How the audience as a collectivity feels about a movie is important.
— Gautham Menon
I'm not a big fan of fantasy; I'd rather watch 'Desperate Housewives' than 'Game of Thrones.'
I've portrayed cops as heroes for far too long, I think.
When people think I've lost it, I'll make 'Chennaiyil' and show them I've still got it.
I understand that bureaucracy, hierarchy and managing politics is not easy.
And I'm not homophobic.
Generally, I feel I'm cast aside because of the kind of movies that I make.
I write linearly without knowing the full story. I discover it as I write it.
If I am going to be afraid of the criticisms that my films get, I am never going to make films.
If I could talk in only one language for the rest of my life, it'd be Tamil.
I go straight into shooting with a script that's 80 per cent complete and I wait for my characters to grow on me before I finalise the climax.
I write my scripts on a whim, without worrying about plot points and graphs.
If my tale has to revolve around a protagonist and there is action around him, I can only imagine him to be someone from the police or the Army.
The music I listen, the book I read, and the people I meet; these are some things that keeps me going.
All the women close to me - my mother, sister, wife and friends - are strong and independent.
There's nothing quite like a quiet corner in a coffee shop to gather your thoughts and begin writing.
In everybody's life, there is love, there is sorrow, there is melancholy. And there might be danger as well.
The only aspect I'd probably change in some of my films is the death of the heroine. I wish I'd kept some of them alive.
What you feel about a film is what you feel when you're in love with a woman. You fight for her love and it's always a struggle... there are misunderstandings and you're always trying to prove that there's more to you.
Most of the romance in my films has been inspired by my father.
Yennai Arindhaal' is perhaps the quickest film in my career.
It's just that I can write something nice is what motivates me.
I firmly believe in copyrights and am put off by plagiarism.
