Quotes

'Maya Nadhi' is the best thing that has happened to me.

Yes my husband is a vegetarian. But we are still against the Jallikattu ban.

I never wanted to become an actress to avoid the pressures of looking good all the time.

You don't need to wear certain shoes or carry a kind of bag because of peer pressure.

Since I am Rajini's daughter and Dhanush's wife, people may think 'why she is even bothered to work hard?' But I want to stand out, make a name for myself.

I, too, started off as a short filmmaker - though none of them have been screened, it served as a practice session to help me learn the nuances of filmmaking.

I intend to bring forth the hardships and uncertainty stuntmen face. India does not have adequate infrastructure or safety guidelines to protect them, and their work often goes unnoticed.

Even journalism has ethics and everyone should follow them.

Neither Dhanush nor I have been interested in using Appa's name ever. We have been married for eight years and I don't think you'd have ever seen Appa at any of Dhanush's audio release functions or movie success functions.

I believe '3' was ahead of its time. It was closer to my comfort zone and, like most debut filmmakers, I drew extensively from my own life.

I prefer to be the captain of the ship, call the shots and be more creative.

Well, I'm comfortable in all kinds of clothes - Indian, Western, casual, formal. I shop for them wherever I go.

Anything can be well communicated through writing.

I maintained a diary when I was a child and had all the happenings jotted down.

People will think being the daughter of a celebrity is a very different life but surprisingly, we lead a very normal life and that's what people will realize when they read my short stories.

I would not have been comfortable in front of the camera.

Being an actress is a hard job. There is this pressure of looking good all the time.

Life was simple and the credit goes to my parents. They decided to bring us up in a certain way and kept us away from public eye. I am doing the same with my children.

My father was a busy man who would do six to seven films a year.

My mother was like a CCTV camera. There were times when I could not enjoy what most other children could. I would always have an escort.

I have written to Cabinet Minister Venkaiah Naidu to add a stuntman category in the National Awards to appreciate the work they do.

There are many myths surrounding celebrity children.

Most of my childhood, my father was hardly around.

My parents are conservative. They really weren't in support of us dating before marriage.

My husband encouraged me to stand on my own, gave me the nudge to do what I wanted - either singing or directing films.