Sarfira, starring Akshay Kumar, Radhika Madan, and Paresh Rawal, is an official remake of Suriya's modern Tamil classic, Soorarai Pottru. Sudha Kongara once again steps in to assume direction and writing duties.

Starring Suriya and Aparna Balamurali in the lead roles, the 2020 Tamil drama film Soorarai Pottru was one of the most critically acclaimed Indian films in the recent years. The director Sudha Kongara has remade her own Tamil movie in Hindi as Sarfira with Akshay Kumar and Radhikka Madan.