Quotes About Chennai

I love Chennai and its people. My mother always tells me, 'You should have been born a South Indian!'

I was born and brought up in Chennai, as the entire Telugu film industry was based there.

True, I was born and raised in Chennai, fluent in Tamil, but essentially, I am a Telugu guy and a Telugu actor.

I actually didn't find too many differences between B-town and the south. The difference lies in the temperature. I was shooting when it was 45 degrees Celsius in Chennai; Mumbai is cooler.

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

Music has no language barriers and this has been proved right several times by the Chennai audience.

Once I finished writing the script, I couldn't find my Pandi. It was actually little difficult to cast for the role. One fine day, when I was shooting for 'Vada Chennai', Raj Kiran's name just popped into my head.

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I have grown up in Chennai, so I speak Tamil fluent.

In Chennai, I do film reviews for a local channel. Every second movie I review is by a debutant. There is so much passion and freshness in those films; that makes them special.

'Karnan' ran for 100 days each at three theatres in Chennai alone. That is a record, since no movie runs for more than 100 days. My hope is that I don't ruin the original if it is remade.

Chennai audience is musically-inclined. They understand and enjoy different genres of music.

The best thing my parents did was to make me study in Chennai. I was in a school where most others around me were also from film industry families so none of us realised what our parents were.

When I came to Chennai from Coimbatore after my graduation, looking for acting chances, it was for dubbing that I was first tried.

We had a great time making 'Chennai Express.' It was a learning experience working with Shah Rukh... it was a positive experience.

I'm sure that in my last birth, I lived in Chennai because I feel a strong connection with the place and people - because of the music and love I receive here.

I think Chennaiites are the best because the city has a receptive audience.

I remember going to a bookstore in Chennai and getting recognised as the 'Ahista' girl. The good thing about the video was the director let me do just what I wanted. And my costar in the video was really sweet. I think it came across well because I portrayed emotions just the way I would in real life. I was just being myself.

Chennai is a beautiful city; I love the roads here and also know the routes. But one tip for car/bike enthusiasts - your life is most important; so, drive safe!

If I feel like too much of a star, I can head to Chennai and be a regular guy.

My mother is from Chennai, and I have a lot of relatives here.

I'm a huge fan of Chennai - the culture, the musicians, the audience... Language is not a barrier. It is all about the emotion in the music.

When 'Dabangg' released, we were shooting in Chennai, but we still went to watch it in a theatre. I am not bothered if people try to mob me or ask me for autographs.

The increasing crimes in Chennai have become a cause for concern. Chain snatching has become a routine affair.