Cinema Quotes by Vetrimaaran

I can't describe how I make a film. It's organic.

— Vetrimaaran

And I don't want people to think that I make movies based on other films.

— Vetrimaaran

Every film that I make is an accident.

— Vetrimaaran

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

— Vetrimaaran

I like to keep my films close to reality.

— Vetrimaaran

My films are a reflection of the society I live in, what I see and observe.

— Vetrimaaran

Awards are an encouragement. An award is not something we aim at while making a film.

— Vetrimaaran

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

— Vetrimaaran

Smaller films that have a great run at the festivals usually result in the audience promoting the film on social media and…

— Vetrimaaran

I've always said that the more ethnic you become, the more international your film becomes.

— Vetrimaaran

If a film can't excite me and teach me something about life, then it is not worth pursuing.

— Vetrimaaran

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

— Vetrimaaran

Kaaka Muttai' is the expression of an insider. It is a film about globalisation and its effects.

— Vetrimaaran

Anybody with a good smart phone can shoot and edit a film. Distributing it is the hard part.

— Vetrimaaran

Going international is my game. I've always wanted to do it, and after 'Aadukalam,' I got to meet Anurag Kashyap, the face…

— Vetrimaaran

The pressure and hype is created by the media. Of course, expectations are there and we cannot stop that nor change yourself…

— Vetrimaaran

I've always been interested in showing our films to international audiences. The easiest way is through the festival circuit, a big marketing…

— Vetrimaaran

The academy which boasts of 6,000 to 8,000 voting members are most likely to get swayed by the national mood in the…

— Vetrimaaran

In Toronto, the film festival is like a carnival... entire families come to it.

— Vetrimaaran

For me, every film is a learning process. After each, I take time to unlearn.

— Vetrimaaran

I've done just three films in nine years.

— Vetrimaaran

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

— Vetrimaaran

I do films for the common man and identify myself one among them.

— Vetrimaaran

When you're a filmmaker or a scriptwriter, you face a lot of challenges while making a film. And when you produce it,…

— Vetrimaaran

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

— Vetrimaaran

Despite strict instructions from my mother not to step out of the house, I cycled all the way to Vellore to watch…

— Vetrimaaran

The younger generation of filmmakers is concerned about our roots, rather than making films with characters plucked out of the cloud or…

— Vetrimaaran

Whatever film it is, the geography has to be right. If I cannot establish it, I'll get lost. I wouldn't even understand…

— Vetrimaaran