From ‘Master’ to ‘Maanadu’: How Tamil cinema’s stars took an offbeat path in 2021

In some of the biggest hits in 2021, the likes of Vijay and Sivakarthikeyan were willing to experiment with their roles

"You have been doing films in one genre, which suits your image. Your image is bigger than Amitabh’s. But I believe you have abundant talent. You have a fantastic sense of humour. Would you do a film like ‘Cheeni Kum’?”“

I have never been after ‘artistic satisfaction’. My thing is ‘commercial’.

"Are you saying ‘Cheeni Kum’ is not commercial?”