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Mani Ratnam
Mani Ratnam in 2015

Mani Ratnam is an Indian filmmaker, who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. Regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of in Indian cinema, Ratnam has been credited with redefining the "range and depth of Tamil cinema".[1] As of 2016, he has directed 24 films, and produced over 15 through his production house Madras Talkies.

Ratnam made his directorial debut, without formal training or education in filmmaking, through the Kannada film Pallavi Anu Pallavi (1983). The critically acclaimed film won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay.[2] Following a string of commercial failures, he had his first box-office success through the Tamil film Idaya Kovil (1985).[3] The following year, he made the critically acclaimed drama Mouna Ragam. The success of the film established him as an important filmmaker in Tamil cinema.[4] His next release, Nayakan, was loosely based on the real-life story of a Mumbai-based don.[a] In 2005, Time included Nayakan among three Indian films in the its All-Time 100 Movies list. This was followed by the Telugu film Geethanjali (1989), Anjali (1990),[b] and Thalapathi (1991), which was loosely based on the Indian epic Mahabharata. In 1992, he made the romantic thriller Roja for Kavithalayaa Productions. The film was dubbed into many Indian languages including Hindi.[5] The widespread success of the film brought national recognition for Ratnam.[6][7][8] He then directed Bombay (1995), which was based on the Bombay riots that took place in 1993.[6] Although controversial upon release,[9] the film met with wide critical response and became commercially successful in India.[10]

In 1997, Ratnam co-produced and directed the political drama film Iruvar,[c] based on the relationship between cinema and politics in Tamil Nadu. The following year, he made the third part of his "terrorism trilogy" titled Dil Se...[d] Despite being a box-office failure in India, it emerged as a success overseas; it became the first Indian film to be placed among the 'top-10 hits' at the UK box-office.[11] In 2002, Ratnam directed the critically acclaimed Kannathil Muthamittal.[12] Following that, he returned to Bollywood after a six-year hiatus through Yuva (2004); the project was simultaneously filmed in Tamil as Aaytha Ezhuthu with a different cast. His next releases were the biographical film Guru (2007) and the Tamil-Hindi bilinguals Raavanan/Raavan (2010). In 2013, he directed Kadal, a critical and box office failure. This was followed by O Kadhal Kanmani (2015), which opened to critical and commercial success.[13][14]

Filmography

  • All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
List of films contributed to by Mani Ratnam
Film Year Director Producer Writer Notes Ref.
Pallavi Anu Pallavi 1983 Yes Yes Kannada film [2]
Unaru 1984 Yes Malayalam film [15]
Pagal Nilavu 1985 Yes Yes [15]
Idaya Kovil 1985 Yes [15]
Mouna Ragam 1986 Yes Yes [2]
Nayagan 1987 Yes Yes [2]
Agni Natchathiram 1988 Yes Yes [16]
Geethanjali 1989 Yes Yes Telugu film [2]
Anjali 1990 Yes Yes [2]
Sathriyan 1990 Yes[e] Yes [17]
[18]
Thalapathi 1991 Yes Yes [2]
Roja 1992 Yes Yes [19]
Dasarathan 1993 Yes[e] [20]
Gaayam 1993 Yes[f] Telugu film [21]
Thiruda Thiruda 1993 Yes Yes [22]
Bombay 1995 Yes Yes[e] Yes [23]
Indira 1995 Yes [24]
Aasai 1995 Yes[e] [24]
Iruvar 1997 Yes Yes[g] Yes [23]
Nerrukku Ner 1997 Yes[h] [25]
Dil Se.. 1998 Yes Yes[i] Yes Hindi film
Also distributor 		[26]
Taj Mahal 1999 Yes[j] [27]
Alaipayuthey 2000 Yes Yes[g] Yes[j] Also distributor [26]
Dumm Dumm Dumm 2001 Yes[g] Yes[k] Also distributor [28]
Five Star 2002 Yes[g] Also distributor [29]
Kannathil Muthamittal 2002 Yes Yes[g] Yes Also distributor [26]
Saathiya 2002 Yes[h] Yes Hindi film
Also distributor 		[30]
Yuva 2004 Yes Yes[g] Yes Hindi film
Also distributor 		[31]
Aaytha Ezhuthu 2004 Yes Yes[g] Yes Also distributor [32]
Guru 2007 Yes Yes[g] Yes Hindi film
Also distributor 		[32]
Raavan 2010 Yes Yes[h] Yes Hindi film
Also distributor 		[33]
Raavanan 2010 Yes Yes[h] Yes [33]
Kadal 2013 Yes Yes[h] Yes [34]
O Kadhal Kanmani 2015 Yes Yes[h] Yes [35]
Kurudhi Pookal 2016 Yes Yes[h] Yes

Notes

  1. ^ The film was submitted by India as its official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 60th Academy Awards.
  2. ^ The film was India's official entry to the 63rd Academy Awards.
  3. ^ The film was the debut venture of Mani Ratnam's home production house Madras Talkies, founded in 1995.
  4. ^ The preceding films are Roja and Bombay.
  5. ^ a b c d Co-produced with S. Sriram under Aalayam Productions
  6. ^ Co-wrote with Ram Gopal Varma
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h Co-produced with G. Srinivasan under Madras Talkies
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Produced under Madras Talkies
  9. ^ Co-produced with Shekhar Kapur and Ram Gopal Varma under the banner titled India Talkies[17]
  10. ^ a b Co-wrote with R. Selvaraj
  11. ^ Co-wrote with R. Selvaraj and Azhagam Perumal

Citations

  1. ^ Indian Cinema. Directorate of Film Festivals. 1991. p. 18.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Ramachandran, Naman (2014). Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. Penguin Books Limited. pp. 165—. ISBN 978-81-8475-796-5.
  3. ^ Shiva Kumar, S (9 November 2012). "Leader for all times". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  4. ^ Ramnath, Nandini (8 February 2013). "Cinema Current: Mani Ratnam gestures hypnotically". Mint. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  5. ^ Chandara, Anupama (15 November 1995). "Audible success". India Today. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  6. ^ a b Rai, Saritha (15 January 1995). "Falling in love with the 'Enemy'". India Today. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Will the dubbed 'Enthiran' work?". The New Indian Express. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  8. ^ Sivaswamy, Saisuresh (18 June 2010). "Vikram's Raavanan is better, as is Prithviraj's Dev". Rediff.com. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  9. ^ Biswas, Soutik (21 August 2014). "Why India loves to ban films". BBC. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  10. ^ Rovi, Sandra Brennan. "Bombay (1995)". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  11. ^ Sattar, Miral (27 October 2010). "Dil Se - 1998". Time. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  12. ^ Pillai, Sreedhar (4 September 2002). "Switching over to action". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  13. ^ "Mani Ratnam's Tamil film 'O Kadhal Kanmani' mints over Rs.14 crore in 4 days of release". The Indian Express. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  14. ^ "'Kanchana 2', 'OK Kanmani' rock the box office this week". Daily News and Analysis. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  15. ^ a b c Rangan 2012, p. 289.
  16. ^ Rangan 2012, p. 290.
  17. ^ a b Rangan 2012, p. 136.
  18. ^ Radhakrishnan, Vignesh (2 June 2015). "Happy b'day Ilayaraja-Mani Ratnam: 10 magical film scores of the duo". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  19. ^ Monti, Alessandro; Rozzonelli, Carole. Experiments in Film Appreciation. Lulu. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-326-41841-0.
  20. ^ Rangan 2012, p. 125.
  21. ^ "When Mani Ratnam worked with RGV". The Times of India. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  22. ^ Rangan 2012, p. 291.
  23. ^ a b Rangan 2012, p. 292.
  24. ^ a b Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9.
  25. ^ Rajitha (17 August 1998). "Starry Sush". Rediff.com. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  26. ^ a b c Rangan 2012, p. 293.
  27. ^ "3 men and a movie". India Today. 6 April 1998. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  28. ^ Rajitha (28 April 2001). "Drums for Dum Dum Dum!". Rediff.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  29. ^ Kamath, Sudhish (7 October 2002). "A five star debut". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  30. ^ "Filmfare awards: 'Devdas' bags 11, 'Saathiya' 4". The Hindu. 23 February 2003. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  31. ^ "Shah Rukh, Rani Mukherjee bag awards". The Hindu. 28 February 2005. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  32. ^ a b Rangan 2012, p. 294.
  33. ^ a b Rangan 2012, p. 295.
  34. ^ Sidhardhan, Sanjith (15 August 2012). "50 crore for Mani Ratnam's next?". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  35. ^ "28th Tokyo International Film Festival". Tokyo International Film Festival. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

References

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