I do things normal event managers cannot do, thanks to my years in the film industry. — Suhasini Maniratnam Copy Share Image
With summer in Chennai, I am struggling with my long hair. I do my own hair-dos which are comfortable. — Suhasini Maniratnam Hair Copy Share Image
I think if an actor is not able to pronounce their own dialogues, no matter what language, you are not an actor. — Suhasini Maniratnam Actor Copy Share Image
For me, going to the gym for an hour is important not because I appear on screen, but because I am healthy. — Suhasini Maniratnam Copy Share Image
I stopped seeing mainstream films 15 years ago. They are absolutely unbearable. — Suhasini Maniratnam Copy Share Image
I only like non-fiction. After 30 pages of fiction, I think: what nonsense are they trying to write. — Suhasini Maniratnam Copy Share Image
After 40, every day is a bonus. We should know how to live our lives to the fullest. — Suhasini Maniratnam Copy Share Image
Women should be able to come out and narrate stories from their point of view. — Suhasini Maniratnam Copy Share Image
I have got lot of appreciation for my performances in many Kannada films. In fact, I got the best roles of my… — Suhasini Maniratnam Appreciation Copy Share Image
Raja Ravi Varma was one of the few Indians who not only understood women but also represented them exquisitely in a single… — Suhasini Maniratnam Artist Copy Share Image
When my son Nandan was in middle school, I had a fun way of doing his maths homework. I bought another set… — Suhasini Maniratnam Education Copy Share Image
I have been hooked to cinema since childhood. I am like a typical Indian villager who had no other source of entertainment… — Suhasini Maniratnam Childhood Copy Share Image
I'm very happy that Kathryn Bigelow has become the first woman in the 82-year history of the Oscars to earn Hollywood's top… — Suhasini Maniratnam History Copy Share Image
I have been acting for more than 25 years and have worked in all the four Southern languages. But it is in… — Suhasini Maniratnam Acting Copy Share Image
It is difficult to accept failure when you are a student. It is also difficult to succeed because everyone is so competitive! — Suhasini Maniratnam Copy Share Image
I have a long time association with Prince jewellery and the only piece of jewellery I wore for my wedding was designed… — Suhasini Maniratnam Copy Share Image
I come from a family with many dancers, my aunts learnt dance, so did Kamal Haasan and, as a child I learnt… — Suhasini Maniratnam Aunts Copy Share Image
I love the food of Karnataka and all the side dishes I make at home are recipes I learnt here. — Suhasini Maniratnam Food Copy Share Image
I am not into the mother sentiment, really. My heart is not into this ideal mother role; it does not work for… — Suhasini Maniratnam Heart Copy Share Image
I don't get bored of life. I always find things that excite me. — Suhasini Maniratnam Copy Share Image
Just like only qualified people should work in films, only qualified people should review the film. — Suhasini Maniratnam Cinema Copy Share Image
When I'm acting, I'm a woman but when I am directing, I am an animal because I am very demanding. — Suhasini Maniratnam Acting Copy Share Image
Hasn't everyone written a leave letter while at school? Or sent a text message? There is a writer in all of us. — Suhasini Maniratnam Copy Share Image
In the digital world, we have forgotten the meaning of 'persistence of vision'. Art is something we have to hold on to. — Suhasini Maniratnam Art Copy Share Image
When I am at home, I am there and when I'm shooting or doing any other thing, I concentrate on that. — Suhasini Maniratnam Copy Share Image
The business of looking good is very difficult. This has often made me consider retirement from films. — Suhasini Maniratnam Business Copy Share Image
I wish more women would come into films and give it the respectability it deserves. — Suhasini Maniratnam Copy Share Image
My love is music... I do not give too much importance to love and romance. — Suhasini Maniratnam Copy Share Image
Anant Nag and Vishuvardhan sir are two of the best actors with whom I have worked. — Suhasini Maniratnam Actors Copy Share Image
Chennai has amazing talent, but in terms of organization... not so much. — Suhasini Maniratnam Amazing Copy Share Image
Unless we get out of these mindless comedies and a good-for-nothing fellow trying to win over the heroine kind of films, Tamil… — Suhasini Maniratnam Cinema Copy Share Image
Most people don't even know that I have another side to me. They only know me as an actor. But I keep… — Suhasini Maniratnam Actor Copy Share Image
Though the first day of college was scary, I gradually adjusted to the environment and started enjoying myself with friends, lecturers, sports,… — Suhasini Maniratnam College Copy Share Image
In 1983, when I did 'Sindhu Bhairavi' and played the other woman, many men came up to me and said it opened… — Suhasini Maniratnam Cinema Copy Share Image
Mani laughs every time he hears someone ask me, 'Don't you miss acting?' Because he sees me with make-up on every morning… — Suhasini Maniratnam Acting Copy Share Image
I hate myself seconds after I've gotten angry but it's too late by then. I start defending my actions after that. It's… — Suhasini Maniratnam Angry Copy Share Image
Throughout school I studied in Tamil medium schools but it was only when I got to college that I realized that not… — Suhasini Maniratnam College Copy Share Image
I don't think women are being sidelined or ignored. If they are talented enough, they will get films. But they need to… — Suhasini Maniratnam Ambitious Copy Share Image
Men directors somehow think it's great to show heroes all unkempt and ungroomed. You'd be able to smell the hero's aftershave lotion… — Suhasini Maniratnam Female Copy Share Image
The Indian film industry has a condescending attitude towards its fans without actually intending to. They want to explain everything, leaving very… — Suhasini Maniratnam Attitude Copy Share Image
