Quotes from Sudha Kongara

After watching 'Pagal Nilavu' I decided Mani Ratnam should be my mentor and joined him.

I loved Kathryn Bigelow's 'Zero Dark Thirty;' my favorite films are 'The Godfather,' 'Kill Bill: Volume 2'... I dig Tarantino's works.

Personally, I like narrating stories that revolve around something new. I'd find it very boring otherwise.

The other day, someone told me that all my life I will be telling the stories of underdogs. Their stories always appeal to me.

I myself have been an underdog. I never got anything easy in the film industry.

You can never predict success. You can never predict another person liking what you are doing. But if you are an interesting storyteller and if you strike the right chord, perhaps you will be understood.

I'd love to take up organic vegetable gardening, do anything that involves learning.

I adore Vetri's work since 'Polladhavan;' I have even called him in the middle of the night to tell him what an amazing film he has made.

Cooking is my vice.

Chennai has changed a lot. I knew Adyar as a village which has now become the heart of the metropolis. But my heart still beats for the old Madras.

Even now I stay in a small village called Nanmangalam near Pallavaram. The place is so calm and beautiful and it is close to the city too. So I have no problems in living there.

'Drohi' is a thriller, quite action-oriented, at times, even violent, but blood will not be spilt at the drop of a hat.