Gopi Sundar

“The greatest award is the appreciation of the people.”

“When I worked as music associate, I have observed my parents and grandparents waiting to see my name on the screen. But, it wouldn't be there.”

“Telugu and Tamil industries keenly watch Malayalam movies and are appreciative of the content, be it 'Ustad Hotel,' 'Premam' or 'Bangalore Days.' They've also been listening to our music. That's how I was approached for Telugu films.”

“I'll admit I started off getting actors to sing my compositions as a marketing strategy, to give the songs and films extra mileage.”

“I don't work late into the night.”

“I don't sit inside the studio all the time. I travel around researching music.”

“You can't slot a time and a space and think 'ok now it's time to sit and compose.' It just doesn't work like that for me.”

“Everybody should enjoy your final product.”

“Every day I receive a lot of messages on Facebook from people of A.P. and Telangana, mostly about songs from my Telugu movies. From the messages, I get a lot of ideas about the music they like.”