I am absolutely satisfied. I haven't made any compromise.

What is the kind of film you believe in?

I believe in good films. A person spends money by going to the theatre. I feel it is our duty as filmmakers to satisfy him and keep him engrossed for two hours. I believe only in good and bad films. There is no other classification for me.

Do you think of the audience when you make a film? What is more important, satisfying the audience, or satisfying yourself?

You have to have the audience in mind. I cannot make a film only to satisfy the audience. Similarly, I cannot make a film only to satisfy me alone. There has to be a meeting point for both. You have to tell a story that both you and the audience like.

So, is the commercial success of a film is very important for you?

Absolutely. That is paramount. I am making it for them. I will be nervous as hell on the day of its release.

You had won a National Award for your short film Silent Scream...

It is a 10-minute silent film. It's about suicide. We call those who commit suicide as cowards but it takes a lot of courage to end one's own life. The film is about the act of one man taking his life.

It was a long gap after your first Tamil feature film, Alai...

It was a four-year gap and I deserved it because I made a bad film. I had to be punished for it. I think I was not mature enough then.

Do you feel like wiping it out from your career?

I have already done that. I don't mention it or think about it.

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