Suriya, who is reaching out to the needy students in Tamil Nadu through his social service organisation ‘Agaram Foundation’, said on Sunday that he was ready to expand his service to the deserving students in Karnataka.

The actor was speaking at the valedictory ceremony of a sporting event in Bangalore, where around 100 players from 12 States all over India took part. “Helping a student to get education is the biggest of all helps,” he said.

“Through Agaram Foundation, we are doing all possible help to the students in Tamil Nadu. I am ready to extend the services of the organisation to Karnataka too if sponsors come forward to support us,” Suriya said.

Meanwhile, shooting of the actor’s forthcoming film ‘7am Arivu’ started today. Produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin on Red Giant Movies banner, the film with Sruthi Hassan as heroine is directed by A R Murugadoss.