Cinema VinesAt a promotional gathering in Chennai for his upcoming film Vishwanath & Sons, actor Suriya shared what he calls the secret to keeping love alive over decades. Speaking to a crowd of fans, the star emphasized that affection must be nurtured daily and backed by respect, adding that a relationship should never lose its spark after the wedding vows.
“I think love should be everlasting. It shouldn’t end once you tie the knot. You should keep loving every day, even if you’ve been together for 20 years,” Suriya told the audience. He acknowledged that people evolve and priorities shift, but insisted that the core affection between partners must remain constant. “We all change, both men and women. The maturity at 20 will not be the same when you hit 25 or 50. Things will change, minds will change, and priorities will change, but that love and affection must never change,” he added.
In a further note on partnership dynamics, Suriya highlighted the compromises women often make in marriage. “When we get married, be it in looking after the house or the children, it’s the women who compromise on everything,” he said. “Women are the only ones to do that. For their success, you must salute them not 10 but 100 times. Stand by them, love them, give them the respect they deserve.”
The couple, who met on the set of the 1999 Tamil film Poovellam Kettuppar, married on 11 September 2006 in Chennai. They have two children: daughter Diya, born in 2007, and son Dev, born in 2010. While Suriya has maintained a steady film career, Jyotika has appeared intermittently in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi projects, most recently returning to Bollywood with the 2024 releases Shaitaan and Srikanth and starring in the Prime Video drama System.
Suriya’s latest cinematic venture, Vishwanath & Sons directed by Venky Atluri, is slated for release on 14 August. He also has two upcoming projects, titled Suriya 47 and Suriya 48, directed by Jithu Madhavan and T.J. Gnanavel respectively, keeping his filmography busy for the coming months.
