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A script writer usually manipulates his characters in accordance to the script.
Actually, after three years, I realised that the opening scenes of 'Polladhavan' were inspired by 'Lolita,' in which the lead character says, 'Why did I meet her? My life would have been different had I not met her.'
AJ' is a very special movie to me. I have been watching Dinesh and Rajkumar from their initial days, and have witnessed their evolution. The film talks about the bond shared between a father and a son who wants to fulfil his father's dreams. It's a cross between a comedy of errors and a political satire.
And I don't want people to think that I make movies based on other films.
Anybody with a good smart phone can shoot and edit a film. Distributing it is the hard part.
Awards are an encouragement. An award is not something we aim at while making a film.
Big-budget movies might have huge marketing budgets, but only some films have the content to stand out.
Cannes Film Festival prefers political films. We have to target certain festivals based on our films.
Characters, conflict and geography are things that must be considered while making movies from adaptations.
Craftsmanship and logic is key to any movie-making.
Despite strict instructions from my mother not to step out of the house, I cycled all the way to Vellore to watch ‘Thevar Magan.' In fact, I grew up watching classic films such as ‘Naayakan,' ‘Thaalapathi' and ‘En Bommukutty Ammavukku.'
Dhanush is my biggest shield. Whatever be the situation, he creates a space for me to work. This has been the case since our first film.
Dhanush paid my salary in 2015 when I needed it to make 'Visaaranai.'
Every film that I make is an accident.
Film festivals give less of a platform to mainstream films because they already have a market.
For me, every film is a learning process. After each, I take time to unlearn.
For me, in any story that I take, the antagonist is more interesting and multi-dimensional.
For the role of 50-year-old Sivasami in 'Asuran,' Dhanush has put in phenomenal effort. With his extreme level of dedication, he pulled off the challenging character effortlessly.
Going international is my game. I've always wanted to do it, and after 'Aadukalam,' I got to meet Anurag Kashyap, the face of alternate Indian cinema to the world.
I always feel that my films ought to teach me something about life.
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