Suraj Venjaramood

“I feel that if my work excites me and makes me deliver my best, then it should, hopefully, entertain viewers as well.”

“It is important to understand that there is no distinction between comedians and actors. All are actors.”

“After winning the National Award for Perariyathavar, I started getting a lot of good roles such as the one in 'Action Hero Biju.'”

“Comedy films never die, all they need is a good script instead of merely relying on humour. That said, I would love to portray more characters like the one I play in 'Perariyathavar.'”

“My job is to act.”

“What matters to me is being part of good films and doing meaty roles.”

“I grew up not watching but hearing cinema.”

“There are so many stars who are very good at comedy acts.”

“I wanted to do more and not be stereotyped. The roles coming my way were getting repetitive.”

“2019 was a distinctive year in my career. While I was lucky to get a variety of roles, one that I found interesting to do was 'Android Kunjappan Version 5.25.'”

“Comedy is my music and my life and always will be.”

“When I used to return in the early morning after late-night programmes, the first people I see on the roads at the break of dawn are sweepers, newspaper vendors and milkmen. Since they were all from my hometown, I would stop to talk to them before going home. So I am quite used to their lifestyle and work.”

“Humans share a special bond with their vehicles.”

“It is at programmes organised on the sidelines of temple festivals that you get to see raw audiences who will let you know immediately whether the act has clicked or not. It was those audiences who taught me how to strike a rapport with the audience.”

“Initially my father was not very happy with the mimicry stuff, but when he saw that it was giving me direction he had no problems.”

“I love comedy and I'll never give it up.”