Vetrimaaran

Visaaranai' reflects a stark reality from which you cannot shut yourself out: that is its success.

— Vetrimaaran

For me, in any story that I take, the antagonist is more interesting and multi-dimensional.

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Slum children eat crow's eggs for nutrition yet nobody respects this common bird. It's the exotic birds which fascinate all.

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If you get the right cast, half your work is done.

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Dhanush is my biggest shield. Whatever be the situation, he creates a space for me to work. This has been the case…

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India is a conglomeration of different states with various languages, tradition, and culture for each.

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Rajkumar was the winner of 'Naalaya Iyakkunar Season 2,' and I was impressed with his short film. He joined me as an…

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Characters, conflict and geography are things that must be considered while making movies from adaptations.

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

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Manikandan is a complete filmmaker and knows his job well.

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Visaranai' isn't for those with weak hearts. It has a lot of graphic violence, and you need a strong stomach to watch…

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I don't find anything black and white; I find grey in every person, and that is what excites me.

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A script writer usually manipulates his characters in accordance to the script.

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

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It is much easier to do a film about something that the audience readily knows about - say, cricket. It is much…

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

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

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The psychology of education is all about how the society gets benefited from it.

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AJ' is a very special movie to me. I have been watching Dinesh and Rajkumar from their initial days, and have witnessed…

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

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Vada Chennai 2' needs a big budget.

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I can't write about someone who is unlike me in all senses-physically, emotionally and socially.

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

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

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The violence in 'Visaranai' is based on reality.

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