Overview
- At the 47th anniversary of the Sivakumar Educational Trust in Chennai the actor urged students to cut down on Instagram Reels and other short videos because they offer fleeting stories that do not build real understanding.
- Suriya recommended that young people invest time in long-form material such as podcasts, longer articles, and online research to gain deeper knowledge of subjects.
- He used a filmmaking metaphor to promote resilience, saying directors rarely tell actors they have failed and instead ask for “one more” take to stress persistence after setbacks.
- During the event Suriya and his father Sivakumar distributed reported financial assistance totaling Rs 13.78 lakh to students and institutions and artist Jeevanandhan received a reported Rs 1 lakh award.
- Reporters noted Suriya framed his advice with his own decades-long career experience and also reported that his film Scene is scheduled for a November release and that Suriya 48 is in production.