Bollywood has a new talking point, and it is all about — Suriya says Jyotika is a better actor than him, praises her emotional range; says, “She can bring real tears to the scene in one take”. Fans and trade analysts have been closely following every update, and the latest development adds another chapter to what has been an eventful week for Hindi cinema.

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Add as a preferred source on Google Twenty years into their marriage, Suriya has said he considers his wife Jyotika a stronger performer than himself, pointing to her ability to summon genuine emotion at will. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter India in a joint interview for the publication’s August cover, the performer described the two of them as approaching turn very differently, and elaborated why he holds her method in higher regard.

Suriya said he tends to build a turn gradually across takes. “I might do a lot of layering, first take, second take, and then I add something, implant something,” he said. “A lot of things happen.

I go back to my memory, past experiences, and try to use that to be in that mode.” Jyotika, he elaborated, works differently. “She can be immediately in that necessary mode,” he said. Although the couple have not appeared in a project together since their marriage, Suriya recalled a moment from the COVID-19 lockdown that illustrated this.

“During the pandemic, her brother gave us a page of dialogue for a major screen test at home, no crew, just a mobile camera,” he said, adding, “She brought real tears to the scene in one take. I remember thinking, ‘I’m not ready for this.’” Suriya also spoke about the difficulty of accessing genuine emotion while acting in a language that is not one’s mother tongue, admitting it is something he has struggled with during his Hindi movie outings.

Jyotika, he said, has managed this with ease. “She’s multitasking, talking in another language which is not her mother tongue, and still able to bring true emotions in front of the camera,” he said. He pointed out that Jyotika’s intensity and real-life sensitivity come through clearly on major screen.

“You sense it when the performer is in focus and not in focus during a take. For her, I see that intensity. She’s always been a very sensitive person also in real life, so she can be in that mood, and she can totally surrender to that moment,” he said.

Jyotika was most recently seen in System (2026), a streaming series in which she portrays a court stenographer on a path of revenge. Suriya’s last arrival was Karuppu. Also Read: Hombale captures hints at significant fresh project with cryptic announcement; admirers speculate over next major collaboration Catch us for latest Bollywood News, fresh Bollywood Movies update, box office numbers, fresh Movies arrival, Bollywood News Hindi, Entertainment News, Bollywood Live News Today & highly anticipated Movies 2026 and stay updated with latest hindi movies only on the publication.

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