Actor Jyotika took a trip down memory lane as she reflected on the early days of her career with husband Suriya. In a recent interview, she revealed that she once earned three times more than him while also praising him as a supportive partner and a true “green flag” who has always believed in equality.
Jyotika recalls being paid more than Suriya earlier
Speaking about the early phase of their careers with The Hollywood Reporter India, the couple recalled that Jyotika once earned significantly more than Suriya. “At that time, I was paid three times his salary,” she recalled, before joking, “Now, it’s 30 times less,” leaving Suriya in splits.
She also admitted that he’s a “green flag.” “He’s remarkable as a man, as a husband, and as an actor, of course. There is an equality in his head, and I feel you have to be born with that. It has to be an inner feeling. Otherwise, it doesn’t reflect.”
She added, “You have to feel the woman with you. If she doesn’t want to cook, let it be. Those are things we have heard, right? I am not trying to be a feminist here. But we are equals at home. And it only comes out of a genuine feeling, deep within a man. Suriya has it in him.”
Suriya has always rooted for his wife, Jyotika, and this was recently evident when he praised her performance as Sarika in System.
Suriya and Jyotika first worked together in director Vasanth’s Poovellam Kettuppar (1999). The couple then went on to appear together in several successful films, including Uyirile Kalanthathu (2000), Kaakha Kaakha, Perazhagan (2004), Maayavi (2005), and Sillunu Oru Kaadhal (2006).
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The two tied the knot in 2006, and Jyotika soon took a break from cinema to focus on their family. Suriya and Jyotika have two children together. On the work front, Jyotika will next be seen with Sunny Deol in RJ Balaji’s film, which has recently gone on floors. Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar, and AR Murugadoss have backed the project as producers. In January, the film was officially announced with an intimate puja ceremony.
Jyotika says she was paid 3 times more than Suriya in early career
