 The failure of both films prompted another ongoing venture titled "Pandigai" to be shelved, and Surya chose to concentrate instead on directing.He made a brief comeback as a lead actor in the psychological thriller "Newtonin Moondram Vidhi" (2009), which won good reviews but only performed averagely at the box office.In April 2007, Surya announced he would re-begin work on his directorial venture "Puli", but would instead make it as a Telugu film and Pawan Kalyan would play the lead role.