Top 70 Karthi Quotes

I always try and do good films.

If you have to grow, you should face failures.

I am not adding more films to my kitty just for the sake of money; I choose my script and do it.

I dub only four hours a day for a Tamil film because my voice doesn’t stay strong for long hours.

My role in ‘Kashmora’ required me to take horse riding lessons.

My fans are the most important people in my career, and I’ve always wanted to do something in return for them.

I had to go for physical training for ‘Aayirathil Oruvan.’ I had to do stunts which required huge leaps.

I loved movies and watched a lot of them. But my father insisted that I get a good education before I joined the film industry.

Even for ‘Paruthi Veeran,’ I’d work out for six hours every day and lost 10 kg.

We should teach our children about the reality of failure. Instead of buying them iPhones and iPads, we should teach them values and reality.

‘Paruthiveeran’ was a difficult film to work on. It was my first film but a very strong character.

I used to watch a lot of Malayalam films in the past.

I have to do films for myself, films that make me learn. I also have to be an entertainer.

The audience in Kerala have been giving a good response to my films, including ‘Paiyaa’ and ‘Siruthai.’

Our country is an agriculture-based country. And slowly, we are forgetting our roots.

It’s always been great shooting in Kerala.

‘Mouna Ragam’ is my all-time favourite, and it will always be.

I don’t like six-packs. If you get six-packs in a short time, it will cause health problems.

My mother used to pat me instead of slapping me whenever I made a mistake.

I took home the pattapatti underwear that I wore in ‘Paruthiveeran’ for nostalgia’s sake.

I always remember what my dad told me when I decided to turn into an actor. He was emphatic that whatever I do, I should get accepted by the audiences who watch my films.

I would say I was not working in the real sense in ‘Paiyaa.’ After doing very heavy scenes in my first two films, in ‘Paiya,’ I was romancing a girl, talking all sorts of funny things, and doing all light things just as if I were not acting!

Sayyeesha is a great dancer.

I’ve always wanted to do a double role.

I will try to be a good husband.

Your entire world revolves around your kid, especially when you are a dad to a girl child. Your responsibilities become more.

It’s very important to play a police role convincingly. It ups you in your career. Even ‘Siruthai,’ in which I played a cop in one of the roles, was a gamechanger.

I’ve played heavy characters in my first two films.

I’ve known Radhikaa akka for a long time, and have seen her perform like a pro in front of the camera. But, to work with her and mouth dialogues in her presence had me in jitters.

I had to look powerful in ‘Paruthi Veeran.’

I have been receiving calls from all quarters since the release of ‘Madras.’ I need to thank audiences for believing in me and making this film successful.

I don’t have a set target on the number of films I should do in a year.

I love the process of filmmaking. I understood that you have to be a writer in order to be a director.

I always knew I wanted to be in films, but I did not know exactly what I wanted to do.

My fans loved ‘Rathnavel Pandian,’ as they love mass, but ‘Theeran’ gave me complete satisfaction.

In reality, I am not in competition with any other actor except myself.

There’s nothing experimental about ‘Kaashmora,’ as it’s a blend of fantasy and entertainment. The only experiment we did was with my makeover in the film.

I just want to be fit because I want to look nice without a shirt.

Only Superman needs a six-pack, that’s why I don’t do that kind of films.

I’ve not done the Jackie Chan kind of stunts.

Unless they excite me, I don’t sign a movie.

A film like ‘Dangal’ is universal; though it narrates a story that happened in Punjab/Haryana, we like its inspirational story and its idea of celebrating the girl child.

Though I have done films like ‘Siruthai’ with larger-than-life characters, I have more of a guy-next-door image.

Writing is not my forte, but I am good at visualising.

I really want to do a Telugu movie.

My parents have ensured that we never develop starry airs.

Fortunately or unfortunately, ‘Baahubali’ has become a benchmark for all historical-costume dramas.

I have drawn a clear line between my personal and professional life.

I’m very selective about my scripts and about how I am projected on the screen.

Who would want to do a bad film? It’s just that not all films work in my favour, and I’m fine with it.

I’ve always been a fun-loving guy, and my films will always have some humour.

In Tamil Nadu, watching a film on a festival is a part of our culture. People prefer going to a theatre rather than bursting crackers at home.

I like doing comedy.

For me, Surya’s ‘Varanam Ayiram’ is a big inspiration.

Regardless of what film you make, you want people to watch your film, and you ultimately need commercial success.

Many of the characters I play are talkative – ‘Oopiri’ for instance – so the dubbing process gets longer.

After I did my graduation in mechanical engineering, I got a scholarship to go to the U.S. to do my master’s. So I did that. I also worked there for a while. After my master’s, I did a course in Film Appreciation.

Actors usually feel skeptical about double hero films because one character might overshadow the other, but the late scriptwriter K. Subash has penned ‘Karuppu Raja Vella Raja’ in such a way that Vishal and I have equal scope in the film.

When my first film ‘Paruthiveeran’ released, I had no time to get excited. It was a worrying time for me. I was anxious to know how it would be accepted.

I started off as an assistant director in Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ayudha Ezhuthu’ and ‘Yuva.’

Suriya is more handsome than me.

‘Dev’ is a love story but isn’t about romance. It is also about loving friends as well as family and loving every moment of life.

When ‘Yuganiki Okkadu,’ the Telugu dubbed version of ‘Aayirathil Oruvan,’ released, I didn’t like dubbing for my character. Someone much older had done it, and it didn’t have the flavour.

For me, working on the sets with Mani Ratnam is so familiar. It is the place where I grew up, so I am not nervous here.

I loved Suriya’s performance in ‘Vaaranam Aayiram’; his expressions in the movie, especially the train sequences, were really fresh.

I’d like to have coffee with Farhan Akhtar. He’s an all-rounder in the film industry, and I have heard many good things about how he goes about planning all his productions.

The theme of ‘Bombay’ will make you fall in love with it again and again.

Working on my Pongal release, ‘Siruthai,’ was a superb experience. I really enjoyed it, as it was a pucca commercial film.

I want to travel all over India.

Bollywood? Me? No way.