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Vada Chennai 2' needs a big budget.
Every film that I make is an accident.
We should protest to ban NEET altogether.
I can't describe how I make a film. It's organic.
Craftsmanship and logic is key to any movie-making.
The budget of 'Vada Chennai' is nearly Rs 60 crores.
I do films for the common man and identify myself one among them.
Vada Chennai' is a proper mainstream film, told in a sensible way.
I always feel that my films ought to teach me something about life.
Dhanush paid my salary in 2015 when I needed it to make 'Visaaranai.'
My films are a reflection of the society I live in, what I see and observe.
In Toronto, the film festival is like a carnival… entire families come to it.
For me, every film is a learning process. After each, I take time to unlearn.
A script writer usually manipulates his characters in accordance to the script.
We all have to consciously make efforts to identify our roots and nurture them.
The psychology of education is all about how the society gets benefited from it.
It's always good to promote a film on a larger scale before it's been put to test.
The Hindi remake rights for 'Visaranai' have been bought by director Priyadarshan.
Awards are an encouragement. An award is not something we aim at while making a film.
If a film can't excite me and teach me something about life, then it is not worth pursuing.
I am a serious filmmaker, and I see the whole process of filmmaking more as a piece of art.
I've always said that the more ethnic you become, the more international your film becomes.
For me, in any story that I take, the antagonist is more interesting and multi-dimensional.
Anybody with a good smart phone can shoot and edit a film. Distributing it is the hard part.
Film festivals give less of a platform to mainstream films because they already have a market.
I can't write about someone who is unlike me in all senses-physically, emotionally and socially.
I don't find anything black and white; I find grey in every person, and that is what excites me.
Kaaka Muttai' is the expression of an insider. It is a film about globalisation and its effects.
The best part about an actor is that they should firstly be receptive and secondly be expressive.
Visaaranai' reflects a stark reality from which you cannot shut yourself out: that is its success.
Cannes Film Festival prefers political films. We have to target certain festivals based on our films.
India is a conglomeration of different states with various languages, tradition, and culture for each.
Big-budget movies might have huge marketing budgets, but only some films have the content to stand out.
My films are a personal reflection on the impact that the state - the system and the world - has on me.
When you are adapting a book to a visual medium, you tend to leave a few things and add a few new ones.
Characters, conflict and geography are things that must be considered while making movies from adaptations.
I wrote 'Aadukalam' keeping Dhanush in mind. As an actor, he delivers exactly what I need and sometimes more.
Slum children eat crow's eggs for nutrition yet nobody respects this common bird. It's the exotic birds which fascinate all.
The first 40-50 pages of 'Veekai' is what made it film-friendly. I realised the subject would be relevant even after 50 years.
Visaranai' isn't for those with weak hearts. It has a lot of graphic violence, and you need a strong stomach to watch the film.
Smaller films that have a great run at the festivals usually result in the audience promoting the film on social media and so on.
When we belong to a community and learn things that are no way related to our society, we live as unwanted entities in that society.
It is a challenging task to adapt a book to screen presentation and you will not be able to satisfy those who read the classic novel.
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.
When you're a filmmaker or a scriptwriter, you face a lot of challenges while making a film. And when you produce it, you have to put in an extra effort.
It is much easier to do a film about something that the audience readily knows about - say, cricket. It is much more difficult to write a film based on golf.
Primarily, a festival is a platform to sell films that are not meant for the mainstream audience. Cultural exchange is also important aspect of a film festival.
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.
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 pressure and hype is created by the media. Of course, expectations are there and we cannot stop that nor change yourself for expectations. We just continue making films.