A biography for Suhasini Maniratnamhasn’t been written yet.
“Cinema by itself is a language.”
“I wish more women would come into films and give it the respectability it deserves.”
“In the digital world, we have forgotten the meaning of 'persistence of vision'. Art is something we have to hold on to.”
“Those who respect the intelligence of the common man have always been masters.”
“I took up special yoga and a diet from Sreenath Vishnu. And amazingly, I lost 5.5 kgs in 20 days and my husband Mani shed six kilos in a month.”
“My parents and their well-being comes before my work.”
“The economic freedom has come to a lot of us who are lucky, but many women are still beaten up by husbands, even when they are breadwinners.”
“Mani laughs every time he hears someone ask me, 'Don't you miss acting?' Because he sees me with make-up on every morning and leaving for the studios.”
“Anant Nag and Vishuvardhan sir are two of the best actors with whom I have worked.”
“Unless we get out of these mindless comedies and a good-for-nothing fellow trying to win over the heroine kind of films, Tamil cinema will not be taken seriously.”
“I am not into the mother sentiment, really. My heart is not into this ideal mother role; it does not work for me.”
“I don't believe in multitasking. I rather believe in doing one thing at a time.”
“In Chennai, I do film reviews for a local channel. Every second movie I review is by a debutant. There is so much passion and freshness in those films; that makes them special.”
“Bengalureans have a heart of gold.”
“We women want to take the easy way out. I appreciate men because they take risks.”
“We know of instances of stage plays being made into films. But I really think that all Tamil films can be staged; I'd like to take up K. Balachander's films and do that.”
“The stories are being written by men, and it's men who are directing it. As long as that continues, you won't be seeing much change in the way women are portrayed in cinema.”
“Just like only qualified people should work in films, only qualified people should review the film.”
“I have a long time association with Prince jewellery and the only piece of jewellery I wore for my wedding was designed by them.”
“Not many people know that I turned down my husband's first directorial, the Kannada film 'Pallavi Anupallavi,' something he still hasn't forgiven me for.”