You cannot stage plays to make money. That's quite impossible until our people start spending more on tickets.

I acted in 'Oomakkuyil' under Balu Mahendra's baton.

Every musician should announce the raga and the sahityam before performing.

When it comes to Vijay Antony, he's very calculative and is ready to go to any extent for the success of the movie.

I have spent more time on stage than at home.

The applause from the audience gives me a high. Probably that's what has kept my love for theatre intact.

I would like to do one of Ilaiyaraaja's songs. After all, I did play drums for him and have watched him closely while composing, recording and performing. I would like to do an album of Mohammed Rafi's Hindi songs, too.

I always was a great fan of Malayalam cinema, Sathyan in particular. I loved their understated acting.

Maybe Carnatic music will become more digital, because it is an audio form. But even then, why do people flock to the December season in Madras? Because they want to see the artiste face-to-face.

My father used to say that even in comedies, you should have a little 'carry-home message.' Don't make it an experience where you forget play as you walk out.