Gautham Menon Quotes

Gautham Menon

Profession : Director

Birth : February 25, 1973

I go straight into shooting with a script that's 80 per cent complete and I wait for my characters to grow on me before I finalise the climax.

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I've portrayed cops as heroes for far too long, I think.

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The only aspect I'd probably change in some of my films is the death of the heroine. I wish I'd kept some of them alive.

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If I could talk in only one language for the rest of my life, it'd be Tamil.

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I'm not a big fan of fantasy; I'd rather watch 'Desperate Housewives' than 'Game of Thrones.'

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If I am going to be afraid of the criticisms that my films get, I am never going to make films.

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How the audience as a collectivity feels about a movie is important.

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I don't read the reviews because it somewhere affects my work. If some critic doesn't like a movie, I can't keep his criticisms in mind the next time I am making a film. Even if someone writes a great review about my film, I don't want to be affected by it.

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It is in college that one gathers confidence as the mind is open to ideologies.

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I think I have made too many cop films.

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Yes, I am nervous before a film's release and withdraw into a shell.

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One reason why I've taken 11 years to make my second Hindi film is because I am comfortable working with the stars in the South, as they are with me.

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In Mumbai, I feel like a stranger.

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Ranbir was my first choice for 'Ek Deewana Tha.' I tried to get in touch in with. Forget about meeting Ranbir. I couldn't even meet his secretary. Yes, even the secretary refused to meet me.

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Vipul Shah wanted me to do the Hindi adaptation of my film 'Kaakha Kaakha.' I declined the offer.

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Though I'm happy with the response to the film, I've been hearing the feedback that 'Yennai Arindhaal' has traces of my earlier films. It was meant to be like that. Since it's part of a trilogy, hence the reference to the other two films in the franchise.

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The lead character in 'Yennai Arindhaal' is like an extension of the protagonists of 'Kaakha Kaakha' and 'Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu.'

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Today, most big stars want scripts to be written in a particular way, show them in a certain light. They want people to like them for various reasons. It's all about how much people will like me in this film than about whether it's a good film or not.

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Ekk Deewana Tha' will have a surprise ending to watch out for.

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Bollywood is a different ballgame. I am quite used to Tamil and Telugu films.

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