Bollywood, jealous of me - Priyan

The biggest commercial director ever created by Mollywood, Priyadarshan is in the view that people in Bollywood are quite jealous of him, which makes them brand him as director of silly comedies and remakes. ''In the history of Indian cinema, I am the only director from the south to survive successfully in Bollywood. I had been here for 12 long years with 25 films, of which the majority were big successes. That is the reason I am tagged as someone who is only a master in remakes'' says the celebrated director.

Priyan who was in Delhi International film festival with his award winning movie ‘Kanchivaram’ answered to the questions from the media. He said that, even after a big award for his first offbeat movie, he still finds making a commercial movie far more tougher than creating one in the off beat genre. ''While making a commercial movie, you are constantly thinking with the audience. It is difficult to make a typical Bollywood movie than a realistic film,'' says Priyan who had created half a dozen of super hits like ‘Hera Pheri’, ‘Malamaal Weekly’ ‘Hulchul’, ‘Hungama’ and ‘Bhaagam Bhaag’.