'Suriya 38' was officially launched on Sunday with much fanfare as the event was attended by Suriya, Jyothika, Karthi, G.V. Prakash and others. The film which goes on floors from today is directed by Sudha Kongara with GVP scoring the music.

Aparna is a much respected leading lady in Malayalam and she also impressed big in her Tamil films '8 Thottakkal' and 'Sarvam Thaala Mayam' but her casting in 'Suriya 38' as the female lead came as a big surprise. It is rumored that the story is based on Air Deccan founder Captain Gopinath and that Suriya will be playing him on screen.

Industry insiders are of the opinion that Aparna has a close resemblance to Gopinath's wife Bhargavi and that is why Sudha Kongara cast her in 'Suriya 38'. Well we will have to wait for the official confirmation whether this report is authentic or not.