Surya’s confirms delay in release of ‘Soorarai Pottru’ owing to pending Air Force NOC

Surya’s confirms delay in release of ‘Soorarai Pottru’ owing to pending Air Force NOC

The release of the much-awaited Suriya-starrer Soorarai Pottru, which was scheduled to stream on Amazon Prime Video from 30 October has now hit a roadblock. The actor tweeted a letter to his fans and supporters explaining that the release of Soorarai Pottru will be delayed. Suriya’s Soorarai Pottru, directed by Sudha Kongara, is one of the first few big releases in Tamil that’s going for a direct OTT release due to the pandemic. The film is a fictionalised and dramatised version of Air Deccan founder Capt. GR Gopinath’s book Simply Fly and also stars Aparna Balamurali, Dr M Mohan Babu, Paresh Rawal, Urvashi, Karunas, Vivek Prasanna, Krishna Kumar, and Kaali Venkat. The actor explained that since the team had to deal with numerous procedures and permissions while shooting with real Indian Airforce aircrafts and they were involved in matters related to national security, so a few NOCs are still pending for approval.

Surya’s confirms delay in release of ‘Soorarai Pottru’ owing to pending Air Force NOC

Surya’s statement read, “When we started ‘Soorarai Pottru’ we thought the only challenges we would face will be shooting at never-before-shot-locations, working with people of different languages and brining in personnel with different skill sets to bring the magnificent world of Maara. Though easily said, it was a mammoth task to execute.” As the movie is a story set in aviation industry, the actor wet on to explain the reason behind its delay in release and further stated, “We had to deal with numerous procedures and permissions, because it’s a matter of national security and we are dealing with real Indian Air Force aircrafts and security. A few new NOCs are still pending for approval and we understand the wait is inevitable as this adverse time is demanding more and more focus on the nation and its priorities, than anything else.”

He added, “Unfortunately, the wait for the film’s release will now be a little longer than anticipated.” Along with the letter, Surya also released a new song ‘Aagasam’ from the film, which he said is dedicated to “friendship, love and affection”.

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