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I have an obsession for quality.
I am a jovial person in real life.
I started the trend of doing only one film at a time.
Money is important, but it's not the only driving factor for me.
I'm an actor who believes in looking different in every film of mine.
The ifs and buts of history...form an insubstantial if intoxicating diet.
I informed Malayalam filmmakers that I can do a film for free if the role excites me.
Catching a culprit becomes really easy when there are video footages from the crime scene.
Good books get praised, bad books get praised. Good books get ignored, bad books get ignored
Being a South Indian from Paramakudi, I know I wouldn't be considered for awards many times.
I am interested in biographical stories. Seldom are good biopics like 'Maha Nati' being made.
With each of my films, I want to look/be different from the real me and want my performance to be different from the last one.
I don't see coming to Kerala as a commercial exercise; it's a human venture. Every film I make, I come here. I am the prodigal son.
I like Kamal Haasan's daring choice of roles. When I was in school and college, I modelled myself on him. I was so much in awe of him.
Sometimes, despite your best efforts, the end result does not match the expectations. '10 Enradhukulla' is still a movie very close to my heart.
The trouble is that in south cinema, after you become successful at the box office, market realities dictate your choice of films, and it becomes difficult to experiment.
I enjoy fame, but I like normal, too. Going out is difficult; you are recognised, and you cannot be normal anymore... you start living in a bubble, and I am a normal guy.
How can you tell drops not to fall when rain exists.... How can you tell leaves not to fall when wind exist.... And how can you tell me not to fall in love when you exist...
Some of the actors who came to cinema much later than me have tried their hand at direction. But, I don't intend to wield megaphone anytime soon, since it is tough and requires a lot of your time.
I was riding pillion on my friend's motorbike, and we met with an accident which badly injured my right leg. I was bedridden for three years and used crutches for one year before I fully recovered.
In 'Dhil,' my character wants to become a cop, and those who want to become cops have a small waist. In 'Saamy,' where I play a cop, my waist is thicker. Because after you become a cop, that's how you look.