I don't need to be politically correct: Simbu

���and if you don���t like him because of that, it���s OK, says actor Simbu
He���s been missing from Chennai���s social circuit for quite a while now. But now, he���s back on the sets and is currently in the city and shooting for his upcoming Vettai Mannan. In a freewheeling chat, Simbu gets chatting about his recent US trip, how his movies are shaping up and being controversy���s favourite child.
You had disappeared from Chennai the last few months���
I was in the US completing work on my Love Anthem.Due to the great response on the initial release and based on suggestions, I���ve decided to flesh it out into a full album that will consist of about six to nine songs. I���ll be composing a few numbers and Yuvan will compose a couple of them. I sat on a lot of meetings with music producers, international artist coordinators and musicians and understood the working style in the US. I spoke with a few international artists as well. However, as we have not inked the deal with them yet, I cannot reveal the names right now.
Did the Love Anthem take shape much before Kolaveri happened?
I was always thinking on the lines of an international number and was mulling about ideas that unite the entire world. That���s how the Love Anthem came up. We were actually planning to finish the entire song and then release it, but a lot of other people are thinking on similar themes as well. For instance, there was Aska Laska which also had the word ���love��� in several languages. So, we cut a condensed version and released it and will soon be out with the entire number.
How was your trip otherwise?
It helped me introspect quite a lot. When you���re in Chennai, you���re always thinking about the day���s work and once that���s done, you tend to think about what���s happening the next day. A break like this helped me immensely ��� it helped me understand a lot of stuff, analyse the kind of cinema I was doing and put things in perspective.
You���re controversy���s favourite child
I do understand that when you���re a star, what you say matters a lot. The media is sometimes nice to me and sometimes not so nice. But, I want to be true to myself. I don���t feel the need to be politically correct. I���m open and straightforward most of the time and voice out what I feel about things. If you think ill about me for that, it���s OK ��� I���m happy that I���ve been true to myself.
Some people try to run you down���
I don���t bother about them. My priority is with my fans and audiences. I respect the fans and well-wishers who have made me what I am and who continue to support me even today. ���I DON���T NEED TO BE POLITICALLY CORRECT���
Reports state that your film shootings were stalled because you took off���
The whole industry was in a standstill in the last couple of months due to the strike! I���ve kept my producers posted about my whereabouts and there were no issues with regards to my film shoots during this time.
Podaa Podi, Vettai Mannan and Vada Chennai���
Four songs remain to be shot in Podaa Podi; we���re leaving for Macau in April to commence work on that. Otherwise, the entire talkie portion is complete. As for Vettai Mannan, we���re almost done with the first half of the film and will soon move to Brazil, where most of the second half takes place. It���ll be an action-oriented story that is told in a lighter vein. After these two films, I���ll be doing Vada Chennai with director Vetri Maaran.