Sandalwood Quotes by Karthik Subbaraj

I met Rajini sir after 'Jigarthanda,' and he said he liked my film. He told me I could approach him whenever I had a…

— Karthik Subbaraj

I didn't foresee troubles in my second film.

— Karthik Subbaraj

Short films are good, especially since independent films are making waves now, more than before.

— Karthik Subbaraj

My father has been a part of a few short films I made; he played a small but significant role in 'Jigarthanda.'

— Karthik Subbaraj

When I was making short films, I didn't see a way to give them a wider reach or earn revenue out of it.

— Karthik Subbaraj

I have been trying to get theatre releases for short films ever since I have been making them. I didn't get any response from…

— Karthik Subbaraj

I worked with an indie filmmaker called Mark Williams, a lawyer who was making a zero-budget family drama called 'Move Me.'

— Karthik Subbaraj

For 'Neer,' we spent about Rs. 70,000 just on the boat.

— Karthik Subbaraj

You need actors and performers, but there has to be content in a film.

— Karthik Subbaraj

I remember, when I was working in Bengaluru, Rajinikanth's film 'Sivaji' was releasing, and I wanted to watch it the first day, first show.…

— Karthik Subbaraj

At any filmmaking class, you learn the power of the visual medium and are always trying to minimise the words.

— Karthik Subbaraj

I would say 'Jigarthanda' had a lot of Tarantino in it, but it ends there. 'Iraivi' is inspired more from directors like Balu Mahendra,…

— Karthik Subbaraj

When it comes to Sandalwood, I loved all the films of Rakshit Shetty and Pawan Kumar.

— Karthik Subbaraj

Having spent five years in the technological domain, I see the experiences in the entertainment industry from a technological perspective.

— Karthik Subbaraj

After doing two feature films, I got an idea for a thriller film and felt this could be made without any dialogues.

— Karthik Subbaraj