India, Oct. 30 -- Filmmaker Karthik Subbaraj recently held a masterclass with the Student Tribe, where he answered questions ranging from the state of affairs in the Tamil film industry to his working process. When a student raised the criticism that Kollywood has yet to have a Rs.1000 crore hit, the director, who has worked with stars such as Rajinikanth and Suriya, responded with his take.

At the masterclass, a student asked Karthik why Kollywood has been unable to produce a Rs.1000 crore hit, despite being one of the biggest South Indian film industries and having established actors. The filmmaker first joked in response, " Rs.1000 crore film aa? (laughs) How will I be able to answer the question, why? How did the Telugu industry make...