Film Quotes by Thiagarajan Kumararaja

I'm not making movies for kids or family audiences.

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

We make movies to be watched in theatres. Online streaming is more of a bonus, to revisit the film.

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

Because hardly anyone has seen 'Aaranya Kaandam,' it's like a mystical Yeti.

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

I go for actors who do precisely what is expected of them.

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

I watched 'Disco Dancer' when I was very young. I have always loved its songs.

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

Aaranya Kaandam' is a term from the Ramayana. It means Jungle Chapter but apart from the term, I haven't borrowed anything else. The characters…

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

It is their job as actors to play different people. Should only a doctor play a doctor's role?

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

Even though 'Aaranya Kaandam' wasn't successful or seen by many people, it has an aura around it. It's a false aura, but it has…

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

I did not fix any genre for 'AK.' We just write a story and audience will put it in a genre as they perceive…

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

Once you create a believable fictional universe, you suck the audiences into that world and they tag along for the ride.

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

When I write a story or think of a scene, I always play some song in the background. Sometimes when I don't add a…

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

It is up to the directors to take risks in telling a story and if they want to experiment, they should work with the…

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

We seek festivals for two reasons - either to create buzz because it is a small film or to find unexplored markets outside India.

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

There's nothing Vijay Sethupathi can't pull off, right?

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

I like to be in that space, the same middle-class man. Otherwise, you become completely detached from reality.

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja