Was he your hero when you were young?
He has always been my hero. I am a die-hard fan of my Dad!
When did you realise that your father was the superstar of Tamil Nadu?
As long as I could remember. My father was a superstar when he got married. So, we grew up in that atmosphere. We have grown up watching his films and adored his every move. So, I can't really say when I realised he was the superstar because he has always been one for me!
What is it about his movies that you like?
He is symbolic of the meaning of the word style! You look up the dictionary for the word style, and it means Rajnikanth! He is the most stylish man -- on and off screen too.
Can you be objective while directing him?
I am a director and he is an actor in my film. So, he is an actor in my film, not my father.
But when I come back home, he is my Dad, and that will never change.
This type of objectivity would not have been possible when I was younger. When I was a kid, there were times when I saw him cry on screen. I would start crying too. I thought it was my father who was crying. I was too young to realise that it was the character he was playing that was crying. I also hated it when he was hit by villains. I would say, stop hitting my Dad!
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