India, July 2 -- Surya Sethupathi, son of acclaimed actor Vijay Sethupathi, is set to make his acting debut in the upcoming sports action drama Phoenix, directed by Anl Arasu. Ahead of the film's release, Surya spoke to Zoom about his dramatic physical transformation for the role. The debutant revealed that he weighed around 120 kilograms before starting work on Phoenix, and it took him a year and a half to achieve the required fitness level.

"Before the movie started, I weighed around 120 kg. It took me one and a half years to reduce my weight. In the process of reducing my weight, I learned MMA, which is the core of the movie," said Surya.

The journey wasn't easy, especially in the early months. Surya admitted that the first six month...