Effort Quote by Nikitin Dheer

When I bagged the role of Swadheenta Ramakrishnan, I was expected to learn Tamil. I think getting the accent was the toughest thing.

— Tridha Choudhury

I was from a Tamil-medium school, and my peers were English speakers, so it was intimidating. But I was aware that English skills were…

— Chef Damu

The Tamil audience has accepted me and given me a place to establish myself. I'm not taking things for granted... I've learnt the language.

— Ritika Singh

Throughout school I studied in Tamil medium schools but it was only when I got to college that I realized that not learning English…

— Suhasini Maniratnam

Tamil for me is my cousin Esha. I even told her that I was preparing to play a Tamilian and asked her if she…

— Abhay Deol

Tamil is almost like my mother tongue and for quite some time, I had been concentrating on Telugu.

— Shamna Kasim

Hindi is far easier a language to pick up than Tamil.

— Amy Jackson

I am more comfortable with Tamil than Hindi.

— Mani Ratnam

Kannada was easy for me to learn because it's casual and easy; no frills, unlike Tamil.

— Suhasini Maniratnam

I grew up a Tamilian.

— Ajith Kumar

My Hindi is OK. I think I am better with Tamil. I remember the Tamil words.

— Amy Jackson

I can communicate what I want to in Tamil, but I can't express myself in the language very well.

— Shraddha Srinath