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.…

— 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…

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

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

— 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…

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

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

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

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

— 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

I like films and I have been watching films from a young age. So, making films happened to be a natural progression.

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

I've been trying to write since 1998 after dropping out of Visual Communication from Loyola. My parents have been supportive.

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

The 'Mahabharata' is the best story ever. It makes you believe that impossible things can be made possible. There is magical realism.

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

The pleasure for me is in the writing process, which has its own challenges.

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

If the film succeeds at the box office it is a commercial film. Otherwise it isn't.

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

Nothing is right and nothing is wrong in life.

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

I am inspired by Indian mythology.

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

I'm a huge fan of Doordarshan, so my influences range from international to local.

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

Mostly, I am waiting. Got to finish the edit, I am waiting. Dubbing must get over, I am waiting. Waiting for shoot.…

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

I generally won't give importance to language barriers. If I feel an actor will fit into the role I will approach.

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja