A few months back, Suriya 39 was officially announced as the first collaboration between director Siva and Suriya. The project was supposed to be produced by KE Gnanavel Raja’s Studio Green and Kajal Aggarwal was in talks to play the lead heroine. Now, Siva has moved on to Superstar Rajinikanth’s Thalaivar 168 after receiving the nod from Suriya.
Sources in the industry say Suriya 39 will now be directed by Hari and produced by Sun Pictures. It will mark the sixth-time collaboration between Hari and Suriya after Aaru, Vel, Singam series, and if everything goes well.