Akshay Kumar congratulates ‘Soorarai Pottru’ stars Suriya, Aparrna Balamurali and director Sudha Kongara for a big win: Humbled to be working in the Hindi adaptation of such an iconic film – Times of India

Akshay Kumar, who is gearing up for his upcoming film ‘Raksha Bandhan’, has congratulated the team of ‘Soorarai Pottru’ for winning big at the 68th National Awards. The ceremony was held on Friday afternoon in Delhi.

Actor Suriya shared the Best Actor award with Ajay Devgn, who won for ‘Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior’ while Aparrna Balamurali bagged the Best Actress award. The film ‘Soorarai Pottru’ won the Best Feature Film title.

Akshay, who is remaking the film in Hindi, took to Twitter and wrote, “Over the moon to see #SooraraiPottru win the top honours at the National Awards. Heartfelt congratulations my brother @Suriya_offl, #AparrnaBalamurali and my director #SudhaKongara. Humbled to be working in the Hindi adaptation of such an iconic film 🙏🏻.” Have a look:

Over the moon to see #SooraraiPottru win the top honours at the National Awards. Heartfelt congratulations my broth… https://t.co/kzOdIkroiM

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) 1658494744000

Meanwhile, Suriya recently welcomed Akshay Kumar on board for the project. The Hindi remake will mark Suriya’s first film as a producer in Bollywood. It was also reported that he will be seen making a cameo in Akshay’s film. ‘Soorarai Pottru’ director, Sudha Kongara will be helming the Hindi remake as well.

Earlier today, R Madhavan also wished Suriya and Ajay Devgn for their awards. Suriya recently made a cameo in his film ‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’. He wrote, “@Suriya_offl THATS MY BRO… CONGRATULATIONS ON THE NATIONAL AWARD for #Sooraraipottru… Heart swells with pride bro ..” For Ajay, he wrote, “@ajaydevgn Congratulations on the much deserved National award sir .. so so happy for you . Aweosmeeeee.”