It doesn't matter if I have experienced actors alongside or novices. It doesn't matter if the director is one film old or a hundred. All I'm interested in is doing justice to the role.
None who has passed through the portals of UAA has been a failure. From the former Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, to Lakshmi, Cho, Nagesh, Moulee, Srikanth, ARS and I, all have been a part of UAA.
People say I use foul language. I learnt swear words only from my father and YGP.
I've done 290 movies and have lost 200 movies for my outspokenness.
Malaysian Tamil movies are amateurish, with songs picked up from our old Tamil movies and inserted in between.
An actor does not have anything to do with the business of screening films.
For me, the character I play is most important.
Being on time is a practice I imbibed from my dad. He would be ready with make-up on at least three hours ahead of schedule.
My tryst with theatre began in 1968, after the last day of school in that academic year.
I forayed into films in 1974, and I was done with college in 1975.
1971-79 was when I shared the stage with my father. We did more than 500 plays together. He was a hard worker, and learning from him was more than a delight. The way he faced challenges and political pressure was a treat to watch.
DMK is the only political party that enjoys the confidence of the people.
In our age of Twitter and smartphones, there is no controlled release of a movie preview. The enigma of movie stars is lost.
