Samuthirakani

“I am a person who has been blessed with good friends and believe that friends are reason for a man's success and failure.”

“I completed my degree in Mathematics at Rajapalayam Rajus College and then went to Chennai in 1993. I also completed my law degree.”

“As an actor, I should be able to work in any kind of film, even preachy ones, and convince you about that character. I should be willing to go into any box.”

“Though Vinoth is not so expressive as a person, he's someone who's full of love. This guy is the best at his craft and does anything to deliver his vision.”

“I would take a bed sheet and go to the cinema theatre, spread the sheet outside and lie there and 'listen' to the film.”

“Till he's five, a son dotes on his father; at 10, the father represents torture; at 15, he's a pain; at 20, he means nothing; at 25, there's a yawning gap in the bond. But, the 20 years of non-relationship disappear once the child becomes a father. He realises what he's missed out on, what it means to be a father. Sometimes, it's too late.”

“I become another person once I hear the word 'Action!' The best part is that after 'Cut!' I usually get back to being the boy who once dreamed in the fields.”

“60% of your movie should be about getting back the money. 40%, about problems that you see around you.”

“I worked at a construction site, cooked in marriage halls and even sweated it out at an iron factory.”

“I read the newspaper everyday and that is where the stories come from. And I write my own scripts, not assistants to provide 'inputs.'”

“No, I have definitely not found any magic formula for success. I don't even know if it is possible for me to do that. Finding it would be like finding God.”

“If I was fussy, then I would never have got the roles I played in 'Rajini Murugan' or 'Velai Illa Pattadhari.'”