Surya's most recent film 'Jai Bhim' in which he acted in and also produced was released on Amazon Prime Video in November 2021 receiving high praises from critics and viewers all over the globe. Important political leaders such as the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, Thol Thirumavalavan and MNM leader Kamal Haasan also heaped praise.

'Jai Bhim' went on to become the highest rated film ever on IMDB and is poised to dominate the National Awards as well as other prestigious awards for 2021. Meanwhile the Academy Awards team has honored the film by posting a scene from it on the official Oscar YouTube channel.

The Oscar team has praised the film by posting in the description "Jai Bhim weaves in real case studies helmed by Activist-Lawyer Chandru, who brought justice to indigenous tribes in Tamilnadu through his relentless efforts. Writer-director TJ Gnanavel reveals how the story narrative was formed and executed."

'Jai Bhim' directed by T.J. Gnanavel is produced by Suriya and Jyothika under their banner 2D Entertainment. The film has Lijomol Jose, Manikandan and Suriya as the main leads supported by Tamizh, Guru Somasundaram, Rajisha Vijayan, Kumaravel, Prakash Raj, Ilavarasu and others.