

She eventually starts to fall in love with him. Though surprised by his presence, Meghna makes him stay with her. Later, taking his father's advice, Suriya tracks down Meghna in San Francisco. Suriya and his sister earn enough to complete their father's dream home. He starts a design firm with his friends and also performs at concerts to earn money. Reality strikes Suriya that he needs to be responsible in order to take care of his family. Meanwhile, Krishnan suffers his first heart attack due to chain smoking. Suriya soon learns that she is leaving for California to pursue her master's degree. Years later, after completing his exams in Trichy, Suriya meets Meghna on a train back home and falls head over heels for her, but Meghna doesn't believe in love at first sight. Krishnan and Suriya get along more as friends than a father-son duo. They fall in love and later get married Suriya and his sister Shriya are born.

Krishnan and Malini are both students at Madras Christian College in the 1970s. He learns of his father's demise and tearfully reminisces memories of his past with his father. His son Suriya, an Indian Army Major, is on his way to Kashmir on a rescue mission to rescue a journalist kidnapped by terrorists. Plot Īn elderly Krishnan vomits blood and passes away at his house. It won a number of awards, including the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. Further, the film also became a commercial success, eventually becoming the biggest hit in Suriya's career at that time. The film was theatrically released on 14 November 2008, after multiple postponements and opened to critical acclaim and praise for Suriya's performance. Filmed across India and United States, Vaaranam Aayiram had been under production since November 2006 and was completed in August 2008. The storyline is inspired from Menon's life, when he heard the news about his father's death back in 2007, also serving as a tribute to him. He then starts reminiscing about the bond he shared with his father and the stories related to him. The film illustrates Surya, an Indian Army Major who learns about his father's death when he is on a rescue mission. Rathnavelu and editing done by Anthony Gonsalvez. Cinematography for the film has been handled by R. The film features music composed by Harris Jayaraj, making Vaaranam Aayiram his final project with Menon before the formal break-up of their partnership, until they worked together again in Yennai Arindhaal (2015). The film stars Suriya in dual lead roles as father and son, with Sameera Reddy (in her Tamil debut), Simran and Divya Spandana in lead roles. Thousand Elephants) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon and produced by Venu Ravichandran of Aascar Films.
