Kollywood Quotes

I was born and brought up in Chennai, as the entire Telugu film industry was based there.

I'd love to do a musical on the lines of 'Salangai Oli,' 'Sankarabharanam' and 'Sindhu Bhairavi.'

Kollywood is my parent film industry. It was here that I was born as an actress and grew as an artist.

I pick my actors primarily based on my gut-feel. They could be rank newcomers or established stars, but if I feel they'll do justice to my characters, they are on. I think Bollywood is now looking towards Kollywood for new faces, and, to my mind, Suriya will be a very successful crossover star because he's very versatile.

I have always been fascinated by Kollywood because of the interesting scripts and genres that they come up with.

The Tamilians love me because I have done the most number of movies in Kollywood and have worked with all the top stars. I have even stayed in Chennai for a few years, and I have a strong connect with the city and the State of Tamil Nadu.

I think 'Happy Days' was huge and an unexpected high point of my career. I was a newcomer at that time, and I was fortunate to get such a role in the film. 'Paiyya' was another highpoint, as it opened up Kollywood for me.

Bollywood is very structured and organised, but Kollywood and Tollywood can be quite spontaneous, and I enjoy that.

I have a lot of friends in Kollywood. I enjoy a very warm relationship with many actors, actresses, directors, and producers here.

One thing I love about Kollywood is that, here, filmmakers are more experimental, and the audience is welcoming of it, too.

The Tamil industry has a huge market and already has many talented actors. So, making a mark in Kollywood is not easy. I will have to choose the right script and do it the right way.