South Indian films are having a huge fan base not only in the southern part of our country but also internationally and in other parts of India. The main reason behind the popularity is the cast members and their acting. You all will be shocked after knowing that as compared to Bollywood the budget of south Indian films are less and the earnings are more. You must be shocked. I was too when I read this but that’s the reality. During this pandemic situation, our entertainment industry faced many challenges. Especially when the theatre was closed. But OTT platform played a crucial role in providing content to its audience. Soorarai Pottru is a Tamil language film. If you have watched the film you must be wondering Is Soorarai Pottru Real story. Don’t worry we are always there to help you out. So in this article, we have brought all the necessary details about the film. Read this article till the end to clear all your queries.

Soorarai Pottru is based on a book called ‘Simply Fly. The book is fictiously written on the life of Air Deccan founder Captain GR Gopinath. Gr Gopinath aka Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar Gopinath comes from a small village in Karnataka. After studying his high school in Karnataka, he rolled in for defense examinations. He sat for the National Defence Academy exams and cleared them in the first go. He then joined the armed forces and also participated in the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971.

In the year 1996, he got his interest in doing business in the aviation sector. Before coming to this, he also did some other works in different niches for business but later found that the aviation sector is the one to go for. Finally, in the year 2003, he developed Air Deccan and was successful in giving India its first low-cost aviation, After 4 years, the company was sold to Kingfisher for 1000 crore.

Soorarai Pottru Release Date

On 13 April 2019, the name of the film was released along with the poster. In April the production started. The film was shooted in various places in India. Due to this pandemic, production work was suspended keeping in mind of Covid 19 guidelines. Finally, fan’s got to see the whole film in November. Soorarai Pottru is an action drama film. Which was released on 12 November 2020 with a running timing of 149 minutes. Available on Amazon Prime Video. Viewers loved the film and were given positive responses and feedback. The rating of the film was amazing. It received 9.1 out of 10 on IMDB and 80 Percent on Rotten tomatoes. Looking at the rating you can think of its fan’s following. The film is brilliant, inspiring, engaging, and entertaining.

Soorarai Pottru Cast

Produced under 2D Entertainment and Sikhya Entertainment. Directed by Sudha Kongara. Screenplay by Shalini Ushadevi, Sudha Kongara, and Vijay Kumar, Story was written by Sudha Kongara. Produced by Suriya and Guneet Monga. The cast of the film includes
Suriya as Nedumaaran Rajangam, Paresh Rawal as Paresh Goswami, Mohan Babu as M. Bhaktavatsalam Naidu, Aparna Balamurali as Sundari, Karunas as Alapparai, Urvashi as Pechi, Vivek Prasanna as Sebastian, Kaali Venkat as Kaali, Krishnakumar as Chaitanya.

G. Gnanasambandam as Chinnaswamy, Achyuth Kumar as Anantha Narayanan, Vinodhini Vaidyanathan as Chitra, Vishalini as Muthulakshmi, Ramachandran Durairaj as Arivu, Prakash Belawadi as Prakash Babu, Poo Ramu as Rajangam, R. S. Shivaji as Anantha Narayanan, Dan Dhanoa as Vimal Balaiyya, Cassandra as Preethi, Priya Prince as Seby, Ilan as Seby’s son, Supergood Subramani as a marriage broker, Iyal as Seby’s daughter, Varsha Nair as a pilot, Senthil Kumar as himself, Som Shekar as an IAF cadet, RJ Anandhi as a stewardess, and Sheik Maiden as A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.

Is Soorarai Pottru a Real story?

The film is based on real-life and also inspired by the book simply fly. The book follows the story of Captain G.R Gopinath who is the Founder of air Deccan India’s first low-cost airline. You can say it’s a biopic of Captain Gopinath. The story of Gopinath who has no godfather no money but one dream. And how he worked hard for achieving his dreams. What are the challenges which came in his path? What were obstacles came in his path and how did he surpass them. How he fought every single big rival in this cutthroat competitive world. Those powerful rivals who were trying to pull him down and how he made it big. The survival spirit and underdog turned hero story. One of the famous dialogues of the film was it’s my dream to make sure that a tailor can travel on the textile banner on the same plane.

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