Quotes from Vetrimaaran

Dhanush paid my salary in 2015 when I needed it to make 'Visaaranai.'

Whatever film it is, the geography has to be right. If I cannot establish it, I'll get lost. I wouldn't even understand it in the first place! I hence visit a place and decide what can be conveyed from where; how that can be incorporated in the story.

When you are adapting a book to a visual medium, you tend to leave a few things and add a few new ones.

The academy which boasts of 6,000 to 8,000 voting members are most likely to get swayed by the national mood in the US. There is a point person for every movie at the Oscars, who is supposed to promote the film and is trusted by the panel. By keeping all these in mind, Tamil cinema making its way to the final list is quite ambitious.

Vada Chennai 2' needs a big budget.

Big-budget movies might have huge marketing budgets, but only some films have the content to stand out.

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.

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.

My films are a personal reflection on the impact that the state - the system and the world - has on me.

Craftsmanship and logic is key to any movie-making.

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.

Cannes Film Festival prefers political films. We have to target certain festivals based on our films.

I always feel that my films ought to teach me something about life.

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

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.

It's always good to promote a film on a larger scale before it's been put to test.

Vada Chennai' is a proper mainstream film, told in a sensible way.

We should protest to ban NEET altogether.

I've always been interested in showing our films to international audiences. The easiest way is through the festival circuit, a big marketing platform for films that aren't big enough to be in the mainstream race.

Film festivals give less of a platform to mainstream films because they already have a market.

Every film that I make is an accident.

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

The psychology of education is all about how the society gets benefited from it.

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.