Suresh Raina, the beloved “Chinna Thala” of Chennai Super Kings and a former India cricketer, is set to embark on a new innings: his acting debut in a Tamil film. The movie will be directed by Logan and produced by Saravana Kumar under his newly launched production house, Dream Knight Stories (DKS).
The official launch of Dream Knight Stories took place Friday evening in Chennai, with Chennai Super Kings’ pinch hitter Shivam Dube unveiling the production house’s name and logo.
Suresh Raina, currently on holiday in Amsterdam with his family, joined the event via video call. He expressed his desire to be present but noted he couldn’t make it due to short notice.
When asked why he chose Tamil cinema and DKS for his acting debut, Raina responded, “I think DKS has a good director and first of all when the director told me the story, it was very close to us. Then being a cricket movie, it has to start from Tamil Nadu because we have been playing a lot of matches for CSK over the years and they have a lot of love, liking and a lot of affection.”
In a lighthearted moment, Suresh Raina was asked what kind of actor he would be, mirroring a question posed to Shivam Dube, who had suggested he’d be a romantic hero. Raina quipped, “I think I will be a very good singer. Having a guitar in my hand. Making a nice dosa for my team mates. Enjoy having rasam rice. I will be chilled out. No stress.”
Raina then added with a laugh, “He (Shivam Dube) can be a romantic actor, I can be a romantic singer. So, we can gel along.”
This is really exciting!
