National identity does not figure in the Tamil way of thinking.
I've learnt music, since this is a part and parcel of growing up in a traditional Tamil Brahmin family. In fact, I've even given three exams in music when I was young.
I grew up listening to dappan koothu songs and loved the fun party vibes they gave.
True, I was born and raised in Chennai, fluent in Tamil, but essentially, I am a Telugu guy and a Telugu actor.
There is always a question that arises asking if am a Tamilan. I am 66 years old now. I had been in Karnataka only for 23 years; for the remaining 44 years of my life, I have been in Tamil Nadu with the Tamil people.
Malaysian Tamil movies are amateurish, with songs picked up from our old Tamil movies and inserted in between.
I spoke in Tamil at home and ate dosa and idli.
I would definitely love to do more Tamil films. I feel more connected to the people here. In fact, I call it my own industry.
I am an ordinary woman from a Tamil family.
Tamil for me is my cousin Esha. I even told her that I was preparing to play a Tamilian and asked her if she could teach me the language.
Tamil is my mother tongue.
In Tamil, three-hour films are normal.
Though born in Los Angeles, U.S.A., I am a typical Tamil girl.
I speak Tamil well and I am proud to be living as a Tamil. but above it all, I am very proud Indian!
I started with Pudhu Paattu' in K'town.
The Tamilians love me because I have done the most number of movies in Kollywood and have worked with all the top stars. I have even stayed in Chennai for a few years, and I have a strong connect with the city and the State of Tamil Nadu.
There is no concept of a Tamil nation. India is one nation, and Tamil Nadu is a part of that.
If I am ever forced to choose between my identity as a Tamilian and an award from the central government, I will choose the former.
I wish to contribute more to south Indian music, especially Tamil music.
The Tamil audience is more receptive to unusual endings.
It's nice to introduce Vidya Balan to the Tamil audience.
I am thrilled to be a part of Tamil cinema as it is an interesting place.
I grew up a Tamilian.
Just as the cultures, lifestyle and food differ vastly from our own, music for the Tamil/Telugu audience is vastly different from that of Mollywood.
I am always for and with the Tamil people.
