After Karuppu, Suriya has once again scored a hit with his latest film Vishwanath and Sons from director Venky Atluri as it collected Rs 200 crore at the box office in just ten days of its release. With the family entertainer also receiving positive reviews for its story and screenplay, the Lucky Baskhar director has now revealed the efforts that went into drafting the script and how the climax of the film was changed.
In a recent interview, Venky Atluri said, "There were few scenes in Vishwanath & Sons for which I had to rewrite it 11 to 12 times. On an average, every scene would have six to seven drafts. The climax was also different...we were going for a happy climax where the hero and heroine hug, kiss and live happily ever after, but for some reason, Suriya and everyone else didn't want me to go for it."
Venky Atluri further said, "Suriya had a very simple point. He told me, 'You are coming from Lucky Baskhar and I am coming from Karuppu which is an out-and-out commercial film so when we are coming with a family film, there should be something different'."
For the unversed, Vishwanath & Sons ends with Sanjay (Suriya) admitting that he would have accepted Maddy's (Mamitha Baiju) hand in marriage if they did not have the 20-year age gap between them. While he revealed his feelings to Anjali (Raveena Tandon), the film doesn't show him admitting the same to Maddy. In the last few minutes of the film, they stare into the sunset as Abhay holds their hands, leaving the climax to audience's interpretations.
Besides Suriya and Mamitha Baiju, the film also stars Radikaa Sarathkumar, Rajiv Menon, Nasser, Sudha, Raghu Babu, Sunil Reddy, Bhavani Sre, Viva Harsha, Kaali Venkat, George Maryan and others.
After Vishwanath & Sons, Suriya has the untitled Suriya 47, directed by Aavesham filmmaker Jithu Madhavan. The actor recently revealed that the film will be released later this year.
