Quotes from Biju Menon

My career is indeed going the right way; I could not have asked for anything more.

As an artiste, I take up roles where there is scope to perform and that can reach out to the audience.

People tell me, 'It's not on par with Vellimoonga,' after watching my movies.

Although I am a senior artiste, I am young at heart and fun-loving.

I enjoy doing comic roles that blend with the story. I am looking for cinema that is sensible and is entertaining and engaging, be it is comic or serious.

I would be bored if I had to do the same kind of roles.

I have never been bothered by the length of my role in a film as I want to be associated with good films.

I don't want the burden of the success or failure of a film entirely on my shoulders.

I have only chosen roles that I am comfortable in - from the many that have come to me.

We cannot do just one type of movies always.

There is no point in performing in a film with a weak subject.

I don't spend time planning each move in my career.

At one stage of my film career, between 2007 and 2010, I had taken up many projects where I played the role of a police officer. Later, I deliberately took a decision to not do any police roles. Since then I've been growing my hair and beard so that I'm not roped in for any such roles.

I think an actor should portray all kinds of emotions in films.

Lalitham Sundaram' is a simple family movie that has a positive feel.

I don't like posting my opinion on social media and responding to controversies that might follow.

One can't predict a film's success or failure.

When audience expect only humorous roles from me, my roles will become cliche and predictable.

It's not that I don't like starring as the hero, it's more of a mental block that prevents me from doing so.

Playing character roles gives me the freedom to try out different roles, including negative ones or elderly ones. When one is playing the lead role, clearly there are limitations and responsibilities.

As an actor, it is great to experiment with roles of varying shades and I have been part of some fabulous films.

I have done a wide range of characters and getting acknowledged as a comedian is encouraging for me as an actor.

I am not an ambitious person and I love to go with the flow.

It was Benny P Nayarambalam who first cast me in a character which made people laugh, in 'Marykkundoru Kunjadu.' Then 'Seniors' happened, followed by 'Ordinary' and 'Romans.' They were all commercially successful films and so I kept getting such roles.