Gautham Menon

I drove past one of the houses in Tiruvanmiyur and asked them if we could shoot there for 'Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya' because it seemed straight out of the pages of the script.

Yennai Arindhaal' is perhaps the quickest film in my career.

Back in the day, I was keen on working on a film with the superstars - Mammootty and Mohanlal. But they wanted me to make a film with them in Tamil.

If I know somebody's right about something I take it from them.

Bollywood is a different ballgame. I am quite used to Tamil and Telugu films.

YVM' is a feel-good romance.

No matter how liberal or modern a family is, there will always be resistance when someone discloses that they are dating someone.

Most of the romance in my films has been inspired by my father.

I am not a singer.

Even bigger directors like Mani Ratnam and Ram Gopal Varma have faced flak, that doesn't mean they've shied away from filmmaking.

One reason why I've taken 11 years to make my second Hindi film is because I am comfortable working with the stars in the South, as they are with me.

I've portrayed cops as heroes for far too long, I think.