Soori, who started his journey as a comedian, rose to fame with his parotta competition scene in the 2009 film Vanilla Kabadikulu. Although he has been working in cinema since 1999, he got much attention after this film. He also acted in television serials and later rose to prominence as a leading comedian by acting in films like Kalavani, Dhonga Nagara, Kullanari Kootam.
In 2013, he won the International South Indian Film Award for the film Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam. In 2019, he received Kalaimamani Award from the Government of India.
Now emerging as a lead actor, he won acclaim in a deep role directed by director Vethimaran in the film “Viduthalai”. He then acted as the lead in the films “Garudan and kottukali”.
He is currently acting in the movie “Maman” in Trichy. The film is directed by Prashant Pandya Raj, who directed the web series ‘Vilangu‘. It stars Soori, Rajkiran, Aishwarya Lakshmi, Swasika, Jayaprakash, Baba Bhaskar, Viji Chandrasekhar. Cinematography by Dinesh Purushothaman is composed by Hesham Abdul Wahab. On behalf of Lark Studios, Produced by K. Kumar.
The film is being prepared as a work that talks about the relationship between a six-year-old boy and his Uncle. It is being shot as a family entertainer and is being shot in and around Trichy,” said the crew.
Actor Soori came to Trichy today for the shooting of Maman in Trichy Kattur. The shooting of the film was planned to be completed in Trichy in a single schedule.