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Nadunisi Naaigal' is new age Tamil cinema. I have tried to break the rules of regular cinema with this film.
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With Nani, what struck me was his confidence. It has been a revelation. Nani, the most confident actor and it is a pleasure to work with him. Will do a film with him anytime given a chance.
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For a film like Vettaiyaadu Vilayaadu, I was particular that nothing should be revealed prior to release.
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Back in the day, I was keen on working on a film with the superstars - Mammootty and Mohanlal. But they wanted me to make a film with them in Tamil.
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It is difficult, but I definitely do want to make a film in Malayalam at some point of my life.
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Though I have an idea about the climax, it always changes when we start shooting.
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When I was approached to remake 'Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya,' I felt that it was a good way to reach out to a wider audience, every director wants that.
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No matter how liberal or modern a family is, there will always be resistance when someone discloses that they are dating someone.
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I sneaked out of school to watch 'Nayakan.' I must have watched it at least 15 times at Anand theatre.
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There are people who've told me cinema is a visual medium and you don't need to say so much. When I write the script, all these lines of what the characters are thinking are written. Once the film is shot and the lines are dubbed, I tone it down in postproduction if I feel it gets heavy.
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I try to be a friend to my boys just the way my dad was with me. Subconsciously that reflects in my writing.
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I'm okay with suggestions but I want to do what I believe in, because I'm inspired by an idea.
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I do a film because at that particular moment, I want to make a film. It is my attempt at moving away from the ordinary.
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Even when 'Kaakha Kaakha' was released, there were people who gave it an average rating and said they couldn't figure out what was happening. Three days after its release, the producer called me and asked me to remove all of Jothika's scenes from the film. I told him; in that case, you can also remove my name from the director's slot.
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I may have got a little carried away and many critics found fault with some aspects of the film, but as a coming of age film of a character, 'Vaaranam Ayiram' worked with the audience.
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I put my heart into 'Vaaranam Ayiram.' I lost my father when I began the film, and the tragedy turned my entire script around.
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I drove past one of the houses in Tiruvanmiyur and asked them if we could shoot there for 'Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya' because it seemed straight out of the pages of the script.
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I don't like to shoot on sets at all. As much as possible, I try to shoot on location.
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Even though I love Hindi films, I don't remember any backdrop visuals that are really striking.
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Bollywood is a different ballgame. I am quite used to Tamil and Telugu films.
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The lead character in 'Yennai Arindhaal' is like an extension of the protagonists of 'Kaakha Kaakha' and 'Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu.'
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Though I'm happy with the response to the film, I've been hearing the feedback that 'Yennai Arindhaal' has traces of my earlier films. It was meant to be like that. Since it's part of a trilogy, hence the reference to the other two films in the franchise.
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Vipul Shah wanted me to do the Hindi adaptation of my film 'Kaakha Kaakha.' I declined the offer.
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It is in college that one gathers confidence as the mind is open to ideologies.
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I don't read the reviews because it somewhere affects my work. If some critic doesn't like a movie, I can't keep his criticisms in mind the next time I am making a film. Even if someone writes a great review about my film, I don't want to be affected by it.
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I'm not a big fan of fantasy; I'd rather watch 'Desperate Housewives' than 'Game of Thrones.'
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If I could talk in only one language for the rest of my life, it'd be Tamil.
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The only aspect I'd probably change in some of my films is the death of the heroine. I wish I'd kept some of them alive.
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I go straight into shooting with a script that's 80 per cent complete and I wait for my characters to grow on me before I finalise the climax.
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