Sarathkumar’s Surya Vamsam to get a sequel 26 years after release

A movie that delved into the dynamics of interpersonal relationships and the destructive impact of ego and communication barriers on familial bonds, Surya Vamsam featured Sarathkumar in a dual role portraying a father and son. Not only did the film achieve immense success as one of Tamil industry’s major blockbusters in 1997, but it was also remade in Telugu (1998) as well as Hindi under the title Sooryavansham (1999) and in Kannada as Surya Vamsha (2000).

Taking to Twitter on the occasion of the film’s 26th anniversary, Sarathkumar wrote, “It has been 26 years since the release of Suryavamsam, a special family film that can be celebrated in my artistic journey. Time has passed, technology has progressed and it is still in the minds of fans from all walks of life. Thanks to the fans who enjoyed the entire movie, its characters, dialogues, and songs, and made it a huge success! Soon Suryavamsam – 2!…”

கலைத்துறை பயணத்தில், காலங்கள் கடந்தும், தொழில்நுட்ப வளர்ச்சி அடைந்தும், இன்றளவும் அனைத்து தரப்பு ரசிகர்களின் சிந்தையிலும் நீங்காமல் நிறைந்திருந்து கொண்டாடக்கூடிய சிறப்புவாய்ந்த குடும்பத் திரைப்படம் சூர்யவம்சம் வெளியாகி இன்றுடன் 26 ஆண்டுகள். கதாபாத்திரங்கள், வசனங்கள், பாடல்கள் என… pic.twitter.com/21WTB8X9Gz

— R Sarath Kumar (@realsarathkumar) June 27, 2023

Alongside Sarathkumar, the film also starred Raadhika Sarathkumar, Devayani, Priya Raman and Manivannan in significant roles.

While the film enjoyed tremendous success in all three languages, it failed to make an impact in Bollywood, despite featuring Amitabh Bachchan in the lead role. Nevertheless, Sooryavansham achieved cult status over the years, especially as it has been regularly broadcasted on Sony Max.

The Telugu version featured Daggubati Venkatesh and Meena in the lead roles, while the Kannada remake was headlined by Vishnuvardhan and Isha Koppikar.