"The actor's interpretation is more important to the character."#prithvirajsukumaran

"There are new directors and fresh concepts emerging."#mohanlal

"I was surrounded by incredibly talented people."#santhoshnarayanan

"The movie Salangai Oli is a life-changer."#sundarc

"We can't respond to everyone at once. At some point, I'll accept that—okay!"#silambarasan

"I believe that in my attempt to recreate nature, I kill its truth."#avinashprakash

"When Shobana entered the industry, she was only 13 years old."#mohanlal

"The second half of #Thudarum is filled with action scenes."

"#TharunMoorthy tried to make a meta movie."

"Mohanlal on his upcoming film Thudarum: It’s a family drama." #mohanlal #empuraan #galattaplus

"I always wanted to be a commerical director.." #adhikravichandran #goodbadugly #galattaplus

"If you are able to plan your shots well..." #avinashprakash #naangal #galattaplus

"I had already thought of the premise." #suarunkumar #veeradheerasooran #galattaplus

"80–85% of the budget goes to salaries, and only 20% is visible on the screen." #sundarc

"There have been films I've watched without knowing the genre." #karthiksubbaraj #retro

"I never had a tagline before committing to a film." #suarunkumar #veeradheerasooran

"We have to have a good trailer and teaser.." #karthiksubbaraj #retro #galattaplus

#sundarc on choosing real locations for authenticity instead of erecting sets #gangers

"We empathize with Kaali more than with them because..." #suarunkumar #veeradheerasooran

"When there’s nothing there, why am I getting scared?" #avinashprakash #naangal

"No one has the right to say you should’ve done it this way or that way." #suarunkumar #galattaplus

"#karthiksubbaraj made sure the entire audience did not reveal the plot." #santhoshnarayanan #pizza

"At least 60% of the budget should be visible on the screen." #sundarc #gangers #galattaplus

"This film made sure that we could rely on nature." #avinashprakash #naangal

"Writing Veera Dheera Sooran was more difficult compared to Chittha." #suarunkumar

#santhoshnarayanan on the impact of disco and Western classical orchestra #retro #karthiksubbaraj

"Manivannan Sir used to narrate dialogues on set, and those were all hits." #sundarc #gangers

"‘En Aasai Mythiliye’ was the inspiration for the song 'Kanima.'" #santhoshnarayanan #retro

"On paper, it might be a two-page scene, but when you're choreographing it, it takes time" #karthik

#sundarc shares his admiration for the genius work of his director, Manivannan #gangers

"You can expect a mix of '80s and '90s pop sounds in #retro.." #santhoshnarayanan #retro

"One page equals one minute, it’s not possible and doesn’t work that way.." #karthiksubbaraj

"#prithvirajsukumaran manifested Empuraan and made it possible." #mohanlal #empuraan #galattaplus

"I met Suriya sir three years ago, but I narrated a different script back then." #karthikamasam

"#mohanlal on projects that were supposed to happen but didn't." #empuraan

"The writing is very basic and the film is not all that it could be.." #baradwajrangan #gangers

A.R. Rahman on composing the marriage chants for the song 'Kannalane'. #thuglife #galattaplus

"When they talk about Khureshi-Ab'raam, I appear whenever necessary." #mohanlal #empuraan

"Things get more puzzling post-interval, when we get a tragic flashback with a random love song"

"After Drishyam 2, the entire nation started watching Malayalam films." #mohanlal #empuraan

"I'm still looking and searching for something that makes me go 'wow'." #santhoshnarayanan #retro

"First half of the story opens in a school, and follows an ultra-generic commercial film template"

If I do it immediately, 95% of the time it turns out correctly.." #arrahman #maniratnam #thuglife

"#Prithviraj has the perfect way of imagining the film & capturing the moments" #mohanlal #empuraan

"You wouldn't believe how richly they made Konjum Salangai back then." #sundarc #gangers

#mohanlal on reuniting with his co-star Shobana #empuraan #galattaplus

"Everything I’ve done in my life has been because I instinctively felt.." #avinashprakash #naangal

"I thought we would compose it in Hindi and later into Tamil." #arrahman #thuglife