▁collaboration ▁with ▁G aut ham ▁Men on , ▁after ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁Ka ak ha ▁Ka ak ha , ▁S uri ya ▁began ▁work ▁on ▁Men on ' s ▁bi op ic ▁V aar an am ▁A ay ir am ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Play ing ▁dual ▁roles ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁time ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁S uri ya ▁appeared ▁as ▁father ▁and ▁son , ▁with ▁both ▁characters ▁also ▁demand ing ▁scenes ▁shot ▁throughout ▁their ▁lives ▁r anging ▁from ▁scenes ▁as ▁a ▁ 1 6 - year - old ▁to ▁scenes ▁as ▁a ▁ 6 5 - year - old . ▁During ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁S uri ya ▁described ▁the ▁project ▁as ▁" unique " ▁and ▁" stra ight ▁from ▁the ▁heart ", ▁describing ▁the ▁physical ▁hard ships ▁he ▁end ured ▁during ▁the ▁making . ▁He ▁lost ▁weight ▁and ▁prepared ▁a ▁six ▁pack ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁through ▁an ▁eight - month ▁fit ness ▁regime ▁without ▁ster oid s , ▁with ▁the ▁movie ▁being ▁a ▁tr end - set ter ▁for ▁other ▁leading ▁actors ▁from ▁South ▁India . ▁The ▁film , ▁which ▁also ▁featured ▁Sim ran , ▁Same era ▁Red dy ▁and ▁Div ya ▁Sp and ana ▁in ▁prominent ▁roles , ▁became ▁commer cially ▁successful ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office ▁upon ▁release ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁receiving ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁film ▁critics , ▁with ▁S uri ya ' s ▁performance ▁being ▁la ud ed . ▁A ▁critic ▁from ▁Red iff ▁label led ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁his ▁" mag num