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Soori has hit a purple patch in his career. Not only did he turn kadhayin naayagan (the plot’s hero) last year with Vetri Maaran’s Viduthalai Part 1, but a slew of films he was part of also had a stellar run in the festival circuit. The Viduthalai films had a special premiere at the Rotterdam Film Festival, where his Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai , helmed by Ram and co-starring Nivin Pauly and Anjali, also premiered.

Another film starring Soori in the lead, Kottukaali — produced by Sivakarthikeyan and directed by PS Vinothraj (whose Koozhangal/ Pebbles was selected as the Indian entry for the Oscars in 2022) — premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival. Soori is visibly delighted about attending the premieres and mingling with a different audience from what he is used to. “Watching a film with our people gives a sense of satisfaction; that’s one experience.



But to take our film across borders and oceans, and visit a theatre filled with hundreds of foreigners with me and the makers in the centre, is a different experience altogether. To see them dissect our films gave me so much joy,” says Soori. Soori | Photo Credit:Thamodharan B “At Rotterdam where the Viduthalai films and Yezhu Kadal .

.. premiered, festival goers were surprised to see me.

When some of them came to Berlinale and caught Kottukaali , they were shocked to see me again. It’s rare for Indian films to get selected for these festivals and to see that I’m a part of multiple such films makes me.

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