India, Sept. 1 -- Tamil filmmaker Vetrimaaran announced on Monday that he is shutting down his production house, Grass Root Film Company, which he founded in 2012. He also stated that the controversial coming-of-age film Bad Girl will be the last film made under his production house. Claiming that it was too much 'pressure' to be a producer, here's what Vetrimaaran said.

Ahead of the release of Bad Girl, Vetrimaaran spoke to the press in Chennai on Monday. He got candid about the struggles he faced with his two latest films, Manushi and Bad Girl.

He stated that being a producer is 'taxing' while being just a director allows him more freedom creatively. "Being a producer is a taxing job. Being a director is a creative job. There's no pre...