“Music is an essential part of any film, but when it comes to Mercury' ...” — Santhosh Narayanan Quote

Music is an essential part of any film, but when it comes to Mercury' it actually became a medium of communication.

My biggest inspiration was the music of Slumdog Millionaire.' The music that Rahman tried had such an Indian sound, but that didn't stop it from winning two Oscars.

I was unsure if people would like the music of Kabali' and had even booked tickets to Sydney on the day of its release. I didn't want people to come and throw stones at my house!

I was an independent musician for ten years before I became a musician for movies.

I love Tamil, and needless to say, I love my state.

If we can speed up the deployment of clean energy technologies in developing countries with investments from the Green Climate Fund, hundreds of millions of people will be able to access electricity for the first time - with all the education, health, communication and entrepreneurial opportunities electricity enables.

That's the job of a quarterback, to go out there and be confident with the communication of the play, in the huddle and with my play.

There is no roles. No one is keeping any roles. The drummer is also answering everybody and everything. So it is a constant conversation and communication between musicians on an extremely high level with extremely valuable material, motifs, and melodies.

If I have to name someone who is responsible for me coming to films, it is Ilayaraja's music. From a young age, I've been a huge fan of his music. Because of that, I studied Visual Communication.