Tanikella Bharani

“I cannot do the boy-girl romance, villains etc.; I cannot relish such cinema and I cannot make it.”

“I was born here and have been in love with the colloquial Telangana dialect ever since. I even wrote a play titled 'Grahanam Pattina Ratri' that was set in the heart of the region. It was well received across literary circles.”

“I never made this film with the motive of making money. I wanted to make a different film, which would strike a chord with the audience. I'm extremely happy that 'Mithunam' succeeded in what it wanted to achieve.”

“I am happy that I could contribute my bit and enable the use of colloquial Telugu words in mainstream films and literature.”

“I strongly believe content is the king.”

“We can make his work reach youngsters by organising literary events and competitions in schools and colleges. We can also use mainstream media to spread Kaloji's work among the public. Also it's important to honour litterateurs when they are alive; sadly Kaloji never got his due in his lifetime.”

“In my childhood, we had only one toilet. It was my dream then to have a good bathroom where you can have undisturbed bath.”

“Rallapalli used to slip in a hundred rupee note into my shirt pocket before I woke up to help me meet my daily expenses. He is a considerate human being and always helped strugglers.”

“Every film I do, I want to leave a signature.”

“Suma is the best thing that happened to Telugu Television.”

“No one knows which film will be a hit or flop. Film making is a gamble.”

“It might be true that we all like to be entertained, but it's also true that we all like to be equally touched by a film.”

“There is nothing more happier for a father than to lose in his son's hands. I hope my son becomes a better artiste than I am.”

“Earlier, directors shied away from having a character speak in the Telangana dialect but not anymore.”

“I have read Omar Khayyam's 'Rubaiyat' in translation and marvelled at the emotions and its universal appeal and dreamt of authoring such a work in Telugu. 'Pyaasa' is the result.”

“What is big cinema? That which earns money.”

“People are waiting for good movies and they are ready to accept them.”

“Mime is in our daily life and with little effort, we can all perfect the art form.”

“Surrealism is my stamp. I have a post graduate diploma in theatre and I was introduced to this concept and it stuck by me because it speaks of the hypocritical nature of the reality. We are something more inside and I want to portray the pluralities in thought.”

“When a comedian can turn hero and has the will power to work out for a six pack, he can easily fit into the director's scheme of things.”