South star Suriya inks four film deal with Amazon Prime Video
Tamil cinema superstar Suriya on Thursday signed an exclusive deal with Amazon Prime Video under which his four upcoming movies will be released directly on the streaming platform. As part of the pact, the next four Tamil movies from Suriya’s production company 2D Entertainment will premiere on Amazon Prime Video over the next four months. Suriya, founder of 2D Entertainment, who has earlier collaborated with the streamer on films like “Ponmangal Vandhal” and “Soorarai Pottru”, said he is thrilled to take this partnership a step further.
“The past year has been transformative. Given unprecedented circumstances, we innovated on different models of release. Amazon emerged as the chosen streaming service for 2D’s latest film launches.
“From ‘Ponmangal Vandhal’ to ‘Soorarai Pottru’, these beautiful tales found audiences and resonance not just in India, but across the world,” Suriya said in a statement.
The line-up of films include “Jai Bhim”, a legal drama also starring Prakash Raj; family drama “Udanpirappe”, children”s film “Oh My doG” and satirical drama “Raman Aandalum Ravanan Aandalum”.
Vijay Subramaniam, Director and Head of Content at Amazon Prime Video, said they are thrilled to start another chapter in streamer”s collaboration with Suriya”s production house.
