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5 months, 1 week ago

Filmmaker Sudha Kongara wants to do female-centric movies, wishes to work with Tabu

'Sarfira' director Sudha Kongara told IndiaToday.in that she wants to venture into female-centric films. The filmmaker also told us that actor Seema Biswas was initially reluctant to work in 'Sarfira', however, agreed to be a part of it later. She told us, “I have Dulquer, Mohanlal, Mammootty and the dream is to direct Amitabh Bachchan someday.” Recalling an incident from …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Directing a film in two languages a joy and challenge: Sudha Kongara on 'Soorarai Pottru', 'Sarfira'

Hindustan Times

Mumbai, Directing a film in two languages is a rewarding as well as a challenging endeavour, says director Sudha Kongara, who helmed the Tamil hit "Soorarai Pottru" and its Hindi adaptation "Sarfira". Directing a film in two languages a joy and challenge: Sudha Kongara on 'Soorarai Pottru', 'Sarfira' "Sarfira", fronted by Akshay Kumar, released in theatres on Friday. He also …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Suriya is intense and quiet while Akshay is the opposite: Sudha Kongara

New Indian Express

In 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic was raging, the theatrical release of 'Soorarai Pottru' was stalled. However, it still made an impact and bagged five National Film Awards, including Best Feature and Best Screenplay, for its director Sudha Kongara. Four years later, the National Award-winning film has been remade in Hindi as 'Sarfira', starring Akshay Kumar, vying for theatrical applause …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudha Kongara interview on ‘Sarfira’: Akshay Kumar has not lost touch with his roots

The Hindu

“Always find a unique story. Don’t give the audience the same crap.” This quote gets top spot among 24 commandments that hang tall at director Sudha Kongara’s office in Chennai’s Alwarpet. For me, an idea has to resonate.” Like it did a few years ago when she read the story of Air Deccan founder Captain Gopinath’s journey, and decided to …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Dulquer Salmaan, Vijay Varma, Suriya starrer Sudha Kongara's film stopped midway due to THIS reason

India TV News

Fans of South Indian actor Surya are waiting to see his upcoming film 'Surya 43'. Sudha and Surya have worked together before Sudha Kongara is directing 'Suriya 43'. Let us tell you that Sudha Kongara and Surya worked together in the film 'Soorarai Pottru'. Sudha Kongara is making her Bollywood debut Sudha Kongara has also made a remake of her …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Remake Of National Award Winning Film Soorarai Pottru Starring Akshay Kumar Titled Sarfira

ABP News

New Delhi: Superstar Akshay Kumar's upcoming Hindi adaptation of 'Soorarai Pottru' has been titled 'Sarfira', the makers announced on Tuesday. The movie, which is set to release in theatres on July 12, is directed by Sudha Kongara, who also helmed the Suriya-starrer Tamil hit that won five National Film Awards, including Best Feature Film and Best Actor. View this post …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Suriya - Sudha Kongara reunite for ‘Suriya 43’; Dulquer, Nazriya and Vijay Varma on board

The Hindu

The official news of Suriya reuniting with his Soorarai Pottru director Sudha Kongara is finally here. Suriya 43 will also star Dulquer Salmaan, Nazriya Fahadh and Bollywood actor Vijay Varma. #Jyotika… pic.twitter.com/wW9iu0jMeR — Suriya Sivakumar October 26, 2023 The film will mark Vijay Varma’s Tamil debut and the return of Nazriya to Tamil cinema after 2014’s Thirumanam Enum Nikkah. Interestingly, …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Teen sailor Preeti Kongara aims for glory at Asian Games

The Hindu

Preeti Kongara faced arguably the worst tragedy - losing her father - about a decade ago. But, the young sailor left that behind and pursued sailing under the mentorship of Suheim Sheikh, president of Yacht Club of Hyderabad, as part of Naandi Foundation project and now can look back with a sense of pride being the only girl from Telangana …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Apple To Manufacture Only AirPods In India: Report

ABP News

With Apple's biggest supplier and contract manufacturer Foxconn investing $500 million in a manufacturing facility in the Indian state of Telangana, the tech giant is likely to start making only AirPods here and may not manufacture iPads and Mac personal computers in the country, says a report by The Economic Times. Apple partner Foxconn's investment in Telangana is likely to …

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2 years ago

Director Sudha Kongara Buys First Luxury Car, Celebrates With Her Favourite People

News 18

Director Sudha Kongara has garnered rave reviews from audiences and critics for the boxing drama Irudhi Suttru featuring Madhavan and Ritika Singh. Sudha recently bought her first ever brand new luxury electric Audi car and met her favourite people to show it. It She penned the caption of the post, “Njoying going green with my first car ever with my …

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2 years ago

Filmmaker Sudha Kongara Breaks Silence On Rumours About Directing Ratan Tata Biopic

News 18

Director Sudha Kongara is one of the highly revered filmmakers in the Tamil film industry. Now, over the past couple of weeks, speculations are rife that Sudha is all set to direct a biopic based on the life of renowned industrialist Ratan Tata. 😊— Sudha Kongara December 3, 2022 Although fans were slightly disappointed, they expressed being curious to know …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Suriya on Winning National Award for Soorarai Pottru: 'I Dedicate This to My Kids and Loving Family'

News 18

Tamil superstar Suriya has thanked his family, fans and colleagues for showering him with “all the love" and “good wishes" as his film ‘Soorarai Pottru’ won big at the 68th National Film Awards on Friday. Tamil film ‘Soorarai Pottru’ won the National Award for Best Feature, Best Actor and Best Actress at the 68th National Film Awards for 2020 announced …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Suriya's Soorarai Pottru wins National Award for Best Film, Twitterati bursts with excitement

India TV News

South superstar Suriya's most talked about film Soorarai Pottru won the National Film Award in the Best Feature Film category. On the other hand, Ajay Devgn's "Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior" has been named Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment while the award for Best Hindi film went to Toolsidas Junior. Check out all the reactions here- Director Sudha Kongara's film …

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3 years, 1 month ago

‘Film-making is passion and hard work without any expectation’: Why women matter in films

The Hindu

“I don’t like them to be limp or unidimensional,” says filmmaker Sudha Kongara, about her on-screen women characters. In the session titled ‘This is My Story’, Ms. Kongara spoke of her award-winning films like SooraraiPottru, IrudhiSutru, and her work in anthology films including PuthamPudhuKaalai and Thangam that premiered on OTT. They have made such huge contributions to the society and …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Ludo, Sherni, Soorarai Pottru Bag Top Nominations at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2021

News 18

The Indian Film Festival Of Melbourne, one of the biggest international Indian film festivals outside of the country, has just announced its nominations for its annual awards ceremony. The Great Indian Kitchen – Malayalam – Jeo Baby BEST DIRECTOR 1. Sudha Kongara – Soorarai Pottru – Tamil BEST ACTOR 1. WOMB – English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu – Ajitesh Sharma BEST …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Amazon Prime film Soorarai Pottru to be remade in Hindi, Suriya will produce it with Sudha Kongara as director

Hindustan Times

Tamil film Soorarai Pottru, which had its world premiere on Amazon Prime, is all set to be remade in Hindi, it was announced on Monday. Soorarai Pottru, a film based on the life of Captain GR Gopinath – founder of the budget airline Air Deccan, was originally planned as theatrical release. The Amazon Prime project, which marked Suriya’s maiden collaboration …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Soorarai Pottru to Get a Hindi Remake; Sudha Kongara to Helm the Project

News 18

Suriya Sivakumar’s hit Tamil film Soorarai Pottru is gearing up for its Bollywood remake, which will be helmed by the director of the original flick, Sudha Kongara. ‘Soorarai Pottru’ is a film that reflects a similar spirit and essence, hence making it a great and interesting choice for a Hindi remake by the production house. It gives me immense pleasure …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Rajiv Menon, Rana Daggubati, Sudha Kongara, Grace Antony and Anand Deverakonda look back at 2020

The Hindu

Imagine a filmmaker sitting in one part of Chennai, and directing actors performing sequences in another neighbourhood. MetroPlus tracks down the movers and shakers of South Indian cinema who have been up and about working on films even as we sat at home watching them: Rajiv Menon, Director-Cinematographer This year got us back to survival mode and made us realise …

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4 years ago

Paava Kadhaigal Review: Stories of Sin Traverse a Boringly Beaten Path

News 18

Paava Kadhaigal Directors: Sudha Kongara, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Vignesh Shivan, Vetrimaaran Cast: Kalidas Jayaram, Shanthnu Bhagyaraj, Bhavani Sre,, Simran, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Kalki Koechlin, Anjali, Sai Pallavi, Prakash Raj Netflix’s Paava Kadhaigal, an anthology of four episodes comes a couple of months after Amazon Prime had played Putham Pudhu Kaalai, with its five short stories. While the two series dealt …

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4 years ago

Sudha Kongara, Vetri Maaran, Vignesh Shivan, Gautham Vasudev Menon on 'liberation' they felt while making Paava Kadhaigal

Firstpost

The makers behind Netflix’s Tamil anthology Paava Kadhaigal speak about going against the grain, sticking to certain motifs, and more, in this interview. Paava Kadhaigal, the Netflix anthology directed by Sudha Kongara, Vignesh Shivan, Gautham Vasudev Menon and Vetri Maaran, is a difficult anthology to classify, because amid that stomach-churning sense of dread, you still sneak a smile. Plus, I’ve …

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4 years ago

Sudha Kongara, Kalidas Jayaram, Bhavani Sre and Shantnu Bhagyaraj on ‘Thangam’, their short film that is part of Netflix’s upcoming Tamil anthology, ‘Paava Kadhaigal’

The Hindu

“If you give me an opportunity to work only with Sudha Kongara for the rest of my life, I would happily take it,” says Kalidas Jayaram. The two reunite for yet another short film, this one titled Thangam, which is part of the upcoming Netflix Tamil anthology, Paava Kadhaigal. And while Thiagarajan Kumararaja’s 2019 flick Super Deluxe, starring Vijay Sethupathi …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Soorarai Pottru Movie Review: Suriya-starrer Has a Turbulent Flight

News 18

Soorarai Pottru Director: Sudha Kongara Cast: Suriya, Aparna Balamurali, Paresh Rawal, Urvashi Director Sudha Kongara, who gave us a brilliant movie like Irudhi Suttru on boxing, now offers one on flying, Soorarai Pottru. Streaming on Amazon Prime, this Suriya-starrer is loosely based on a dream Captain Gopinath saw and realised through his low-cost airline, Air Deccan, which helped the poor …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Soorarai Pottru movie review: Sudha Kongara, Suriya tell a moving, poetic biopic without deifying the leading man

Firstpost

I rooted for Suriya’s character Maaran when he took flight. Today, when I saw Che land a plane, in a tense yet action-packed scene within the first few minutes of Sudha Kongara’s Soorarai Pottru, I had a tear in my eye. I was rooting for Maaran, the protagonist, to achieve his dreams, as much as I was rooting for Kongara …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Soorarai Pottru director Sudha Kongara opens up on making her voice heard in a male-dominated industry

Firstpost

“After my success at the box office, I saw a marked difference in people’s behavior. Her upcoming film, the Suriya-starrer Soorarai Pottru, based on the life of the intrepid entrepreneur, Captain GR Gopinath, is also all set to release on Amazon Prime Video India. Kongara is striving to stay calm and “live for the moment” as expectations are running high …

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Filmmaker Sudha Kongara wants to do female-centric movies, wishes to work with Tabu

Directing a film in two languages a joy and challenge: Sudha Kongara on 'Soorarai Pottru', 'Sarfira'

Suriya is intense and quiet while Akshay is the opposite: Sudha Kongara

Sudha Kongara interview on ‘Sarfira’: Akshay Kumar has not lost touch with his roots

Dulquer Salmaan, Vijay Varma, Suriya starrer Sudha Kongara's film stopped midway due to THIS reason

Remake Of National Award Winning Film Soorarai Pottru Starring Akshay Kumar Titled Sarfira

Suriya - Sudha Kongara reunite for ‘Suriya 43’; Dulquer, Nazriya and Vijay Varma on board

Teen sailor Preeti Kongara aims for glory at Asian Games

Apple To Manufacture Only AirPods In India: Report

Director Sudha Kongara Buys First Luxury Car, Celebrates With Her Favourite People

Filmmaker Sudha Kongara Breaks Silence On Rumours About Directing Ratan Tata Biopic

Suriya on Winning National Award for Soorarai Pottru: 'I Dedicate This to My Kids and Loving Family'

Suriya's Soorarai Pottru wins National Award for Best Film, Twitterati bursts with excitement

‘Film-making is passion and hard work without any expectation’: Why women matter in films

Ludo, Sherni, Soorarai Pottru Bag Top Nominations at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2021

Amazon Prime film Soorarai Pottru to be remade in Hindi, Suriya will produce it with Sudha Kongara as director

Soorarai Pottru to Get a Hindi Remake; Sudha Kongara to Helm the Project

Rajiv Menon, Rana Daggubati, Sudha Kongara, Grace Antony and Anand Deverakonda look back at 2020

Paava Kadhaigal Review: Stories of Sin Traverse a Boringly Beaten Path

Sudha Kongara, Vetri Maaran, Vignesh Shivan, Gautham Vasudev Menon on 'liberation' they felt while making Paava Kadhaigal

Sudha Kongara, Kalidas Jayaram, Bhavani Sre and Shantnu Bhagyaraj on ‘Thangam’, their short film that is part of Netflix’s upcoming Tamil anthology, ‘Paava Kadhaigal’

Soorarai Pottru Movie Review: Suriya-starrer Has a Turbulent Flight

Soorarai Pottru movie review: Sudha Kongara, Suriya tell a moving, poetic biopic without deifying the leading man

Soorarai Pottru director Sudha Kongara opens up on making her voice heard in a male-dominated industry