Gautham Menon Quotes

Gautham Menon

Profession : Director

Birth : February 25, 1973

I would like to make a film in the four South Indian languages.

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Even though I love Hindi films, I don't remember any backdrop visuals that are really striking.

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The initial response to 'Yennai Arindhaal' was that it didn't have all the quintessential commercial elements, though I consider it as my most commercial venture.

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The industry doesn't usually say nice things about my work. My films take a while till they are accepted as good and I think 'Yennai Arindhaal' too will go through that phase.

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You need stars to create the buzz and bring audiences to the cinemas.

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I would seriously love to do a Malayalam movie.

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I don't like to shoot on sets at all. As much as possible, I try to shoot on location.

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I drove past one of the houses in Tiruvanmiyur and asked them if we could shoot there for 'Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya' because it seemed straight out of the pages of the script.

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Unless it's a song and something fancy, I would rather shoot on location.

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I put my heart into 'Vaaranam Ayiram.' I lost my father when I began the film, and the tragedy turned my entire script around.

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I may have got a little carried away and many critics found fault with some aspects of the film, but as a coming of age film of a character, 'Vaaranam Ayiram' worked with the audience.

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Even when 'Kaakha Kaakha' was released, there were people who gave it an average rating and said they couldn't figure out what was happening. Three days after its release, the producer called me and asked me to remove all of Jothika's scenes from the film. I told him; in that case, you can also remove my name from the director's slot.

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If I know somebody's right about something I take it from them.

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I do a film because at that particular moment, I want to make a film. It is my attempt at moving away from the ordinary.

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I'm okay with suggestions but I want to do what I believe in, because I'm inspired by an idea.

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I try to be a friend to my boys just the way my dad was with me. Subconsciously that reflects in my writing.

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There are people who've told me cinema is a visual medium and you don't need to say so much. When I write the script, all these lines of what the characters are thinking are written. Once the film is shot and the lines are dubbed, I tone it down in postproduction if I feel it gets heavy.

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I sneaked out of school to watch 'Nayakan.' I must have watched it at least 15 times at Anand theatre.

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Nayakan,' 'Sathya' and 'Thevar Magan' are my biggest influences.

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When I was approached to remake 'Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya,' I felt that it was a good way to reach out to a wider audience, every director wants that.

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