“The incidents shown in Visaranai disturbed me deeply." | Samuthirakani

“During VIP, Dhanush told me, ‘You’re not like a father to me — you’re like an elder brother.’”

“If you’re honest with cinema, it will never leave you.” | Samuthirakani

“I’m not comfortable working in those kinds of genres.” | Samuthirakani

“In Rajini Murugan, an elderly woman cried for real after watching me cry in a scene.”

“Whenever Vetrimaaran Sir calls me to act, I go.” | Samuthirakani

“We shot the climax of Visaranai in a real sewage drain." | Samuthirakani

“After finishing that scene in Vada Chennai, I came down with a fever.” | Samuthirakani

“We are all living in a truly wonderful world.” | Samuthirakani

“In Kaantha, I followed KB sir’s body language.” | Samuthirakani

“That Vada Chennai scene haunted me for weeks.” | Samuthirakani

“While writing that scene in Visaranai, Vetrimaaran sir said he felt guilty.” | Samuthirakani

“Director Trivikram used to say that you can only fight in the climax if you stay fit.”

"Initially, I wasn’t supposed to act in Vada Chennai.” | Samuthirakani

“No one recognised the Film Appa until the very end of it.” | Samuthirakani

“The film got more attention because Sivakarthikeyan produced it.” | Samuthirakani

"What happened to our interview? (both laugh)" | Riya Shibu

“Actually, I was not at all serious while delivering that dialogue.” | Riya Shibu

“Feel-good movies are my therapy during difficult times." | Riya Shibu

“After watching this movie, I felt a sense of calmness.” | Riya Shibu

“If you can humanise a ghost, we should be able to do it for everyone.” | Riya Shibu

“That scene was the most interesting part of the movie.” | Riya Shibu

“I was really nervous.” | Riya Shibu

“Nivin and Aju Varghese really held the film together.” | Riya Shibu

“I like to keep myself open to all these wonderful theories about Sarvam Maya.” | Riya Shibu

“When Sarvam Maya is released on OTT, it's going beyond what we expected.” | Riya Shibu

“96 Part 2 is the answer to the questions in Ram’s life.” | Premkumar

“Trisha’s acting in Endrendrum Punnagai is brilliant.” | Premkumar

“For Me Slow is not always wrong, and fast is not always right .” | Premkumar

“Now, there is an avenue open for writers.” | Premkumar

“I entered the film industry because I wanted to become a writer.” | Premkumar

“Hearing Chinmayi sing would bring us all to tears.” | Premkumar

“There is a similarity between Janaki amma’s voice and Chinmayi’s voice.” | Premkumar

“When Janagaraj sir saw me, he immediately called me ‘Kutty’, and we used that in the scene.” | Prem

“As soon as they heard the story, the school offered us the location for free.” | Premkumar

“We struggled a lot just to release 96. | Premkumar

“Vijay Sethupathi looked like a lion in that grey-haired look. | Premkumar

“All my inspirations come from nature.” | Premkumar

"In 96, we used natural sounds in the thanks card.” | Premkumar

“There doesn’t have to be a particular reason for love to grow between them.” | Madhan | With Love

“I felt very excited when I saw that scene in the edit." | Madhan | With Love

“After watching 7G Rainbow Colony, I developed the desire to enter cinema.” | Madhan | With Love

“I thought that scene would receive a huge response in theatres.” | Madhan | With Love

“I’m not comfortable with close-up shots.” | Madhan | With Love

“Anything hidden within a scene excites me.” | Madhan | With Love

“After watching With Love, Rajini sir told me to share any story I had.” | Madhan | With Love

'Men need to cry to women’ | Madhan | With Love

“It is one of the most compelling arguments ever made by a villain in cinema.” | Rahul Ravindran