Tamil director Sudha Kongara has remade her biographical hit Soorarai Pottru (2020) in Hindi. This film starring Akshay Kumar in the lead has been revealed to be titled Sarfira and the movie's release date has been officially announced as July 12, 2024. Titled after a 1992 Bollywood movie directed by Ashok Gaikwad (stylized Sarphira), Sarfira will see Soorarai Pottru lead star Suriya in a cameo appearance.

Dream so Big, they call you Crazy!!#Sarfira releasing in cinemas on 12th July, 2024. https://t.co/hUgNo6fuaa pic.twitter.com/rOtlhZQSV6

— Suriya Sivakumar (@Suriya_offl) February 13, 2024

Dream so Big, they call you Crazy! #Sarfira releasing only in cinemas on 12th July, 2024. #MaarUdi pic.twitter.com/9NHKqQN4e3

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) February 13, 2024

Soorarai Pottru was produced by Suriya and wife Jyotika's 2D Entertainment, and they have returned to bankroll Sarfira alongside Abundantia (Vikram Malhotra) and Cape Good Films (Arun Bhatia). Suriya will be making a special appearance in his film's Hindi remake, and the Kollywood actor will be seen as a Tamil plane passenger who boards one of the first low cost aviation flights. Suriya's cameo character hands out his business card to lead star Akshay Kumar in Sarfira's climax.

Sarphira is based on Air Deccan founder GR Gopinath's autobiographical book Simply Fly: A Deccan Odyssey. The Hindi version also stars actress Radhika Madan, and Paresh Rawal reprising his role from the original. Sarphira has music by GV Prakash, is written by Sudha Kondara and Shalini Ushadevi, and has dialogues by Pooja Tolani.