Madhavan salutes Suriya as Vishwanath actor helped 51 students become doctors and 1,800 engineers

Suriya’s contributions outside films have once again come into focus after actor R Madhavan reacted to a viral Instagram post highlighting the work of the actor’s Agaram Foundation. The post claims that the initiative has helped thousands of students pursue education, including 51 who went on to become doctors and around 1,800 who became engineers. Madhavan shared the post on his Instagram story and reacted with salute emojis, seemingly acknowledging Suriya’s efforts through the foundation.

Viral post highlights Agaram Foundation’s impact

The Instagram post claims that Suriya’s Agaram Foundation has transformed the lives of thousands of students through education. According to the post, the initiative has supported students who later became 51 doctors and around 1,800 engineers. The foundation has particularly focused on helping students from disadvantaged and marginalised backgrounds pursue higher education. Many of these students are first-generation learners who otherwise may have faced difficulties in accessing opportunities after completing school.

Suriya’s foundation has aided students in Tamil Nadu and supported them in pursuing their educational aspirations. The actor has previously spoken about his approach to social work, saying that social activities should not simply be viewed as service but as a responsibility. He has also expressed that he should give back to society in whatever little way possible.

Suriya says foundation changed 6,000 lives in 20 years

As per reports by News18, a programme organised on behalf of Suriya’s Agaram Foundation was held a few years back in Chennai to encourage and reward students from marginalised families who were the first generation in their families to attend college after completing Class 12. During the event, a student from Manipur spoke about how the Agaram Foundation enabled her to continue her education. She said that many students from schools and colleges in Manipur had been deprived of education. The student also expressed hope for a change in the extraordinary situation in Manipur.

Speaking at the event, Suriya had said he had been successful in changing the lives of 6,000 students through his foundation over the past 20 years. He encouraged the students to go with the flow and maintain a positive attitude towards life. Suriya, at the same event, had described education as the best shield and saluted the fighting spirit of students from marginalised families who aspire to build successful futures.

Suriya's latest work

For Suriya, the spotlight has remained on both his work in cinema and his activities away from the screen. The actor was last seen in Vishwanath and Sons, a Tamil-language romantic family drama written and directed by Venky Atluri. The film was produced by Sithara Entertainments and Fortune Four Cinemas and featured Suriya alongside Mamitha Baiju, Radhika Sarathkumar and Raveena Tandon.

In Vishwanath and Sons, Suriya plays an industrialist whose life takes an emotional turn when his son is diagnosed with a serious health condition. The storyline follows his character as he reconnects with his child’s surrogate mother, bringing family relationships and emotional conflicts to the centre of the narrative.