Vignesh Shivan credits Nayanthara for making 2023 ‘sailable’ in recap video, Samantha Ruth Prabhu is stoic about 2024

For Vignesh Shivan, in 2023, a big blow came in the form of a shelved film. The director was supposed to team up with actor Ajith Kumar for a movie. He went around town speaking about the project in interviews. However, due to reasons unknown, the film was dropped. What could have been a life-changing opportunity slipped out of his hands. And that could be the reason the director called 2023 a tough year. In an Instagram post, the Poda Podi director said that despite 2023 being a tough year, it was manageable because of his wife Nayanthara, and his sons, Uyir and Ulag.

Vignesh wrote the post with his trademark humour. He wrote, “Amidst hundreds of Adigal (slaps or hits) and millions of midhigal (kicks), 2023 was tough yet sailable because of these two boys and my wife, with her unconditional love. They just made the house very warm filled with love and positivity–with the boys’ laughter sound being the default music! Thus giving me all the energy to keep progressing and working hard towards my ambitious goals! Kai Vida kadal alavu manidhargal irukkum idhey idathil Kai thara KaiAlavu manidhargal iruppadhu Azhagu (When there is a sea of people ready to abandon you, it is beautiful that there is a handful to lend their hands).”

Vignesh Shivan shared pictures of that handful of people in his life who seem to have helped him. He shared pictures with Uyir, Ulag, Nayanthara, Nelson Dilipkumar of Jalier fame, Anirudh Ravichander, and Pradeep Ranganathan of Love Today fame. 

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While Vignesh Shivan’s post remained hopeful, Samantha Ruth Prabhu is fighting her autoimmune disease, shared a rather stoic post about how things are going to be the way they are. Sharing a video of her lounging in her bed, Samantha wrote, “It was what it was. It will be what it will be. Happy New Year.”

 

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However, the brooding didn’t last for a long time as the actor quickly shared a photo of the sunrise, and wrapped up the New Year posts with a picture of her striking a pose with spectacular fireworks filling up the sky in the background. 

On the work front, while Vignesh Shivan is directing Pradeep Ranganthan in a film titled Love Insurance Corporation, Samantha Ruth Prabhu is expected to continue her break from work.