Top 35 Quotes & Sayings by Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Indian director Thiagarajan Kumararaja.
Last updated on September 17, 2024.
It is their job as actors to play different people. Should only a doctor play a doctor's role?
We all make films to be hits.
I am inspired by Indian mythology.
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.
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.
Because hardly anyone has seen 'Aaranya Kaandam,' it's like a mystical Yeti.
I like films and I have been watching films from a young age. So, making films happened to be a natural progression.
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.
Usually, when I am not working, I mostly hang out with my friends, ride my bike, listen to music, and, occasionally, watch movies.
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 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.
We make movies to be watched in theatres. Online streaming is more of a bonus, to revisit the film.
I generally won't give importance to language barriers. If I feel an actor will fit into the role I will approach.
I watched 'Disco Dancer' when I was very young. I have always loved its songs.
I've been trying to write since 1998 after dropping out of Visual Communication from Loyola. My parents have been supportive.
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.
If the film succeeds at the box office it is a commercial film. Otherwise it isn't.
No matter how many films a filmmaker makes, there would be very few films that are truly great, where he has got everything right.
Gangster films are exciting.
Nothing is right and nothing is wrong in life.
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.
I like strong women. Strong women characters have always existed in the movies of directors such as K. Balachander and Mani Ratnam.
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.
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.
I'm a huge fan of Doordarshan, so my influences range from international to local.
Even if you come up with a conventional script, directors face several issues in convincing people to get on board.
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.
I go for actors who do precisely what is expected of them.
I like to be in that space, the same middle-class man. Otherwise, you become completely detached from reality.
The pleasure for me is in the writing process, which has its own challenges.
The 'Mahabharata' is the best story ever. It makes you believe that impossible things can be made possible. There is magical realism.
I'm not making movies for kids or family audiences.
There's nothing Vijay Sethupathi can't pull off, right?
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.
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