The Supreme Power) is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language political period drama film[a] directed by Sudha Kongara and produced by Dawn Pictures.

Announced in October 2023, Dulquer Salmaan, Nazriya Nazim and Vijay Varma were on board in the lead roles, tentatively titled Suriya 43.

The film has music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, cinematography handled by Ravi K. Chandran and editing by Sathish Suriya.

In late October 2021, reports claimed that actor Suriya, director Sudha Kongara and music composer G. V. Prakash Kumar would collaborate for the second time after Soorarai Pottru (2020).

[8] Initially conceived as a biographical film inspired by true events, the project was delayed due to their respective commitments to Kanguva (2024) and Sarfira (2024), the Hindi remake of Soorarai Pottru.

[11] Funded by Suriya's 2D Entertainment and Sudha's Meenakshi Cinemas,the companies made a public announcement on 26 October, confirming the lead cast and revealing a part of the title as Purananooru.

[14] In March 2024, after the project was reported to have been shelved, Sudha denied those claims and stated that she needed more time for the film's pre-production, that resulted in the delay of its shooting.

[26] Sudha further retained her norm technician, including editor Sathish Suriya, production designer Bindiya Chhabria, art director Arvind Ashok Kumar, and stunt choreographer Supreme Sundar.

[27] Actor Dev Ramnath, besides appearing in a prominent role, also served as the creative producer of the film.

[31] The following September, Nazriya Nazim, in her first Tamil film after Thirumanam Enum Nikkah (2014), was claimed by reports to be a part of the cast.

[36] Reports initially claimed that director Lokesh Kanagaraj was to make his full-fledged acting debut; however, it was not confirmed by the makers.

[45] The second schedule commenced on 6 February at Annamalai University in Chidambaram, in where fans of Sivakarthikeyan gathered and posted pictures of the actor in social media.

The statement further explained that the 1952 film created a revolution in Tamil cinema and is still praised for the dialogues written by M. Karunanidhi.

The group ended their statement by requesting the makers of this film to change its title, or the fans would protest until it is done.