Director

The violence in 'Visaranai' is based on reality.

Smaller films that have a great run at the festivals usually result in the audience promoting the film on social media and so on.

I've done just three films in nine years.

In Toronto, the film festival is like a carnival... entire families come to it.

I don't find anything black and white; I find grey in every person, and that is what excites me.

India is a conglomeration of different states with various languages, tradition, and culture for each.

The younger generation of filmmakers is concerned about our roots, rather than making films with characters plucked out of the cloud or some English DVD. Actually since 2000, Tamil cinema is going through some positive changes.

The joy I get while listening to my daughter, Poonthendrel, speak is incomparable. I've listened to several other kids speak but have never enjoyed it as much as I have enjoyed listening to my daughter.

When people told me that 'Polladhavan' was a remake of 'Bicycle Thieves,' I wanted to laugh because comparing 'Polladhavan' to 'Bicycle Thieves' is a disgrace to the latter.

The Hindi remake rights for 'Visaranai' have been bought by director Priyadarshan.

I've always said that the more ethnic you become, the more international your film becomes.

Characters, conflict and geography are things that must be considered while making movies from adaptations.

I can't describe how I make a film. It's organic.

For me, in any story that I take, the antagonist is more interesting and multi-dimensional.

I am a serious filmmaker, and I see the whole process of filmmaking more as a piece of art.

Awards are an encouragement. An award is not something we aim at while making a film.

I feel you lose your audience when you make movies for others and not for yourself or your people.

If a film can't excite me and teach me something about life, then it is not worth pursuing.

The best part about an actor is that they should firstly be receptive and secondly be expressive.

We'd like to explore the prequel idea. I think it would be best suited as a web series on some digital platform. The prequel will be called 'Rajan Vagaira,' and it will track the rise of Rajan's character in 'Vada Chennai' and how he built his empire.