in  Uyirile Kalanthathu  and Sanditha Velai . [10] In 2001,  A. M. Rathnam  re-signed Surya to direct the Telugu version of the film, also titled  Kushi . The film starring Pawan Kalyan  and  Bhumika Chawla  also similarly won positive reviews and commercial success. [11]  Surya also directed the Hindi version of