Rajiv Menon

I have a brother and we lost our father when I was 15. And that was a big emotional upheaval in my life.

— Rajiv Menon

The film industry is moving towards digital technology.

— Rajiv Menon

Information is available freely on the Net, but what's missing is passion. And only a teacher can impart that passion and deep…

— Rajiv Menon

I can't write about NRI romances.

— Rajiv Menon

As an actor, one should be aware of all their capabilities. This is important, as films are becoming more realistic.

— Rajiv Menon

I don't have any romantic notions about villages.

— Rajiv Menon

Cinema is about transferring thought into action.

— Rajiv Menon

Minsara Kanavu' was a hit in the South, but not in the North.

— Rajiv Menon

With realistic and deglamourised roles and live sound, the charisma of a star is not enough. Can you be many different people?

— Rajiv Menon

I believe that films are meant for entertainment, but in that process, you have the possibility to think about what kind of…

— Rajiv Menon

Rajarathinam Pillai was a performing genius and a crusader. His was a shining mind, prone to excesses of temper and his life…

— Rajiv Menon

I like fractured characters with human follies.

— Rajiv Menon

You no more have to come to the city and access a laboratory to make a film. If you have a DSLR…

— Rajiv Menon

Accents are not for comic relief anymore; they root the character to the place they're from.

— Rajiv Menon

When in school, I was interested in many things other than studies.

— Rajiv Menon

When you are shooting over a period of six months, you tend to forget how dark or bright it was. And when…

— Rajiv Menon

We have to create images that remain in people's memory because a film is judged by what they have already seen. You…

— Rajiv Menon

Everyone thinks I am rich, I have a plush office, I make advertisements and travel - but only I know the kinds…

— Rajiv Menon

Dangal' worked because it dealt with the universal emotion behind the father and daughter.

— Rajiv Menon

I am very much open to doing cinematography for any talented filmmaker, if the script is good.

— Rajiv Menon

When I was in the 12th standard itself, I decided to join the Adyar Film Institute and study photography. I specifically chose…

— Rajiv Menon

I think I have underperformed as a filmmaker.

— Rajiv Menon

I was witness to a beautiful relationship between cricketer Anil Kumble and a boy suffering from muscular dystrophy. Moved, I wrote 'Spin'…

— Rajiv Menon

Film music is always given a step-motherly treatment though it is the most popular form of music.

— Rajiv Menon

I think directing a film is like a woman going through labour. After she goes through the labour pain and delivers her…

— Rajiv Menon