“Every year, I go to Suriya's house to tie Rakhi on Raksha Bandhan. On ...” — Sudha Kongara Quote

Every year, I go to Suriya's house to tie Rakhi on Raksha Bandhan. On one such day, he asked me if I have a script in hand and that's when I gave him the half-completed script of 'Soorarai Pottru.'

Chennai has changed a lot. I knew Adyar as a village which has now become the heart of the metropolis. But my heart still beats for the old Madras.

I loved Kathryn Bigelow's 'Zero Dark Thirty;' my favorite films are 'The Godfather,' 'Kill Bill: Volume 2'... I dig Tarantino's works.

It's easier to lose weight and have a physique of a 19-year-old, but it's not easy to look 19.

Each story in 'Paava Kadhaigal' explores human relationships from a perspective that it has never been looked at before - how far would one go in the name of honor.

I interviewed more than 100 women about their sisters, but if they also had brothers, I asked them to compare. Most said they talked to their sisters more often, at greater length and, yes, about more personal topics. This often meant that they felt closer to their sisters, but not always.

When you're asked by the president to serve, it's awfully hard to say no, and I'm loyal.

We asked the Beastie Boys to do a record with us. I think they decided that they didn't want to do it. That hurt me a little bit. I don't wanna get into that too deep, but I wish they woulda came through and did a record with us.

They asked me to go on 'Hell's Kitchen' but I'm banned from reality TV by my wife. She's not up for that kind of tomfoolery.