A biography for Hamsalekhahasn’t been written yet.
“I came to the cinema industry to become a director from the inspiration of Guru Dutt and Shantaram.”
“I was very good at history, often scoring 99 out of 100, whereas in mathematics, I usually scored zero.”
“I always watched reality shows with scepticism.”
“Theatre taught me to convert a scene into a vision.”
“Once we receive education, we should be grateful for it, respect it, and remember what we learnt.”
“Yogaraj Bhat has many good feeling on his work. I know about it. He wants to take Kannada to world level.”
“Life will be interesting only when there is an element of surprise in it.”
“Media is the first important portion of any cinema industry.”
“PM Modi's irresponsible behaviour and an overzealous Supreme Court will damage the Indian federal structure.”
“Whether we are happy or sad, we should constantly work hard in our life since it will help balance our mind.”
“When K. Vishwanath made the film 'Shankarabharanam,' he wanted to bring back Carnatic classical music to mainstream. It's popularity was waning in those days.”
“When films are so hero centric, and directors are dancing to the tunes of the hero, where is the Kannada voice or song?”
“When I came into films, I found a vacuum in the field of lyricists, writers and composers.”
“We have to preserve folk in its authenticity. Else folk will become fake.”
“I always dreamt of being a director.”
“Technology has changed the way we think about music.”
“I did not want to follow Chi Udayashankerji; now Yogaraj Bhat does not want to follow me in writing lyrics.”
“T.N. Seetharam is known for solid work in television and film.”