When Mamitha Baiju revealed she's been Suriya's fan since childhood; almost worked with him once
Director Bala's film Vanagaan was released in theatres in January this year. However, the film was initially launched in 2022 with Suriya as the lead. He was also supposed to produce it under 2D Entertainment, but later withdrew from the project due to creative differences.
Krithi Shetty and Mamitha also shot for the film, but Arun Vijay, Roshni Prakash and Ridhi eventually starred in it. Mamitha also shot with Suriya for 40 days before exiting the project, something she revealed while promoting her 2024 hit Premalu.
Through the years, Mamitha has also been quite vocal about how big a fan she is of Suriya. In 2022, she spoke to Ginger Media and said, 'Suriya is my favourite person. I respect him so much because he is such a wonderful person. We have a lot to learn from him, like the way he talks and the way he treats people.'
In 2024, she spoke to Rednool and gushed about being a Suriya fan since she was a kid. She said, 'Someone whom I like very much, even from when I was a child, has been Suriya sir. I also like Ajith sir a lot. I've watched all their films.' At the Galatta Nakshatra Awards earlier this year, she reinstated that and said, 'My father and brother would watch a lot of Tamil films when I was growing up. I saw a lot of Suriya sir's films with them.'
Suriya last starred in Karthik Subbaraj's Retro. Suriya 46 will be his first Telugu-Tamil film. Mamitha was last seen in Nikesh RS' Rebel, her Tamil film debut. She will also star in Dude and Jana Nayagan.
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