24 trailer: Is that Suriya in three different avatars?

The 2:10-minute-long trailer is about Suriya in almost every frame--the evil guy, the scientist and the hero.

Suriya fans couldn’t have asked for more: Looks like the superstar’s upcoming Tamil/Telugu sci-fi film, 24, will have him in three different avatars. At least, that is what his fans are hoping for after watching the film’s trailer, released on Tuesday.

Suriya’s 24 is based on the time-travel concept. (24Official/Facebook)

The 2:10-minute-long trailer is about Suriya in almost every frame: We have him as an evil bed-bound ageing villain fighting to win all that he’s lost, as a simpleton (this time, he’s a scientist) whose blissful life with wife (Nithya) and an infant baby is shattered, and finally, as a typical Indian film hero who does everything his fans love him for.

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In between all of this, we are also introduced to what everybody is fighting each other for: A strange concoction of complex chemical formulae, a secret ‘weapon’ that promises world domination. Yes, to do justice to the film’s sci-fi tag, we also have the concept of time travel thrown in.

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Looks like there are three avatars of Suriya in the film. (24Official/Facebook)

The film stars Nithya Menen, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Girish Karnad. It has been written and directed by Vikram K Kumar and has music by AR Rahman. The Tamil and Telugu trailers were released simultaneously.

This machine is central to the film’s time-travel concept. (24Official/Facebook)