In the beginning, in 1975, just how big a star Kamal Haasan was, today's generation does not know.
It's a great honour for me to be a part of a Kamal Haasan film.
Apoorva Raagangal,' 'Moondru Mudichu,' 'Avargal' - these were all my guru K. Balachander's films; I became a hero with these three films.
I'd love to do Tamil movies whenever the right script comes by.
I wasn't really sure about the kind of films I wanted to be a part of. That's when I saw 'Aaranya Kaandam.' I was stunned; it was such a stylish film.
I'd love to do a musical on the lines of 'Salangai Oli,' 'Sankarabharanam' and 'Sindhu Bhairavi.'
Nayakan,' 'Sathya' and 'Thevar Magan' are my biggest influences.
I wanted to work in Tollywood ever since I did the Tamil film 'Anegan' with Dhanush in 2015.
I didn't even try watching 'Pink' when I got the part in Tamil, although I've seen some rushes.
I would definitely love to do more Tamil films. I feel more connected to the people here. In fact, I call it my own industry.
Kollywood is my parent film industry. It was here that I was born as an actress and grew as an artist.
The MGR Sivaji awards are organised by the PRO stalwarts in the industry whom I actually respect.
I am proud to say that I was launched in Tamil through 'Poi' by Balachander sir, who was the one who launched the legends like Rajni sir, Kamal sir & Prakash Raj sir.
I knew that all South Indian language films were first made in Chennai and that Tamil Nadu is one of the biggest film-producing centres in the country. I wanted to be part of films here.
Tamil cinema has always been special for me for people here are thorough professionals.
For someone who has no connect with Tamil Nadu, the language or the film industry and to be welcomed by some amazing names purely for my talent feels really great.
I hope to do more films in Tamil.
For a Tamil debut, I wanted to make sure the script is the right one. We are hopeful 'Bramhotsavam' will be that film.
In Tamil, three-hour films are normal.
I have lot of respect of filmmakers who work in Telugu and Tamil.
I have always been fascinated by Kollywood because of the interesting scripts and genres that they come up with.
I love acting in Tamil cinema. I have decided quite consciously to do at least one good film every year in Tamil.
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.
Luckily, 'Rakta Charitra' did well in the South and I started getting a lot offers from the Tamil and Telegu film industry.
It's nice to introduce Vidya Balan to the Tamil audience.
