▁reported ly ▁waited ▁for ▁six ▁months ▁to ▁start ▁film ing . ▁However , ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁back ed ▁out ▁due ▁to ▁lag ging ▁of ▁the ▁project ▁and ▁differences ▁with ▁the ▁director . ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 - present : ▁Career ▁strugg les ▁and ▁sp or adic ▁success ▁ ▁His ▁next ▁film ▁An ja an ▁directed ▁by ▁N . ▁L ing us amy ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁to ▁mixed ▁reviews . ▁His ▁next ▁release ▁was ▁V enk at ▁P rab hu ' s ▁film ▁Mass u ▁Eng ira ▁Mas il am ani ▁( M ass s ) ▁which ▁released ▁to ▁mixed ▁reviews ▁but ▁critics ▁were ▁all ▁in ▁pra ise ▁for ▁S uri ya ' s ▁performance . ▁ ▁His ▁next ▁release ▁was ▁ 2 4 ▁directed ▁by ▁Vik ram ▁K umar ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁ 6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁time - tra vel , ▁the ▁film ▁stars ▁actor ▁S uri ya ▁in ▁triple ▁roles , ▁with ▁actress es ▁Sam anth a ▁Ruth ▁P rab hu ▁and ▁N ith ya ▁M enen ▁in ▁leading ▁roles . ▁The ▁film ▁received ▁mixed ▁reviews . The ▁H indu , ▁critic ▁Bar ad w aj ▁Rang an ▁called ▁ 2 4 ▁an ▁" int ellig ent , ▁joy ous ▁mix ▁of ▁sci - fi ▁and ▁mas ala - my th ." ▁S re ed har ▁P illa i ▁in ▁his ▁review