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. ”