young director and his unit. Apart from critical and commercial acclaim, the film has also been receiving praise from all quarters - audiences, critics as well celebrities like Rajinikanth, Dhanush, Sivakarthikeyan, and director SS Rajamouli, among others.

Tourist Family, which hit screens on May 1, is a feel-good family entertainer that features Sasikumar and Simran in lead roles. It also stars Yogi Babu, Mithun Jayashankar, Kamalesh, MS Bhaskar, Ramesh Thilak, Bagavathi Perumal, Ilango Kumaravel, and Sreeja Ravi among others.

Tourist Family is produced by Pasilian Nazerath, Magesh Raj Pasilian, and Yuvaraj Ganesan under the Million Dollar Studios and MRP Entertainment banners. The film's technical crew comprises music composer Sean Roldan, cinematographer Aravind Viswanathan, editor Barath Vikraman, art director Raj Kamal, and lyricist Mohan Rajan.