The Family Man (Season 3) is in production, says director Suparn Varma

Season 2 of the Amazon Prime Video web-series The Family Man achieved a great deal of success and appreciation when it was released last year. As the show gave more than a hint of returning for another season involving China, there has been some curiosity on what would happen with the characters.

Suparn S Varma, one of the directors of the show along with Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, recently had a chat on the show RoundTable on the newly launched platform Khul Ke.

Professing to give details of the third season of the show, he said, “Raaji (Samantha Ruth Prabhu) is alive and will kill Suchi (Priyamani). The daughter (Ashlesha Thakur) will then avenge the death of Suchi.”

Varma quickly added that he was joking: “This is my Fantasy Family Man series. I cannot reveal much about Season 3 but yes, it is in production.”

The filmmaker said the success of the show had ensured that he now has the privilege to be able to refuse a project. “While drafting The Family Man (Season 2), we did not know what the response from the audience would be. We as writers write honestly without fear. Appreciation and criticism are part and parcel of life. After the success of The Family Man, I am glad people do not have to push for work for me and I have earned the right of refusal without fear,” he said.

Varma also has the keenly awaited series on author Amish Tripathy’s successful literary works. “I have another exciting project, the Shiva trilogy, to be directed by Shekhar Kapur, which is in the scripting phase. We will take at least a year or more for pre-production and casting, but I’m really excited for it,” he added.

Looking back on his career, Varma said, “I started my career as a journalist, which paved the way for my journey as a script writer and, later, a director. As a director, I believe I’m nothing without my script writer. I aim to work with the best of collaborators and believe in magic.”