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Mani Ratnam
Born June 2, 1956 (1956-06-02) (age 52)
Indian flag Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation Film director, film producer, screenwriter
Website
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Mani Ratnam (Tamil: மணி ரத்னம்) (born June 2, 1956) is a critically acclaimed Tamil Indian film director, writer and producer. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Madurai Tamil Nadu ( Tamil:, Country of the Tamils, t̪ɐmɨɻ n̪aːɽɯ is one of the 28 states of India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made Tamil (ta தமிழ்; t̪əmɨɻ is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tamil people (also called Tamils or Tamilians) ( are an Ethnic group native to Tamil Nadu, a state in India, and the north-eastern A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies.

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Biography

Early life

Ratnam was born as G. Subramaniam on June 2, 1956, in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Madurai Tamil Nadu ( Tamil:, Country of the Tamils, t̪ɐmɨɻ n̪aːɽɯ is one of the 28 states of India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country After graduating with a degree in commerce from Madras University and an MBA from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, he embarked on a career as a management consultant before becoming a filmmaker. The University of Madras is one of the three oldest Universities in India (along with the University of Calcutta and the University of Mumbai Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (also referred to as JBIMS or just Bajaj) is the Department of Management Studies of the University of Mumbai He got into film direction with the help of his late brother, film producer G. Venkateswaran. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. G Venkateswaran (born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, South India, died 3rd May 2003 popularly known as G

Career

Mani Ratnam's films often feature realistic, contemporary themes and complex plots. With a career spanning over two decades, he has garnered high acclaim and has been praised for handling serious issues whilst retaining entertainment values in his films. Familial and marital hardships, terrorism, love, class and religious conflict, war, politics, adoption, history and disability are just some of the socio-political issues to have been featured in his films. His movies are generally made in the Tamil language, but are usually also dubbed into other languages like Telugu and Hindi owing to their national appeal. Tamil (ta தமிழ்; t̪əmɨɻ is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. In filmmaking, dubbing or looping is the process of recording or replacing voices for a Motion picture. Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is He has also made films in other languages like Hindi, Telugu and Kannada. Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Kannada (kn [[wiktಕನ್ನಡ ಕನ್ನಡ]] Kannaḍa) is one of the major Dravidian languages of India, spoken predominantly in the state Mani Ratnam's first film was a Kannada one, in which Anil Kapoor made his debut. Anil Kapoor (अनिल कपूर born December 29, 1959) is a prominent National Film Award -winning Indian actor and producer who appears Pallavi Anu Pallavi is a film that explores a relationship between an older woman and a young man. Pallavi Anu Pallavi (ಪಲ್ಲವಿ ಅನುಪಲ್ಲವಿ is a Kannada film released in 1983, in which Indian director Mani Ratnam He followed this with the love-themed Mouna Raagam, a critical hit and his first box-office success. Mouna Raagam (Silent Symphony ( 1986) is a Tamil language Feature film directed by filmmaker Mani Ratnam Nayakan was released in 1987. Nayagan ( 1987) (Tamil நாயகன் aka Nayakan) is a Tamil feature film written and directed by Mani Ratnam. Through the 1990s and early 2000s, his output has included many acclaimed and commercial successes including Roja (1992), Bombay (1995) and Kannathil Muthamittal (2002). for the town in Mozambique see Roja Mozambique Roja ( 1992) is a Tamil Film directed by Mani This article is about the film See Bombay (disambiguation for other uses Kannathil Muthamittal ( A Peck on the Cheek, கன்னத்தில் முத்தமிட்டால் ( 2002) is an award-winning His most recent picture, released in 2007, is Guru. Guru ( Hindi: गुरू gʊɾuː is a 2007 Hindi film directed by Mani Ratnam.

In 2002, Mani Ratnam was awarded the Padma Shri. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Padma Shri (also spelt Padma Shree, Padmashree, Padma Sree and Padma Sri) is an award given by the Government of India generally [1]

In 1994, a retrospective of his Tamil films was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Toronto International Film Festival ( TIFF) is a publicly-attended Film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada His movie Nayakan was part of Time Magazine's All-Time 100 Movies issued in 2005. Nayagan ( 1987) (Tamil நாயகன் aka Nayakan) is a Tamil feature film written and directed by Mani Ratnam. [2][3]

Filmography

The following is the list of films directed by Mani Ratnam. For many of these movies, Mani Ratnam is also credited for the story, screenplay and producing:

Director

Year Film Language Cast Music Director Notes
1983 Pallavi Anu Pallavi Kannada Anil Kapoor, Lakshmi Ilaiyaraaja Dubbed into Tamil as Oh! Priya Priya
1985 Unaru Malayalam Mohanlal, Sukumaran, Sabina Jose Ilaiyaraaja
1985 Pagal Nilavu Tamil Murali, Revathi Menon, Radhika Sarath Kumar, Sathyaraj Ilaiyaraaja
1985 Idaya Kovil Tamil Mohan, Radha, Ambika, Goundamani Ilaiyaraaja
1986 Mouna Raagam Tamil Mohan, Revathi, Karthik Ilaiyaraaja Dubbed into Telugu
1987 Nayagan Tamil Kamal Haasan, Saranya, Nassar, Janagaraj Ilaiyaraaja Remade into Hindi as Dayavan
Dubbed into Telugu as Nayakudu
1988 Agni Natchathiram Tamil Prabhu, Karthik, Vijayakumar, Nirosha, Amala, Janagaraj, Jayachitra Ilaiyaraaja Dubbed into Telugu as Gharshana
1989 Geethanjali Telugu Nagarjuna, Girija, Vijayakumar Ilaiyaraaja Dubbed into Tamil as Idhayathai Thirudathey
Dubbed into Malayalam as Geethanjali
1990 Anjali Tamil Raghuvaran, Revathi, Prabhu, Tarun Kumar, Shamili, Shruti, Saranya Ilaiyaraaja Dubbed into Telugu as Anjali
1991 Thalapathi Tamil Rajinikanth, Mammooty, Arvind Swamy, Amrish Puri, Sobhana, Bhanupriya, Srividya, Geetha, Jaishankar Ilaiyaraaja Dubbed into Telugu as Dalapati
Dubbed into Hindi as Dal-pati
1992 Roja Tamil Arvind Swamy, Madhubala, Pankaj Kapoor, Nassar, Janagaraj A. R. Rahman Dubbed into English as The Rose
Dubbed into Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Marathi as Roja
1993 Thiruda Thiruda Tamil Prashanth, Anand, Heera Rajgopal, Anu Agarwal, Balasubrahmanyam A. R. Rahman Dubbed into Hindi as Chor Chor
Dubbed into Telugu as Donga Donga
1995 Bombay Tamil Arvind Swamy, Manisha Koirala, Nassar, A. R. Rahman Dubbed into Hindi and Telugu as Bombay
1997 Iruvar Tamil Mohanlal, Aishwarya Rai, Prakash Raj, Madhubala, Tabu, Revathi, Gouthami, Nassar A. R. Rahman Dubbed into Telugu as Iddaru
1998 Dil Se Hindi Shahrukh Khan, Manisha Koirala, Preity Zinta A. R. Rahman Dubbed into Tamil as Uyire
Dubbed into Telugu as Prema Tho/
Dubbed into Malayalam
2000 Alaipayuthey Tamil Madhavan, Shalini, Arvind Swamy, Kushboo, Vivek, Sukumari, Lalitha, Jayasudha A. R. Rahman Dubbed into English as Waves
Dubbed into Telugu as Sakhi
remade into Hindi as Saathiya
2002 Kannathil Muthamittal Tamil Madhavan, Simran, Nandita Das, Keerthana, Prakash Raj, Pasupathy A. R. Rahman Dubbed into English as A Peck on the Cheek
Dubbed into Telugu as Amrutha
2004 Aayitha Ezhuthu Tamil Madhavan, Surya Sivakumar, Siddharth Narayan, Meera Jasmine, Esha Deol, Trisha, Bharathiraja, Janagaraj A. R. Rahman Dubbed into Telugu as Yuva
Dubbed into English as The Three Dots
Simultaneously remade in Hindi as Yuva. Pallavi Anu Pallavi (ಪಲ್ಲವಿ ಅನುಪಲ್ಲವಿ is a Kannada film released in 1983, in which Indian director Mani Ratnam Kannada (kn [[wiktಕನ್ನಡ ಕನ್ನಡ]] Kannaḍa) is one of the major Dravidian languages of India, spoken predominantly in the state Anil Kapoor (अनिल कपूर born December 29, 1959) is a prominent National Film Award -winning Indian actor and producer who appears This article is about the actress For the Hindu Goddess, click here. ( Tamil: இளையராஜா ɪləjəɹɑːdʒɑː (born June 2, 1943 as Gnanadesikan) is an Indian Film composer, singer Tamil (ta தமிழ்; t̪əmɨɻ is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. Unaru is a 1984 Malayalam Film directed by film maker Mani Ratnam. Not to be confused with the Malay language. Malayalam (മലയാളം malayāḷaṁ) is a Dravidian language used Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair ( Malayalam: മോഹന്‍ലാല്‍ വിശ്വനാഥന്‍ നായര്‍ (born May 21, 1960 Sukumaran was a popular leading actor in Malayalam cinema from 1977 to 1994. ( Tamil: இளையராஜா ɪləjəɹɑːdʒɑː (born June 2, 1943 as Gnanadesikan) is an Indian Film composer, singer Pagal Nilavu ( Moon at Noon) ( 1985) is a Tamil film directed by Mani Ratnam. Tamil (ta தமிழ்; t̪əmɨɻ is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. Revathy, also known as Revathi ( Malayalam:രേവതി ( Tamil: ரேவதி (born as Asha Kelunni on 8 July, For Radha the mother of Karna from Mahabharata see Radha (Mahabharata Radha (Devanagari राधा IAST Rādhā is the principal Sathyaraj ( Tamil: சத்யராஜ் (born October 3, 1954) is a lead Actor in the Tamil film industry. ( Tamil: இளையராஜா ɪləjəɹɑːdʒɑː (born June 2, 1943 as Gnanadesikan) is an Indian Film composer, singer Idaya Kovil ( 1985) is a Film, in Tamil, directed by Mani Ratnam, starring Mohan, Radha, Ambika Tamil (ta தமிழ்; t̪əmɨɻ is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. Mohan is a Popular Tamil/Telugu/Hindi/Malayalam actor Career Mohan was called in the industry as the 'silver jubilee hero' in 1980s for almost all movies featuring the actor witnessed ---- Actress Radha was a top heroine from the eighties and reigned supremacy in the Tamil cine field for more than a decade Ambika ( Malayalam:അംബിക(1962 is an Indian film actress Goundamani is a Tamil comedian Goundamani gained entry into the Tamil film industry Kollywood due to his strong theatrical background ( Tamil: இளையராஜா ɪləjəɹɑːdʒɑː (born June 2, 1943 as Gnanadesikan) is an Indian Film composer, singer Mouna Raagam (Silent Symphony ( 1986) is a Tamil language Feature film directed by filmmaker Mani Ratnam Tamil (ta தமிழ்; t̪əmɨɻ is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. Mohan is a Popular Tamil/Telugu/Hindi/Malayalam actor Career Mohan was called in the industry as the 'silver jubilee hero' in 1980s for almost all movies featuring the actor witnessed Revathy, also known as Revathi ( Malayalam:രേവതി ( Tamil: ரேவதி (born as Asha Kelunni on 8 July, Karthik is a Tamil Actor, son of veteran actor R Muthuraman, and has acted in more than 100 films ( Tamil: இளையராஜா ɪləjəɹɑːdʒɑː (born June 2, 1943 as Gnanadesikan) is an Indian Film composer, singer Nayagan ( 1987) (Tamil நாயகன் aka Nayakan) is a Tamil feature film written and directed by Mani Ratnam. Tamil (ta தமிழ்; t̪əmɨɻ is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. Kamal Haasan (born November 7, 1954 in Paramakudi, India is an Indian Film actor and director, considered among Saranyu ( Saraṇyū) or Saraniya is the wife of Surya, and a goddess of the dawn and the clouds in Hindu mythology, and is sometimes associated Nassar ( நாசர்)(also spelled Nasser, Naasar or Nazar) is Tamil actor producer writer director lyricist and singer Janakaraj (born in Chennai, India) is an Actor. He debuted in the film Kizhake Pogum Rail directed by Bharathiraja. ( Tamil: இளையராஜா ɪləjəɹɑːdʒɑː (born June 2, 1943 as Gnanadesikan) is an Indian Film composer, singer Agni Nakshatram (Fire Star (in reference to the hottest part of May in South India ( 1988) is a Tamil Feature film directed Tamil (ta தமிழ்; t̪əmɨɻ is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. Prabhu Ganesan ( Tamil: பிரபு (born December 31 19?? is a popular Kollywood actor Karthik is a Tamil Actor, son of veteran actor R Muthuraman, and has acted in more than 100 films Vijayakumar is a senior Kollywood film artiste in Chennai. Personal Background Vijayakumar was born in Nattuchalai in India. Amala Akkineni is a famous yesteryear South Indian film Actress, who has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam Janakaraj (born in Chennai, India) is an Actor. He debuted in the film Kizhake Pogum Rail directed by Bharathiraja. Jayachitra was a star in South Indian films of the 1970s and 1980s consisting mostly of Tamil and Telugu films ( Tamil: இளையராஜா ɪləjəɹɑːdʒɑː (born June 2, 1943 as Gnanadesikan) is an Indian Film composer, singer ---- Geethanjali (గీతాంజలి is a 1989 Telugu Film directed by Mani Ratnam, The film's score and soundtrack are Akkineni Nagarjuna (ఆక్కినేని నాగార్జున (born August 29, 1959 in Chennai, India) often known as Girija or Girija Shettar is an Indian actress Early life Her father is an Indian and mother English Vijayakumar is a senior Kollywood film artiste in Chennai. Personal Background Vijayakumar was born in Nattuchalai in India. ( Tamil: இளையராஜா ɪləjəɹɑːdʒɑː (born June 2, 1943 as Gnanadesikan) is an Indian Film composer, singer Not to be confused with the Malay language. Malayalam (മലയാളം malayāḷaṁ) is a Dravidian language used Anjali (அஞ்சலி is a 1990 Tamil-language Indian Feature film directed by Mani Ratnam, starring Tamil (ta தமிழ்; t̪əmɨɻ is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. Raghuvaran ( December 11 1948 &ndash March 19 2008) was an Indian Actor who predominantly acted in movies made in Revathy, also known as Revathi ( Malayalam:രേവതി ( Tamil: ரேவதி (born as Asha Kelunni on 8 July, Prabhu Ganesan ( Tamil: பிரபு (born December 31 19?? is a popular Kollywood actor Tarun was born January 8, 1983 in a Telugu hindu family he is a south indian film actor and is the son of Roja Ramani ( Telugu / Tamil Saranyu ( Saraṇyū) or Saraniya is the wife of Surya, and a goddess of the dawn and the clouds in Hindu mythology, and is sometimes associated ( Tamil: இளையராஜா ɪləjəɹɑːdʒɑː (born June 2, 1943 as Gnanadesikan) is an Indian Film composer, singer Thalapathi ( 1991) ( The Commander) (aka Dhalapathi and Dalapathi) is a Tamil language film from India Tamil (ta தமிழ்; t̪əmɨɻ is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. Rajinikanth (ರಜನೀಕಾಂತ್ रजनीकांत ரஜினிகாந்த் (born Shivaji Rao Gaekwad on December 12, 1950 Mammootty (born Pannaparambil Muhammad Kutty on September 7, 1953) is an Award winning Malayalam film Actor Arvind Swamy is a popular former Tamil actor He was chairman and managing director of ProLease India and InterPro India Amrish Lal Puri ( Hindi: अमरीश पुरी Urdu: اَمریش پُری June 22, 1932 – January 12, 2005) Shobana Chandrakumar ( Malayalam: ശോഭന born March 21, 1970) is an exponent of the Bharatanatyam Dance and a leading Bhanu Priya Born in a Telugu Brahmin family on January 15 1967 was a leading Actress of the Telugu film industry and Kollywood from 1980 Srividya ( 24 July 1953 - 19 October 2006) was a leading South Indian Film actress of the 1970s 1980s 1990s and early Geetha is a South Indian actress of Telangana origin She debuted in a Tamil film Bhairavi as Rajnikant ’s sister Jaishankar is a yesteryear star of Kollywood. He is fondly referred to as Thennagathu James Bond or South Indian James Bond ( Tamil: இளையராஜா ɪləjəɹɑːdʒɑː (born June 2, 1943 as Gnanadesikan) is an Indian Film composer, singer Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is for the town in Mozambique see Roja Mozambique Roja ( 1992) is a Tamil Film directed by Mani Tamil (ta தமிழ்; t̪əmɨɻ is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. Arvind Swamy is a popular former Tamil actor He was chairman and managing director of ProLease India and InterPro India Madhoo (Originally Madhu Raghunath) is an actress in Indian films She is the niece of Hema Malini,a famous Indian Actress Pankaj Kapur is an Indian theatre television and film actor from Ludhiana, Punjab, India. Nassar ( நாசர்)(also spelled Nasser, Naasar or Nazar) is Tamil actor producer writer director lyricist and singer Janakaraj (born in Chennai, India) is an Actor. He debuted in the film Kizhake Pogum Rail directed by Bharathiraja. Allah Rakkhha Rahman (ஏஆர்ரஹ்மான் born on January 6 1966 as A English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Not to be confused with the Malay language. Malayalam (മലയാളം malayāḷaṁ) is a Dravidian language used Marathi (mr मराठी Marāṭhī) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of what is considered western India. Thiruda Thiruda ( Thief Thief) ( 1993) is a film Comedy, in Tamil, directed by the acclaimed film maker Mani Ratnam, and Tamil (ta தமிழ்; t̪əmɨɻ is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. Heera Rajgopal, also known simply as Heera, was a popular Indian actress in the 1990s Anu Agarwal, born on January 11 1969 is a model turned Bollywood actress Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam, ( Telugu: శ్రీపతి పండితారధ్య్యుల బాల సుబ్రమణ్యం Kannada Allah Rakkhha Rahman (ஏஆர்ரஹ்மான் born on January 6 1966 as A Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is This article is about the film See Bombay (disambiguation for other uses Tamil (ta தமிழ்; t̪əmɨɻ is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. Arvind Swamy is a popular former Tamil actor He was chairman and managing director of ProLease India and InterPro India Manisha Koirala (born on August 16, 1970 in Kathmandu, Nepal) is a Nepali actress who works in Indian films as well as a UNFPA Goodwill Nassar ( நாசர்)(also spelled Nasser, Naasar or Nazar) is Tamil actor producer writer director lyricist and singer Allah Rakkhha Rahman (ஏஆர்ரஹ்மான் born on January 6 1966 as A Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Iruvar ( The Duo) ( 1997) is a Tamil language film directed by Mani Ratnam, with music composed by A Tamil (ta தமிழ்; t̪əmɨɻ is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair ( Malayalam: മോഹന്‍ലാല്‍ വിശ്വനാഥന്‍ നായര്‍ (born May 21, 1960 Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan or Aishwarya Bachchan (Birthname Aishwarya Rai; Tulu: ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಾ ರೈ born 1 November 1973 is an internationally Prakash Rai also known as Prakash Raj ( Tulu: ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ ರೈ born in 1965) is an actor and producer in Kannada Telugu and Tamil film Madhoo (Originally Madhu Raghunath) is an actress in Indian films She is the niece of Hema Malini,a famous Indian Actress Tabu ( Hindi: तब्बू born Tabassum Hashmi Khan (तबस्सुम हाश्मी on November 4, 1970 in Hyderabad Andhra Revathy, also known as Revathi ( Malayalam:രേവതി ( Tamil: ரேவதி (born as Asha Kelunni on 8 July, Gouthami, born as Gouthami Tadimalla, is a popular Indian actress Nassar ( நாசர்)(also spelled Nasser, Naasar or Nazar) is Tamil actor producer writer director lyricist and singer Allah Rakkhha Rahman (ஏஆர்ரஹ்மான் born on January 6 1966 as A Dil Se ( Hindi: दिल से Urdu: دل سے Translation: From the Heart is a 1998 Hindi film directed by Mani Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Manisha Koirala (born on August 16, 1970 in Kathmandu, Nepal) is a Nepali actress who works in Indian films as well as a UNFPA Goodwill Preity Zinta (प्रीति ज़िंटा priːt̪ɪ zɪɳʈaː born January 31 1975 is an Indian Film actress. 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R Madhavan (born June 1 1970 as Madhavan Ranganathan) is a Filmfare Award-winning Indian actor Simran Bagga (सिमरण बग्गा Tamil:சிம்ரன் née Rishibala Naval known professionally as Simran, is an Indian Nandita Das (born November 7, 1969) is an Indian independent film actress PS Keerthana (born Chennai, India) is an Actress. She debuted in the critically acclaimed film Kannathil Muthamittal (2002 directed Prakash Rai also known as Prakash Raj ( Tulu: ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ ರೈ born in 1965) is an actor and producer in Kannada Telugu and Tamil film Pasupathy is an Tamil Film Actor. He had been doing notable roles in various movies with famous stars of the Tamil Film Industry. Allah Rakkhha Rahman (ஏஆர்ரஹ்மான் born on January 6 1966 as A English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Aayutha Ezhuthu ( 2004) is a Tamil Feature film directed by Mani Ratnam. 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2004 Yuva Hindi Ajay Devgan, Abhishek Bachchan, Vivek Oberoi, Rani Mukherjee, Esha Deol, Kareena Kapoor, Om Puri A. R. Rahman
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Non-Director

Mani Ratnam established Madras Talkies for film production during the shoot of Iruvar. Madras Talkies' is an established Film and Television Production Company in India setup in 1995 with Mani Ratnam and Suhasini Maniratnam as partners All movies directed by Mani Ratnam subsequent to Iruvar have been produced through Madras Talkies. Apart from production, Mani Ratnam also has written story and screenplay for movies directed by others.

'Stage'

Family

Themes

Trivia

He consistently worked with the famous composer Illaiyaraaja until their falling out, at which point he discovered A. R. Rahman whom he consistently used post Thalapathi.

See also

References

  1. ^ Padma awardees honoured. Madras Talkies' is an established Film and Television Production Company in India setup in 1995 with Mani Ratnam and Suhasini Maniratnam as partners This is a list of movies made by the Indian director Mani Ratnam featuring the Indian music composer A The Hindu (2002-08-03). The Hindu is a single-edition English-language Indian newspaper See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus.
  2. ^ Time 100: Nayakan. Time Magazine. Retrieved on 22 January, 2007.
  3. ^ Time Magazine's All-Time 100 Movies List. Time Magazine. Retrieved on 22 January, 2007.
  4. ^ Mani Ratnam's son star attraction at CPM camp

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