Chennai is the birthplace of a new language in cinema. The audiences here are the most evolved moviegoers to be found anywhere in India.

Through movies, I have met nearly everyone I have wanted to, except Woody Allen.

'Aiyyaa' is a very quirky film.

All those pseudo-Hollywood movies set nowhere, with everybody good looking and having great physique - that's not working any more.

I love Back Stage. I have lots of theater friends and actors who depend on Back Stage.

I'm very emotional and possessive about all my films.

I think the perspective that small-town directors bring to films is very different.