Actor Sivakumar on Wednesday inaugurated a newly opened branch of a restaurant and sweet shop in Anna Nagar, Chennai, and interacted with the media after tasting the food, as reported in News18 Tamil.
Speaking on changing food habits, Sivakumar said, “Today, it is impossible for a person to live without a hotel. When I came to Chennai, hotels were the only thing that saved my body for the first 10 years. At that time, I spent 45 rupees a month and ate for the whole month. Idli was 6 paise and vada was 5 paise. Today, times have changed. Money has lost its value. However, providing quality food is important.”
Responding to a question on whether he preferred home-cooked food or hotel food, he remarked, “Oh, come on! That’s like asking, ‘Do you prefer an actress or your own wife?’” (Laughs). “How could anyone look at an actress the way they look at their wife? Can you really raise children with an actress? Look at the kind of questions this guy is asking!”
He added, “Home-cooked food is the constant, the permanent choice; going to a hotel is just for a change of pace. If you eat at a hotel for all three meals, you’ll go crazy, you’ll end up with loose motions. For instance, if I go to a wedding in Coimbatore today, say we attend a wedding celebration for three days, there are 30,000 people eating there.”
Elaborating further, he said, “You have no idea what ingredients they’re using. If you spend three days eating in Coimbatore, you gain 2 kg in weight. By the fifth day, you’re suffering from loose motions. So, hotel food isn’t a permanent solution. That’s why, for me, it’s always home, wife, and children first; hotels come only second.”
On being asked about the secret to his youthful appearance, Sivakumar said, “A 16-year-old boy will remain young. What is this question? Now, when I wake up in the morning, I have eaten a handful of old rice, two glasses of buttermilk, papaya and guava slices. Get at least 7 hours of sleep, eat on time, go for a morning walk. Don’t sleep in an AC room. MGR proved to the world that an actor can travel. There is no chance of another actor being born like him.”
Reflecting on cinema and politics, he added, “Before Reynolds Reagan, MGR ruled the country. MGR had no heirs, no children. There is no chance of another being born like Sivaji, the greatest actor in the world. But he lost in politics. What I am saying is, no one has it all. Keep working hard, be happy with what God gives you and don’t compare yourself with anyone.”
When asked about the possibility of entering politics, Sivakumar responded on a lighter note, “I thought of becoming the Chief Minister during Kamaraj’s time, but I missed that opportunity.”
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