What next now?

I am jobless. I have nothing to do. I used to get offers to do ad films in between but after Ayan released, I haven't got any offers. If something good comes up, I'll take it up.

One thing that has surprised me is that only four directors called to wish me after Ayan released. But all the cinematographer friends called me after the success of Ayan. In fact, more people called me after Sivaji. This time I got less than 20 calls from the film industry!

How do you pick your characters?

My characters are drawn from real life. I walk on the streets, travel by bus to meet real people. If you travel in an air-conditioned car, you are cut off from reality. Whatever experiences I get from life, I will make use of in my scripts. 

I am walking and travelling by bus more these days, in search of new characters.