Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Thiagarajan Kumararaja

Because hardly anyone has seen 'Aaranya Kaandam,' it's like a mystical Yeti.

Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Thiagarajan Kumararaja

Even if you come up with a conventional script, directors face several issues in convincing people to get on board.

Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Thiagarajan Kumararaja

Usually, when I am not working, I mostly hang out with my friends, ride my bike, listen to music, and, occasionally, watch movies.

Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Thiagarajan Kumararaja

The 'Mahabharata' is the best story ever. It makes you believe that impossible things can be made possible. There is magical realism.

Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Thiagarajan Kumararaja

We make movies to be watched in theatres. Online streaming is more of a bonus, to revisit the film.

Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Thiagarajan Kumararaja

It is their job as actors to play different people. Should only a doctor play a doctor's role?

Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Thiagarajan Kumararaja

I watched 'Disco Dancer' when I was very young. I have always loved its songs.

Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Thiagarajan Kumararaja

When I write a story or think of a scene, I always play some song in the background. Sometimes when I don't add a song at the writing stage, I do it while editing the film.

Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Thiagarajan Kumararaja

I like strong women. Strong women characters have always existed in the movies of directors such as K. Balachander and Mani Ratnam.

Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Thiagarajan Kumararaja

There's nothing Vijay Sethupathi can't pull off, right?

Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Thiagarajan Kumararaja

I'm not making movies for kids or family audiences.

Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Thiagarajan Kumararaja

The pleasure for me is in the writing process, which has its own challenges.

Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Thiagarajan Kumararaja

I've been trying to write since 1998 after dropping out of Visual Communication from Loyola. My parents have been supportive.

Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Thiagarajan Kumararaja

Aaranya Kaandam' is a term from the Ramayana. It means Jungle Chapter but apart from the term, I haven't borrowed anything else. The characters are as good or as bad as the common man.

Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Thiagarajan Kumararaja

I'm a huge fan of Doordarshan, so my influences range from international to local.

Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Thiagarajan Kumararaja

No matter how many films a filmmaker makes, there would be very few films that are truly great, where he has got everything right.

Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Thiagarajan Kumararaja

I generally won't give importance to language barriers. If I feel an actor will fit into the role I will approach.

Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Thiagarajan Kumararaja

If the film succeeds at the box office it is a commercial film. Otherwise it isn't.

Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Thiagarajan Kumararaja

I did not fix any genre for 'AK.' We just write a story and audience will put it in a genre as they perceive it.

Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Thiagarajan Kumararaja

I like to be in that space, the same middle-class man. Otherwise, you become completely detached from reality.