We seek festivals for two reasons - either to create buzz because it is a small film or to find unexplored markets outside India.
We all make films to be hits.
Mostly, I am waiting. Got to finish the edit, I am waiting. Dubbing must get over, I am waiting. Waiting for shoot. Waiting for the set. When you are waiting, your mind isn't relaxed enough to watch a film.
It is up to the directors to take risks in telling a story and if they want to experiment, they should work with the right kind of people.
Nothing is right and nothing is wrong in life.
Once you create a believable fictional universe, you suck the audiences into that world and they tag along for the ride.
The pivotal scene in 'AK,' where Jackie Shroff 's character Singaperumal parades around his room in the buff, is a metaphor for his false sense of prde and arrogance.
Even though 'Aaranya Kaandam' wasn't successful or seen by many people, it has an aura around it. It's a false aura, but it has helped me get things done.
Gangster films are exciting.
I go for actors who do precisely what is expected of them.
I am inspired by Indian mythology.
I am totally inspired by 'Godfather,' one of the greatest films made. Also, I am fascinated by the thought of how someone becomes a gangster and continues to be one.
Aaranya Kaandam' is not the biography or history of a gangster but a page out of the life of a gangster. It is like a day in his life.
If I have to name someone who is responsible for me coming to films, it is Ilayaraja's music. From a young age, I've been a huge fan of his music. Because of that, I studied Visual Communication.
I like films and I have been watching films from a young age. So, making films happened to be a natural progression.
