Suriya recently became the first Tamil actor to be invited to join the Oscar committee. Since the news broke, congratulatory messages have been pouring in from all quarters. Many cine celebrities including Ulaga Nayagan Kamal Haasan who shared screen space with him in the film Vikram to his social media account to congratulate him.

Responding to The Academy's invite, the actor took to Twitter to thank them for the honour. He accepted the invite and promised his fans that he would strive hard to make them proud. He wrote, "Thank you @TheAcademy for the invitation, which I humbly accept. My heartfelt thanks to all those who wished me, will always strive to make you all proud!! (sic)." Suriya will represent India alongside Kajol and Reema Kagti.

Taking to the micro-blogging site, Kamal Haasan wrote, "Glad my brother @Suriya_offl treads the ground of stars. In spite of gravity, which makes wings weak. We created angels and stars. Hence be a proud brother to join the crowd of excellence (sic)." Suriya retweeted his post and wrote, "Thank you anna (sic)." To which Suriya replied Thank You anna.

On the work front, Suriya will also make a special appearance in the Hindi remake of Tamil Blockbuster Soorarai Pottru. He will also be making a cameo in R. Madhavan’s Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, which is scheduled to release on July 1.

Thank you @TheAcademy for the invitation, which I humbly accept. My heartfelt thanks to all those who wished me, will always strive to make you all proud!! ???? https://t.co/eyEK9hQxhF

— Suriya Sivakumar (@Suriya_offl) June 29, 2022

Thank you anna ???? https://t.co/QmTKrHQfTo

— Suriya Sivakumar (@Suriya_offl) June 29, 2022