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00:00Greetings to the viewers of Unnindiya Tamil and Flimmybeat.
00:05I welcome you all to the 90s podcast.
00:0890s kids, 90s actors and actresses are well known.
00:14They would have grown up watching a lot of movies.
00:16They would have definitely been cinema lovers.
00:18We are talking to the actors about the important movies of the 90s.
00:22To talk to them now, we have come with R.K.Selvamani.
00:26Greetings sir.
00:27Greetings madam.
00:28Even though you are a film director and an actor,
00:32you are more known to me as the head of Pepsi Amipen.
00:36Because being the head of Pepsi Amipen is not an ordinary position.
00:40There are other positions as well.
00:43But being the head of Pepsi Amipen,
00:46you have to fulfill the rights of a lot of film industry people.
00:50If they have any problem,
00:52you have to talk to them,
00:54you have to do the panchayat and so on.
00:56How many years have you been doing this?
01:00This is a very difficult job.
01:09There are directors, cameramen, music directors, writers, art directors.
01:14There are people like this in the upper class.
01:19In the lower class, there are people like light men, drivers, production assistants.
01:26In the middle class, there are makeup men, costume men, dancers, fighters.
01:31There are three types of divisions.
01:34If three people go together,
01:36one person's problem will be a burden to another person.
01:40If one person is able to do it, it will be a burden to another person.
01:44It is a difficult job to fix all these things.
01:49But since I am a director,
01:54and I have worked with everyone together,
01:58not only that,
02:00I have worked with thousands of people in my films.
02:04I have worked with all of them.
02:09All of them are familiar to me.
02:12I know their basic problems.
02:17If I know that they are considering it,
02:22it will become a burden to me.
02:25I don't reject them.
02:27I consider their problems.
02:29I explain to them how to do it and why they can't do it.
02:34I explain to them how to do it and why they can't do it.
02:39It will be easier for me.
02:41They will have confidence in me.
02:43Even if they can't do certain things, they will accept it.
02:46It's okay.
02:47They won't be able to do 100%.
02:49If they can do 60%, 70% or 80%,
02:52it will give them confidence.
02:54They will have confidence in me.
02:56Everyone should come together to sit and talk.
02:58I can make them sit and talk.
03:00No matter how tall they are,
03:02no matter how big their position is,
03:04no matter how tough the opposition is,
03:07I can make them sit on a stage.
03:10I have been in the film industry for 30 years.
03:14I have a friendship with everyone.
03:16If I make them sit on a stage using that friendship,
03:19I can make them accept certain things.
03:23I think that is my strength.
03:26What is the problem now?
03:29There is no problem now.
03:31That is the problem.
03:33There is no problem.
03:35Basically,
03:38they have given us two conditions.
03:42They stop an artist from going for a shoot all of a sudden.
03:48We will stop that.
03:51There is no problem between us and them.
03:54There is no problem between us and the actors.
03:56But when it comes to stopping,
03:58they have a grudge against us.
04:00So,
04:02your producer is making a film with them.
04:05Tell them.
04:07Call your producer.
04:09Tell them that the actor has a problem.
04:11You can go for the next film after that.
04:13Don't listen to them.
04:15That producer is also angry with us.
04:17He is your member.
04:19He is also angry with us.
04:21You should call him and tell him.
04:23It's okay if it's just one or two.
04:25We can't do it regularly.
04:27So, please call the actors' association.
04:30Ask them.
04:32It's not right to use us.
04:34It's not right to keep using us.
04:36It's not right to keep using us.
04:38So, that's the second problem.
04:40Now, there is a separation between them.
04:42They have been acting for 5-6 years.
04:45They went for a few days.
04:47There was a problem.
04:49We will travel with them.
04:51We will compromise with them.
04:53Now, you shouldn't work with them.
04:55There are 300 people among them.
04:57There are 1000 people among them.
04:59We have two eyes.
05:02If you ask them to close one of their eyes,
05:04it won't look good.
05:06Then, we will tell them to leave.
05:08We will work for everyone.
05:10We won't stop anyone.
05:12You should take a decision.
05:14These two are the problems now.
05:16So, now...
05:18It's going on.
05:20You were very sad when you released the film.
05:22I could see how much you were sad
05:24in those lines.
05:26Did you become like that?
05:29Of course.
05:31I have been with the producer council
05:33for 30 years.
05:35I am the senior among all the directors.
05:37I am the main director.
05:39I have been working with them
05:41for the past 20 years.
05:43I have worked with them
05:45to make it right.
05:47I have worked with them
05:49when there was a problem
05:51with FFC.
05:53I have worked with them.
05:55I have worked with them
05:57for the past two years.
05:59I am concerned with them.
06:01I feel terrible
06:03when they break the rules.
06:05I am like a father fighting his son.
06:07I am just like a father fighting his son.
06:09That's how I am trying.
06:11I try my best
06:13not to get into that situation.
06:15When some companies
06:17are dominating the markets,
06:19when they are monopolizing the profits,
06:21I feel sad
06:23about that.
06:25I can't follow that. I feel bad about that.
06:27You said that you didn't do any business in the interest of interest.
06:31But the 5-star company has given you 3 crores.
06:35In all these years, they have received so much interest.
06:39So, it doesn't seem fair to ask for that.
06:43How do you see that?
06:45They will prepare. How will they prepare?
06:47They will put money and take it.
06:49If you start with interest, how will you do it?
06:53Many people do it.
06:55Many people do it, but not many people come.
06:57If you have money, you can direct.
07:01If you have knowledge, you can direct.
07:03Can I direct without that knowledge?
07:05A producer only gets the full amount.
07:09Do you get that 1% interest?
07:11Some people get 1% in the bank.
07:13Some get 2%.
07:15Some get 3%.
07:17Some even get 10%.
07:19I took 10% interest.
07:21That is business.
07:23This is business, right?
07:25In business, it is your share.
07:27You give advance and it is your share.
07:29You can't do that.
07:31He asked for 5 crores in advance.
07:33You gave him 3 crores.
07:35He said he didn't do it.
07:37You should have taken it.
07:39You should have taken it.
07:41Either you should go with them or you should do it.
07:43In that case, it is fair to prepare.
07:47They gave you advance.
07:49You should do it.
07:51You should do the film.
07:53You have to have faith.
07:55Whether they will do it or not.
07:57You have to do it.
07:59But you can't do the film in a hurry.
08:01If there is a problem in the beginning,
08:03you can solve it.
08:05If there is a problem before the beginning,
08:07the film won't come out well.
08:09That is also important.
08:11We try to avoid problems with the heroes.
08:15If they are mentally affected,
08:19that feeling will come on the screen.
08:21We won't keep them like that.
08:23Even if they are wrong,
08:25they will say,
08:27you did it well.
08:29He will say,
08:31why are you afraid?
08:33He won't be able to act for 3 days.
08:35When he sees me,
08:37he loses confidence.
08:39This is not ego.
08:41This is not ego.
08:43This is a child.
08:45How do we give chocolate to a child?
08:47A child is walking.
08:49The child will fall down.
08:51But what do we do?
08:53We try to make the child walk.
08:55When a thousand actors
08:57change from one person to another,
08:59we have to give them confidence.
09:01We have to make them comfortable.
09:03Only then can they act.
09:05We treat the actors like a child.
09:07No matter what they do,
09:09we won't feel bad.
09:11They will know.
09:15The way they act now is different.
09:17Till now,
09:19they treated us like brothers.
09:23Even if they were younger,
09:25they would have treated us like elders.
09:27But the director would tell us
09:29to sit down.
09:31You can't sit down
09:33if you think you are someone else.
09:35The director is not a young or old person.
09:37He is a director.
09:39Only then can we do it.
09:41How can we be the captain of the ship?
09:43If there are people with more authority than us,
09:45they will set their minds.
09:47We have to listen to the director.
09:49We have to treat the actors
09:51like flowers.
09:53Most of the time,
09:55we won't have problems with them.
09:57In the beginning,
09:59I asked for an advance of 5 crores.
10:01He gave me 3 crores.
10:03I told Vettri Maran.
10:05He brought Vettri Maran.
10:07He told me that
10:09if I don't give him an advance,
10:11there will be problems in the film.
10:13The situation before was different.
10:15Now, it won't work.
10:17So, I told him to give me an advance.
10:19I told him in the second month.
10:21He could have done it earlier.
10:23He could have made an arrangement
10:25for the film.
10:27He could have made an arrangement
10:29for the film.
10:31He could have made an arrangement
10:33for the film.
10:35We have an association.
10:37Do we have to give money for interest.
10:39For three crores,
10:41we have to pay interest.
10:43Next year, we have to pay interest.
10:45Why are you running a stock exchange?
10:47We have an argument to have.
10:49When it is not fair,
10:51we have to give an answer.
10:53We can't keep saying yes to everything.
10:55When it is about a panchayat,
10:57we have to talk about what is fair.
10:59We bring them 3 crores
11:01or 8 crores.
11:03He said 6 crores, the actors said 6 crores, the producer said 7 crores.
11:08Then I discussed this with the producer and somehow we got 8 crores.
11:14We thought it was fair.
11:16We couldn't do more than that.
11:18We didn't think we shouldn't do it.
11:20He made it clear.
11:22I went to the court.
11:24I said this is what I can do.
11:26If we do more than that, it will break.
11:29That's why I said Kajiresan.
11:31Kajiresan is a very good friend of mine.
11:33He is a close friend of mine for 15-20 years.
11:36So I told Kajiresan that this is what will happen.
11:40Nothing more will happen.
11:42So please fix this.
11:44After that he said no.
11:47I said you do it.
11:49But I couldn't do it.
11:51Sir, this is it.
11:53You are a leader.
11:55There is a problem like this.
11:57We have to solve it.
11:59How do you continue it?
12:01Will it be a Dharma Sangadam?
12:03He will definitely have a problem.
12:05We have been friends for the past month.
12:10It will be difficult to be friends.
12:12Because he didn't tell me about it.
12:15I didn't tell him about it.
12:17That friendship will be affected.
12:19Even if I want to be friends, he won't like it.
12:24He won't like it.
12:26You are my friend.
12:28But he won't like it.
12:30You have the authority.
12:32You can stop the shooting.
12:34But I am not a dictator.
12:37I have 23 Sangams.
12:39They will ask me what kind of producer I am.
12:43I have never acted before.
12:45I have never acted before.
12:47If we go beyond this, we will become moral.
12:51I don't want to do it.
12:53I have 23 directors.
12:55I have stopped them.
12:57I have to answer them.
12:59I can't do what I want.
13:01Correct.
13:02Was the higher authority a threat?
13:06No.
13:07I think it was a political decision.
13:11The higher authority was to stop the shooting.
13:20Who stopped the shooting?
13:22The directors.
13:24Who should they tell?
13:26If they are the higher authority, who should they tell?
13:28If they are the higher authority, they should tell their Sangams.
13:32They should tell their leaders.
13:34Why should they tell us?
13:36We should ask the directors.
13:38If we decide to stop it,
13:40and if Dhanush doesn't like it,
13:42they can tell us.
13:44You should stop it.
13:46Who should they tell to stop it?
13:48Who should they tell to stop it?
13:50Are you bigger than them?
13:52Are you bigger than the higher authority?
13:54They can't talk to you.
13:56They are afraid of you.
13:58Are you bigger than the higher authority?
14:02No?
14:04I think it was a political decision.
14:06The higher authority said it.
14:08The higher authority is going to tell us.
14:12The higher authority has never spoken to us.
14:18They are the higher authority.
14:20That's what I'm asking.
14:22Do you know who the higher authority is?
14:24It's the cameraman and director.
14:26They pressured me.
14:28They all left.
14:30The shooting was in Theni.
14:32There were two vehicles in Changalapet.
14:34Two in Dindivanam.
14:36Two in Trichy.
14:38The road was full of vehicles.
14:40It was a bigger film than Dhanush.
14:42There were 50 vehicles.
14:44They were standing there.
14:46If we crossed them, they would take action.
14:48Should we come back or not?
14:50Someone was on the road for 24 hours.
14:52Do I have pressure or not?
14:54The actors wanted to act.
14:56I had to convince them.
14:58How can you stop it?
15:00So I made them come.
15:02They didn't come.
15:04I told them to come to the council.
15:06My members were on the road for two days.
15:08There were about 300 people in Theni.
15:10They were sitting there.
15:12What will the producer do?
15:14If you don't come to work, I won't feed you.
15:16If you don't pay me, it's okay.
15:18If you come to work, I'll feed you.
15:20I'll come to the hotel and feed you.
15:22There was a lot of pressure.
15:24This is our pressure.
15:26The pressure I have is...
15:28It doesn't matter if I don't leave.
15:30They left.
15:32How long can I hold them?
15:34I think you meet a lot more than the other actors.
15:40They took it to the side.
15:44I think this is a serious issue.
15:46My members feel bad about me.
15:48We have to do it this way.
15:50We shouldn't do it without a plan.
15:52We are the main producers.
15:54If we do it like this, we can spend 30-40%.
15:56So don't leave the producer without a plan.
15:58You're making it 4 crores.
16:00If you do it like this,
16:02where will the producers get the money from?
16:04I bring a lot of restrictions and
16:06responsibilities to my members.
16:08They ask me,
16:10why are you doing the job of a producer?
16:12I tell them,
16:14this industry doesn't need a producer.
16:16I've been in this industry for 40 years.
16:18I came in 1985.
16:20I've been in this industry for 40 years.
16:22But there are very few producers
16:24who have been in this industry for 40 years.
16:26Except for people like Kavitha Alaya.
16:28There are no producers for 40 years.
16:30But 80% of the people in this industry
16:32have been in this industry for 30-50 years.
16:34So this industry is not theirs.
16:36It's ours.
16:38So we have to make sure
16:40that we are the beneficiary.
16:42They are investors.
16:44They are poor.
16:46So we have to be careful.
16:48When we bring them in,
16:50we face problems from our side.
16:52We tell them not to come without a plan.
16:54We tell them to prepare
16:56till the last rupee.
16:58We tell them that
17:00they'll be cheated.
17:02They'll have to work for 4 rupees.
17:04You're the one who's going to suffer.
17:06A producer is a sin.
17:08I feel sorry for myself.
17:10I told him that I'll bring in 1.5 crores.
17:12He brought in 4 crores.
17:14He spent 390 crores.
17:16He has a balance of 10 lakhs.
17:18But he can't give that 10 lakhs.
17:20He's suffering or being humiliated.
17:22Why be humiliated?
17:24He's my friend.
17:26He's my friend.
17:28He made a film for my friend.
17:30Give him 1 crore.
17:32He has 4 crores.
17:34He doesn't have a plan.
17:36If I tell him to come with a plan,
17:38he'll feel sorry for me.
17:40If I tell him to shoot with a plan,
17:42my member will feel sorry for me.
17:44I'm trying to make it easier.
17:46Today, all our members
17:48have a status of employees.
17:50We've crossed 90% of that.
17:52Before getting the provident fund,
17:54we're trying to find a way.
17:56There are some problems.
17:58They feel sorry.
18:00We have to fix that.
18:02If we give medicine to a child,
18:04they won't drink it.
18:06Some people feel sorry for me.
18:08I have to drink this medicine.
18:10I have to be in the status of an employee.
18:12We have to fix that.
18:14That's why some people feel sorry for me.
18:16In your opinion,
18:18which products and companies
18:20are good?
18:22Everyone is good.
18:24Nobody is bad.
18:26The situation of the industry is bad.
18:28If everyone is together,
18:30they can rule the industry.
18:32Why?
18:34Because the industry is dominating.
18:36Why?
18:38Because they are together.
18:40No matter what problem we face,
18:42we might have a problem.
18:44But when there's a problem,
18:46we stand together.
18:48Unity is what protects us.
18:50But the production union
18:52is made up of 7 institutions.
18:54That's what I wanted to ask.
18:56It's not because of Selvamani.
18:58It's not because of somebody else.
19:00It's because of themselves.
19:02If they are together,
19:04no matter how big they are,
19:06they will be under them.
19:08If they are in the same institution,
19:10no one can do anything to them.
19:12They can rule the industry.
19:14But it's not like that.
19:16If it's not like that,
19:18they can beat each other.
19:20If they are separated,
19:22it's good for us.
19:24We can rule.
19:26But I don't think like that.
19:28If you are good,
19:30the industry is good.
19:32If you are together,
19:34at least be a federation.
19:36If you can't be a single institution,
19:38be a federation.
19:40Become a confederation.
19:42Sit down and decide what to do.
19:44We are running a separate group.
19:46We don't have to fight.
19:48But we can be separate.
19:50But we can be together.
19:52If there is a problem in our family,
19:54if 7 kids are together,
19:56the enemy will be scared.
19:58We have told them not to fight.
20:00After many years,
20:02did you see your Guru Nanak Mani Vanan
20:04in the screen of the movie
20:06Madhagatha Raja?
20:08How was it for you?
20:10He is always a rocking king.
20:12He is always.
20:14Mani Vanan,
20:16he is the best.
20:18Whether he is an actor,
20:20a producer,
20:22or a human being.
20:24Even if he is a driver,
20:26he is the best driver.
20:28No one can drive like him.
20:30If he is a director,
20:32he is the best director,
20:34as far as I am concerned.
20:36He is the best director.
20:38He didn't build himself.
20:40Everyone has to build themselves.
20:42He has to structure his character.
20:44That's the mistake he made.
20:46He is the best.
20:48When Madhagatha Raja did it,
20:50Mano Bola and Mani Vanan
20:52were the main reasons
20:54for the success of the movie.
20:56Sundar and Mani Vanan
20:58were the main reasons
21:00for the success of the movie.
21:04Sir, you have been in cinema
21:06for 40 years.
21:08You have been in many positions.
21:10How do you feel
21:12when your close friends
21:14leave you?
21:18They don't leave me.
21:20I get angry.
21:22But no one
21:24leaves me.
21:26In those 40 years,
21:28I don't have any enemies.
21:30At that time,
21:32I will have a lot of problems.
21:34After some time,
21:36they will realize.
21:38In those 40 years,
21:40I don't have any enemies.
21:42They will realize one day.
21:44Then they will come back to me.
21:46In those 40 years,
21:48I don't have any enemies.
21:50I don't have anyone who left me.
21:52They will leave me.
21:54They may think
21:56that I am their enemy.
21:58I have never thought of anyone
22:00as my enemy.
22:02I have never thought of anyone
22:04as my enemy.
22:06I have never thought of anyone
22:08as my enemy.
22:10What about the death of some people?
22:12Manobola sir.
22:14Manivannan sir.
22:16It is very sad.
22:18I don't accept
22:20that they are not there.
22:22I didn't work with Manobola
22:24more than Manivannan sir.
22:26But always,
22:28he will travel along with me.
22:30Always.
22:32I have his number
22:34in the name of Manobola.
22:36I don't even want to delete it.
22:38I have saved his number
22:40in the name of Manobola.
22:42I can't escape
22:44Manivannan sir's death.
22:46I accept that Manivannan sir is not there.
22:48I accept that.
22:50It is a sad thing.
22:52But I accept that he is not there.
22:54I can't escape death.
22:56I have to accept it.
22:58You directed Vijayakanth's
23:00100th film.
23:02It was your first film.
23:04Did you feel the pressure
23:06when it was your 100th film?
23:08Captain Prabhakaran.
23:10Yes.
23:12How did you feel
23:14when you wrote
23:16Captain Prabhakaran?
23:22Actually,
23:26Vidadhalappili Prabhakaran
23:28was my ideal leader.
23:30So, I named him
23:32Prabhakaran.
23:38It was a simple name.
23:40It was not catchy.
23:42It was a simple name.
23:44Then I developed it.
23:46I named him Thalapathy Prabhakaran.
23:50Stalin was
23:52Thalapathy.
23:54So, I thought
23:56I should support him.
23:58Thalapathy Prabhakaran
24:00was a good name.
24:02But it was not
24:04good enough.
24:06So, I named him
24:08Captain Prabhakaran.
24:10Immediately, everyone
24:12accepted it.
24:14I felt
24:16Prabhakaran was
24:18a captain
24:20for all Tamil people.
24:22It was a strike.
24:24Vijayakanth immediately
24:26accepted it.
24:28He said we should not
24:30discuss about it anymore.
24:34But he is still there.
24:36He is still there.
24:38Definitely.
24:40I too have a 10%
24:42name.
24:46Like Rajini and
24:48Dhanushar
24:50have a name.
24:52How did you
24:54decide to name it?
24:56Was it a warning?
24:58Or was it a hit?
25:00It was decided by
25:02Pulanvisaranai.
25:04They couldn't understand it.
25:06They had decided
25:08it wouldn't run.
25:10Auto Shankar?
25:12It wouldn't run.
25:14The movie wasn't good.
25:16The victory
25:18gave them more confidence.
25:20Everything I said
25:22was a success all over India.
25:24Not only Tamil Nadu,
25:26Kerala, Karnataka,
25:28Andhra,
25:30even Mumbai.
25:32It was a big success.
25:34They said it was right.
25:36It gave them more confidence.
25:40When I told them about
25:42Veerappan,
25:44it was their
25:4696th movie.
25:48They held it.
25:50They converted it into
25:52their 100th movie.
25:54They held it for 6 months.
25:56I said it was okay.
25:58100th movie
26:00was a miracle for me.
26:02Your first movie
26:04was a true story.
26:06Did you read the newspaper
26:08or the book?
26:10Yes,
26:12I read the newspaper
26:14and it was a big hit.
26:16Even then,
26:18even now,
26:20you can't tell the truth in India.
26:22Everyone says
26:24they'll change if they come.
26:26They want to tell the truth
26:28until the government comes.
26:30They don't want to tell the truth
26:32when the government comes.
26:34There's no difference.
26:36You're making a movie
26:38about the truth.
26:40Did you face political pressure?
26:42Of course.
26:44I faced a lot of pressure.
26:46How did you handle it
26:48at that age?
26:50I had nothing to lose.
26:52I was ready for anything.
26:54I didn't expect anything from anyone.
26:56I didn't befriend anyone.
26:58They didn't help me.
27:00It's not fair
27:02for them to be angry with me.
27:04I didn't expect
27:06anything from them.
27:08I was ready for everything.
27:10You're a coward.
27:12I'm a coward.
27:14I didn't do anything wrong.
27:16I didn't have to fear anyone.
27:18I didn't have anything to lose.
27:20I don't have the courage now.
27:22I have a family.
27:24I have kids.
27:26It's hard to face it now.
27:28But at that time,
27:30I didn't have anything to lose.
27:32I was ready for everything.
27:34Then you decided to make a love story.
27:36Did your first love
27:38start with a love story?
27:40Or did you have the idea to write a love story?
27:42No.
27:44I decided after the second film.
27:46I decided to make a film with a new face.
27:48If a film with a hero
27:50is not made,
27:52the heroes will give up.
27:54They will look for a director.
27:56If they fail, they will give up.
27:58It's the same for any hero.
28:00We have to make a film
28:02with a new face
28:04to succeed.
28:06I decided before the first film.
28:08The first two films were about heroes.
28:10The third film was about a new face.
28:12If it was a love story,
28:14it would be pleasant.
28:16So, I made it a love story.
28:18What about Banumathi Amma?
28:20In the new face,
28:26I wanted to take a touch.
28:30Banumathi Amma was
28:32an actress who acted
28:34with a lot of people.
28:36No one could control her.
28:38She was her own character.
28:42I thought if she was there,
28:44it would have a value.
28:46Even MGR himself
28:48used to ask questions in her films.
28:50I had that too.
28:52But when I went,
28:54I surrendered to her.
28:56I didn't think of anything.
28:58She's a legend.
29:00I took it in my mind.
29:02When I went in,
29:04I called her mother.
29:06She took me in like a son.
29:10She said,
29:12I can't work from 9 to 6.
29:14My body won't cooperate.
29:16I've seen your films.
29:18You always shoot at night.
29:20I can't do it.
29:22She said, you don't have to do it at night.
29:24Only for 5 days.
29:26You have to do it till 9.
29:28She agreed.
29:30She worked with me for 5 days.
29:32She worked with me for 12 days.
29:36She became convenient.
29:38She trusted me.
29:40I didn't have a problem with that.
29:44Who is the actor you admire now?
29:48You used to say,
29:50love is a thriller.
29:52He gave you a big hit.
29:54There are many actors now.
29:56There are many.
29:58A. R. Lingusamy.
30:02Lingusamy is a beautiful director.
30:04He's like Raj Kapoor.
30:06A. R. Murugadasu.
30:08He's like him in my films.
30:14Nelson's film,
30:16Doctor.
30:18I liked it a lot.
30:20Can you do this?
30:22Can you do this?
30:24Like Black Cow?
30:26How can you think like that?
30:30I couldn't even imagine it.
30:34Manakaram and Kaithi.
30:36That's another level.
30:42Manakaram is mostly night shoots.
30:48I can't believe in Kaithi.
30:50But when I saw the film,
30:52it gave me a fear.
30:58Nelson did a promo
31:00with Anirudh.
31:06It was a new thing.
31:08I told him,
31:10instead of doing a story,
31:12he did it with Anirudh.
31:14It's like giving your passport
31:16when you go to a concert.
31:18It was like showing a film
31:20without showing a film.
31:22I liked that idea.
31:28The film, Pachamuthu.
31:30It's great.
31:38It's a serious thing.
31:40There's a caste within.
31:42It doesn't hurt the other person.
31:44It makes them understand.
31:46That film was great.
31:48Even if it was a small film,
31:50it was great.
31:52P.S. Smith's Irumbuthirai.
31:56The thing is,
32:00they planned a little
32:02and came within the boundaries.
32:06It's great.
32:10It's like a balloon.
32:12You have to blow it until it breaks.
32:14That's the advice I'd like to give
32:16to my brothers.
32:20Stretch it as much as you can.
32:22If you don't stretch it,
32:24it will break.
32:26If you don't break it,
32:28it will be good.
32:30I watch a lot of films.
32:34They say one thing very simply.
32:36If you look at Jailor,
32:38you'll wonder
32:40if it's a film.
32:42When you watch a film,
32:46it's great.
32:48They used an artist
32:50for only two days,
32:52but they kept talking about him throughout the film.
32:54Sivaraj is my classmate.
32:56He's a good friend.
33:00He must have acted for only two days.
33:02But in the introduction,
33:04Rajinikanth had an equal introduction.
33:08When you watch a film,
33:10it's not like they used you.
33:12They used you as a friend.
33:14When you watch a film,
33:16it's like they gave Rajinikanth
33:18an equal introduction.
33:20It's a great thinking.
33:22Did Sivaraj Kumar study at Chennai Film Institute?
33:24No.
33:26He was in Puliyur.
33:28His house was in Traspuram.
33:30That's where he studied.
33:32He's a close friend.
33:34You wanted to make a film about his father.
33:36You wanted to make a film about his father.
33:38But it got dropped.
33:40Why did it get dropped?
33:42It's like
33:44killing two birds with one stone.
33:46We don't want that.
33:48We want to separate them.
33:50We don't want to remind them of the past.
33:52Did you talk to Sivaraj Kumar?
33:54I did.
33:56I met him last year.
33:58Do you watch the film as a family?
34:00Or with your friends?
34:02Roja ma'am is busy.
34:04She's busy.
34:08It's been 6 months
34:12since the election.
34:14Every weekend,
34:16I go to watch a film.
34:20There are many actors
34:22who are married.
34:24Many of them
34:26tell me
34:28that they don't allow
34:30their children to watch films at home.
34:32They don't allow their children
34:34to watch films at home.
34:36I think they're grown up
34:38because of cinema.
34:40They watch films with their family.
34:42But they don't allow
34:44their children to watch them.
34:46How do you watch this?
34:48How did your children grow up?
34:50My children watch all the films.
34:52My son
34:54watches all the films
34:56in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.
34:58He watches all the films.
35:00He can watch films with his family
35:02or with his friends.
35:04Most of the time,
35:06we go alone.
35:08My wife is a regular
35:10cinema goer.
35:12Even if it's in the city,
35:14she goes to the theater there.
35:16Have you seen the Telugu film?
35:18There are 50,000 Tamil people there.
35:20So, Tamil films are released there.
35:22If we go there,
35:24there are 10-15 people
35:26from my mother's family.
35:28If someone thinks that
35:30our children shouldn't watch films,
35:32they shouldn't be in the cinema.
35:34If they think it's wrong,
35:36they shouldn't do it.
35:38One time,
35:40one of my friends told me
35:42that I'm going to get married
35:44with such a glamourous face.
35:46He asked me
35:48if he could take the next wife.
35:50That's the point.
35:52If it's wrong,
35:54he shouldn't do it.
35:56If it's wrong,
35:58he shouldn't do it.
36:00If it's wrong,
36:02he shouldn't do it.
36:04If he thinks it's wrong,
36:06he shouldn't be in the cinema.
36:08He can do whatever he thinks is right.
36:10That's how I see it.
36:12I don't want to point fingers at anyone.
36:14That's how I see it.
36:16If we don't think it's right,
36:18we shouldn't do it.
36:20Thank you so much, sir.
36:22You've spoken a lot.
36:24As a president of PCMIP,
36:26we need to do good things.
36:28Everyone should end their problems
36:30peacefully.
36:32It's not the same without problems.
36:34Everyone should get treated
36:36peacefully.
36:38I wish you all the best
36:40in your work.
36:44We also wish that
36:46there should be no problems.
36:48Problems will be solved.
36:50We need to be peaceful.
36:52If there is a problem at the base of profit, there will be a mistake.
36:57If there is a problem without profit, there may be problems, but it will disappear in time.
37:02There will be no mistakes in this time.
37:04That is what I say to my friends.
37:06You can expect that from me.
37:08Whether you are a friend or an enemy,
37:10If it is wrong, it is wrong. If it is right, it is right.
37:12That is RK Siddhamani.
37:14Thank you sir. Thanks a lot.