“I have been exercising for 53 years.” | Sarathkumar

“For me, exercise is not a choice — it’s a habit.” | Sarathkumar

“I can function without eating for 3 days.” | Sarathkumar

“Your eating habits decide everything.” | Sarathkumar

“Every sport needs a different muscle workout.” | Sarathkumar

“My father told me: keep this one thing in your mind always.” | Sarathkumar

“Even in cinema, I don’t know how to smoke a cigarette.” | Sarathkumar

“That one thing completely changed my father’s life.” | Sarathkumar

"We don’t decide what we learn — what we learn decides us" | Pasupathy

"Kamal sir is unique in giving space between dialogue" | Pasupathy

"Here, everyone has an opinion about everyone else" | Pasupathy

"They made us believe that only heroes get their place in society" | Pasupathy

"In some scenes, you feel dialogue isn’t needed at all" | Pasupathy

"The most comfortable I’ve ever felt working was with Kamal sir." | Pasupathy

"Judging overacting or underacting is the director’s job" | Pasupathy

"My character in Thangalaan was designed to be angry, but also funny" | Pasupathy

"I told Ranjith — that Sarpatta scene doesn’t need dialogue" | Pasupathy

"Every character has a comic zone — but it’s often ignored" | Pasupathy

"In Bison, my character is a protagonist" | Pasupathy

"Everything about cinema is derivative, except editing" | Pasupathy

"I always try to stay in a neutral mindset" | Pasupathy

"Theatre trained me to forget my old roles" | Pasupathy

"Most of what I learned about acting came from theatre" | Pasupathy

"Silence can have the strongest impact in a film." | The Masters of 2025

"That scene in Bison — was it because of the editing or the script?" | The Masters of 2025

"Murugadoss’s epic plan for Thuppakki’s iconic shootout scene." | The Masters of 2025

"No matter where it played, Ramana was always a part of my life." | The Masters of 2025

"Mari Selvaraj’s admiration for Murugadoss and his films." | The Masters of 2025

"I got an opportunity to assist Murugadoss sir, but I ran." | The Masters of 2025

"I enjoyed Pradeep Ranganathan and his mannerisms in Dude." | The Masters of 2025

"Facing reality after college life led me to do Dragon." | The Masters of 2025

"My only fear in Bison was whether Dhruv would win." | The Masters of 2025

"Taramani deserved a National Award — no doubt about it" | The Masters of 2025

"I watched Dragon thinking I wouldn’t like it" | The Masters of 2025

"Bala sir personally called and asked me to watch Kaantha" | The Masters of 2025

"Mari’s book writing still amazes me" | The Masters of 2025

"The Tamil audience is the most evolved audience ever" | The Masters of 2025

"To grab the audience's attention, we need to do more with sound than with silence"

"Even if the story and writing are weak or lagging, all the blame falls on the editors."

"I felt satisfied after working as an art director on Kaala, so I decided to quit my job"

"I admired 'The Shawshank Redemption' for the way it deals with hope." | Sudhir's List

"Dude Pradeep was my interpretation of Rajini sir." | Sudhir's List | Debutant Directors 2025

“I failed as an actor when Rajamouli said this” | Kichcha Sudeepa

“Staying loyal to your origins while making big films” | Kichcha Sudeepa

“Conviction turns absurd ideas into great films” | Kichcha Sudeepa

“That shot was never planned — it was an accident” | Kichcha Sudeepa

“We belong to the big screen, not online wars” | Kichcha Sudeepa

“Everyone needs that one reliable person” | Kichcha Sudeepa