Words matter. These are the best Thiagarajan Kumararaja Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
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.
I generally won’t give importance to language barriers. If I feel an actor will fit into the role I will approach.
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.
I watched ‘Disco Dancer’ when I was very young. I have always loved its songs.
Nothing is right and nothing is wrong in life.
We seek festivals for two reasons – either to create buzz because it is a small film or to find unexplored markets outside India.
Once you create a believable fictional universe, you suck the audiences into that world and they tag along for the ride.
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.
The pleasure for me is in the writing process, which has its own challenges.
Gangster films are exciting.
I go for actors who do precisely what is expected of them.
We make movies to be watched in theatres. Online streaming is more of a bonus, to revisit the film.
I like films and I have been watching films from a young age. So, making films happened to be a natural progression.
Even if you come up with a conventional script, directors face several issues in convincing people to get on board.
No matter how many films a filmmaker makes, there would be very few films that are truly great, where he has got everything right.
I’ve been trying to write since 1998 after dropping out of Visual Communication from Loyola. My parents have been supportive.
Because hardly anyone has seen ‘Aaranya Kaandam,’ it’s like a mystical Yeti.
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.
I like to be in that space, the same middle-class man. Otherwise, you become completely detached from reality.
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.
The ‘Mahabharata’ is the best story ever. It makes you believe that impossible things can be made possible. There is magical realism.
If the film succeeds at the box office it is a commercial film. Otherwise it isn’t.
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.
I like strong women. Strong women characters have always existed in the movies of directors such as K. Balachander and Mani Ratnam.
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.
There’s nothing Vijay Sethupathi can’t pull off, right?
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.
Usually, when I am not working, I mostly hang out with my friends, ride my bike, listen to music, and, occasionally, watch movies.
I’m a huge fan of Doordarshan, so my influences range from international to local.
We all make films to be hits.
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.
It is their job as actors to play different people. Should only a doctor play a doctor’s role?
