Nazriya Nazim is heading back to Kollywood after 12 years away. Standing before a packed promotional event in Chennai for director Jithu Madhavan’s upcoming feature Scene, the actor laid out the single factor that ended her extended Tamil hiatus: co-starring with Suriya.
"Fahadh should hear this," she quipped. The stage conversation had tilted into flattery, with the host comparing Nazriya and her husband Fahadh Faasil to Tamil cinema's marquee pair, Suriya and Jyotika. Nazriya brushed away the grand framing with a laugh. "They are calling it harmony," she said, before cutting through the PR veneer to define what actually keeps both couples grounded. "I think the similarities between the two couples are mutual respect, love, and dedication towards their work. What I consider most important is the mutual respect."
The casting ends years of near-misses. Nazriya revealed that scheduling conflicts and circumstance had repeatedly scuttled earlier attempts to collaborate with Suriya. When Madhavan pitched Scene, the pieces finally fell into place. "The reason I agreed to return to Tamil cinema after 12 years was that this was a Suriya sir film," Nazriya stated, describing the billing as a career ambition realized after multiple lost attempts.
Chennai greeted her return with deafening noise. The actor admitted the massive turnout caught her completely off balance, acknowledging an audience loyalty that endured across more than a decade without a direct Tamil release. "Seeing such a huge crowd has left my mind completely blank," she told the gathering, thanking local filmgoers for maintaining ties that date back to her earliest hits. With production behind Scene pushing forward under Madhavan's direction, the project now sets up one of the most closely watched cross-industry pairings of the calendar year.