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.

It's tough to do a romantic scene with someone you don't like. I have been lucky so far.

One of the things I enjoy most about writing historical romance is researching inspiring backgrounds and settings.

I love romantic films and love drama. Any film that has romance or romantic element is my comfort.

I wrote that song 'Black,' and it was just this idea that I had been married for 10 years. Everyone talks about 'happily ever after,' but there's so much more to it than that.