“That was not true”: When Jyotika addressed rumors about Suriya stopping her from acting

Here’s a throwback to the time when Jyotika set the record straight about whether her husband, Suriya, and his family discouraged her from returning to films after marriage.

In an old interview with JFW, the ‘Kaakha Kaakha’ actress reflected on the widespread misconception that she had quit acting due to family pressure. Contrary to popular belief, Jyotika revealed that it was entirely her own decision to step away from films after tying the knot. She wanted to focus on her family life and had made that choice clear to the media. However, Suriya often found himself on the receiving end of unsolicited opinions.

“Most people thought that Suriya and his family didn’t want me to work post our wedding – that was not true,” she had said. “Though I had made my intentions clear, Suriya was always being asked about my return to movies.”
Jyotika also recalled how Suriya would get messages from people whenever one of her old films aired on television. “Someone or the other would message him saying, ‘Jo’s film is on TV. She has done a fabulous job, why don’t you let her act?’ And immediately, Suriya would forward that message to me,” she had shared.
Far from stopping her, Suriya was actually the first person who wanted her to return to films as soon as possible. Eventually, Jyotika made a successful comeback with 36 Vayadhinile in 2015. Interestingly the film was the remake of the Malayalam movie ‘How Old Are You?’ which also marked the comeback of the Malayalam actress Manju Warrier after a long gap.
Meanwhile, Suriya and Jyotika have always been supportive of each other. Recently when Suriya’s ‘Kanguva’ received much trolls from the audiences, Jyotika shared an Instagram post that read, “I'm surprised with the negative reviews from media and certain fraternities, as it’s not done by them to this high level for the most unintellectual big budget films I have seen earlier with age old stories, where women r stalked, double meaning dialogues r spoken and have the most over the top action sequences.. N what about Kanguva's positives? The women action sequence in 2nd half and the young boy's love and betrayal for Kanguva? I think they forgot about the good parts while reviewing. Now this Makes me wonder largely whether one should ever read, listen or believe them after all!.”