Suriya wants students to swap endless scrolling for meaningful listening. Speaking at an event in Chennai, the actor urged them to explore long-form podcasts and learn from successful people’s journeys rather than binge-watch Instagram Reels. 

“If you keep watching Reels, you are only watching a story. You may not learn anything from it,” he said. Drawing a parallel between life and filmmaking, Suriya added, “The director never says, ‘You have failed.’ Instead, he says, ‘One more.’”