Suriya 42 dethrones Thalapathy Vijay's Leo by crossing 500 crores in pre-release business

One of the most anticipated Tamil movies of the year is Suriya 42 . The epic period drama directed by Siva marks the first collaboration between Surya and the director.

According to a new report, the movie has collected an impressive 500 crores in pre-release business beating out Vijay's upcoming Leo by 100 crores.

The Hindi remake rights along with the satellite, digital, and theatre distribution rights for the movie’s Hindi version were brought by producer Jayantilal Gada for a whopping 100 crores.

Suriya 42 is produced by K. E. Gnanavel Raja under the banner Studio Green, in association with UV Creations. The movie will be released in 10 languages.

The movie will also be the first on-screen pairing of Suriya with popular Bollywood actress Disha Patani, recently Siva revealed that Suriya will be sporting 13 unique looks in the movie.

According to a report almost 60% of Suriya 42 has been completed and the next schedule is expected to start this month.

The movie is a period drama and Suriya will be playing the role of five different characters in the movie. This will beat the actor's previous record of 10 different looks which he set in his 2009 movie 'Ayan'.

Director Siva's last movie was the 2021 action movie 'Annaatthe', which starred superstar Rajinikanth in the lead despite mixed reviews from critics the movie was a massive success at the box office and grossed over 250 crores worldwide.

The music for the movie is being helmed by Devi Sri Prasad, Cinmetogrohy by Vetri Palanisamy, and finally, the editing will be done by Nishadh Yusuf.

The cast of the movie includes Suriya, Disha Patani, Mrunal Thakur, Yogi Babu, Kovai Sarala, Redin Kingsley, and Anandraj.

Suriya 42 is expected to hit theaters in November, which means that it will be competing for the top spot alongside Vijay's Leo.

Leo is the third installment in director Lokesh Kanagaraj's cinematic universe and will hit theaters worldwide on 19 October 2023.