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The man who revolutionized Tamil-language cinema, Mani Ratnam is the biggest director in south India and one of the most respected directors in all of India. Each of his films contains its own unique style, with beautifully photographed songs and unique back-lighting. However, his films contain substance as well as style–Ratnam has dealt with a wide variety of topics, from the classic Indian love story to political thrillers.

Mani Ratnam

Mani Ratnam Biography / Wiki

NameMani Ratnam
Also KnowMani Rathnam, Maniratnam, Manirathnam, मणिरत्नम, மணிரத்னம் , மணி ரத்னம்
GenderMale
Known ForDirecting
Place of BirthMadurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Date of Birth1956-06-02
Age(as in 2022)66
Deathday

Mani Ratnam Acting Movies

Movie NameCharacterRelease DateOverview
Jai Hoself2014-01-01The Film brings to its viewers, a hitherto unseen and unheard narrative of one of the greatest musicians the world has ever known: A. R. Rahman…

Mani Ratnam Directing Movies

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
Dil Se..Director1998-08-22Journalist Amar falls for a mysterious woman on an assignment, but she does not reciprocate his feelings. However, when Amar is about to get married, …
RojaDirector1992-08-15Roja lives in a Tamil village, and her sister is about to marry a man from the city, who decides to marry Roja instead and gets a job assignment in Ka…
BombayDirector1995-03-10A Hindu man and a Muslim woman fall in love in a small village and move to Mumbai, where they have two children. However, growing religious tensions a…
Kannathil MuthamittalDirector2002-02-14A little girl is told by her parents that she is adopted. Determined to find her birth mother, her family eventually agrees to take her to Sri Lanka, …
ThalapathiDirector1991-11-05Surya, a courageous man who was raised in the slums, fights for the rights of the poor and befriends Deva, who hires him as his commander and changes …
NayakanDirector1987-10-21Velu Naicker, who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, kills a corrupt policeman and escapes to Mumbai, only to become a gangster….
YuvaDirector2004-05-22Michael, Arjun and Lallan, three men from three different strata of society, cross paths one morning in Calcutta and change one another’s lives foreve…
RaavanDirector2010-06-18A bandit leader kidnaps the wife of the policeman who killed his sister, but later falls in love with her….
GuruDirector2007-01-12Gurukant Desai hails from Idhar, a small village in Gujarat, but dreams of setting up his own business in Mumbai. After he returns from Turkey, he mar…
Aayitha EzhuthuDirector2004-05-21A goon, who dreams of making it big in life, a student leader, who strives to keep politicians away from college election and a third guy who wants to…
AlaipayutheyDirector2000-04-14Karthik and Shakthi marry against the wishes of their families and start their new life. However, they soon realize that marriage is not the bed of ro…
IruvarDirector1997-01-14A fictionalized account of the lives of 1980s Tamil Nadu political icons M. G. Ramachandran and M. Karunanidhi, continuing the tryst between Tamil cin…
Mouna RaagamDirector1986-08-15Divya, a college student, mourns the untimely death of her lover, Manohar. Due to familial pressure, she is forced to marry Chandrakumar, but she asks…
RaavananDirector2010-06-18After inspector Dev stirs the reign of Veeraiya, a tribal outlaw, the latter responds by kidnapping his wife, Ragini. While she tries to escape from h…
Pallavi Anu PallaviDirector1983-01-14A man falls in love with an older woman who is separated from her husband. As he struggles between the demands of a relationship and those of society,…
Agni NatchathiramDirector1988-04-15Two step sons of an honest noble man choose different professions. One becomes a police office and the other turns into a goon. The rest of the film r…
Thiruda ThirudaDirector1993-11-13An Inspector is assigned to track down a large sum of stolen money. His investigations lead him to a couple of small time crooks, a village belle, a m…
KadalDirector2013-02-01A wrongdoer is caught red-handed and he is not going to forgive the man who exposed him….
GeethanjaliDirector1989-05-10Prakash, who is diagnosed with terminal cancer, and Geethanjali, an equally ill patient, fall in love with each other. However, when she learns about …
AnjaliDirector1990-07-12After a few years, Chitra learns that her child, who was believed to be dead, is alive but is suffering from a mental illness. However, her family fac…
Idhaya KovilDirector1985-09-14Shankar, a budding singer loses his love, Gowri, who commits suicide. When Shankar turns famous, he eventually develops friendship with Surya, a colle…
Pagal NilavuDirector1985-06-25An aimless youth joins a gang out of a sense of gratitude, but complications arise when he falls in love with the sister of the new police officer in …
OK KanmaniDirector2015-04-16Adhi and Tara are in a live-in relationship but they are both unwilling to get married. How do they realize that marriage is just a natural progressio…
UnaruDirector1984-02-05Social drama realistically traces the trials and travails in the life of sincere men from impoverished backgrounds, who find themselves unable to get …
Kaatru VeliyidaiDirector2017-04-07Romance is in the air as the lives of Fighter Pilot Varun & Medical Doctor Leela collide amidst the scenic beauty of Kashmir. While Leela yearns for V…
Chekka Chivantha VaanamDirector2018-09-27A bloody power struggle erupts between three brothers who are vying to take over the family business following the death of their father….
Ponniyin Selvan: Part OneDirector2022-09-30Chronicles the story of the early days of Arulmozhivarman, one of the most powerful kings in the south, who went on to become the great Chola emperor …
Ponniyin Selvan: Part IIDirector

Mani Ratnam Production Movies

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
Kannathil MuthamittalProducer2002-02-14A little girl is told by her parents that she is adopted. Determined to find her birth mother, her family eventually agrees to take her to Sri Lanka, …
RaavanProducer2010-06-18A bandit leader kidnaps the wife of the policeman who killed his sister, but later falls in love with her….
GuruProducer2007-01-12Gurukant Desai hails from Idhar, a small village in Gujarat, but dreams of setting up his own business in Mumbai. After he returns from Turkey, he mar…
Dum Dum DumProducer2001-04-13Adityan, a city slicker’s marriage is fixed by his dad in the village to Ganga, a village belle. He is not happy with it, as he wants to marry a city …
Aayitha EzhuthuProducer2004-05-21A goon, who dreams of making it big in life, a student leader, who strives to keep politicians away from college election and a third guy who wants to…
Nerrukku NerProducer1997-09-01Raghu and Shanti are divorced couple which sparks problems between both respective younger brothers….
AasaiProducer1995-09-25A man kills his wife when she learns that he lusts after her sister. He then begins to make his moves for his sister-in-law. When he tries to sabotage…
RaavananProducer2010-06-18After inspector Dev stirs the reign of Veeraiya, a tribal outlaw, the latter responds by kidnapping his wife, Ragini. While she tries to escape from h…
ChathriyanProducer1990-10-17An honest cop’s wife is murdered because of his role in the conviction of a local goon, which forces him to quit the police force….
KadalProducer2013-02-01A wrongdoer is caught red-handed and he is not going to forgive the man who exposed him….
DasarathanProducer1993-02-04Dasarathan is a 1993 Tamil language film directed by Kitty. The film features Sarathkumar and Heera in lead roles whilst Sivakumar, Saranya and Gandhi…
IndiraProducer1995-05-11A group of villagers from Maranur, India, and their clash with a neighbouring village leader as their community begins to prosper. Soon, money and gre…
Five StarProducer2002-10-04The story focuses on five friends at the Madras Institute of Technology, who want to remain friends and hope to join the same company after graduation…
OK KanmaniProducer2015-04-16Adhi and Tara are in a live-in relationship but they are both unwilling to get married. How do they realize that marriage is just a natural progressio…
YuvaProducer2004-05-22Michael, Arjun and Lallan, three men from three different strata of society, cross paths one morning in Calcutta and change one another’s lives foreve…
Kaatru VeliyidaiProducer2017-04-07Romance is in the air as the lives of Fighter Pilot Varun & Medical Doctor Leela collide amidst the scenic beauty of Kashmir. While Leela yearns for V…
IruvarProducer1997-01-14A fictionalized account of the lives of 1980s Tamil Nadu political icons M. G. Ramachandran and M. Karunanidhi, continuing the tryst between Tamil cin…
SaathiyaProducer2002-12-20A couple elopes to get married and set up home hoping that just love will do the trick – but that’s just the beginning of their story….
Ok JaanuProducer2017-01-12Adi and Tara move to Bombay to pursue their dreams. A chance meeting sparks off a heady, no strings attached romance until their careers pull them apa…
Chekka Chivantha VaanamProducer2018-09-27A bloody power struggle erupts between three brothers who are vying to take over the family business following the death of their father….
Thiruda ThirudaProducer1993-11-13An Inspector is assigned to track down a large sum of stolen money. His investigations lead him to a couple of small time crooks, a village belle, a m…
Dil Se..Executive Producer1998-08-22Journalist Amar falls for a mysterious woman on an assignment, but she does not reciprocate his feelings. However, when Amar is about to get married, …
RojaProducer1992-08-15Roja lives in a Tamil village, and her sister is about to marry a man from the city, who decides to marry Roja instead and gets a job assignment in Ka…
BombayProducer1995-03-10A Hindu man and a Muslim woman fall in love in a small village and move to Mumbai, where they have two children. However, growing religious tensions a…
Vaanam KottatumProducer2020-02-07A simple father’s life whose one mistake breaks him away from his dear family. Even after many years, when he finally meets his family, the same mista…
Ponniyin Selvan: Part OneProducer2022-09-30Chronicles the story of the early days of Arulmozhivarman, one of the most powerful kings in the south, who went on to become the great Chola emperor …
ProducerFrom amusement to awe, the nine human emotions of Indian aesthetic theory are explored in this anthology series….

Writing

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
Dil Se..Story1998-08-22Journalist Amar falls for a mysterious woman on an assignment, but she does not reciprocate his feelings. However, when Amar is about to get married, …
ChathriyanScreenplay1990-10-17An honest cop’s wife is murdered because of his role in the conviction of a local goon, which forces him to quit the police force….
NayakanWriter1987-10-21Velu Naicker, who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, kills a corrupt policeman and escapes to Mumbai, only to become a gangster….
Kannathil MuthamittalScreenplay2002-02-14A little girl is told by her parents that she is adopted. Determined to find her birth mother, her family eventually agrees to take her to Sri Lanka, …
Aayitha EzhuthuScreenplay2004-05-21A goon, who dreams of making it big in life, a student leader, who strives to keep politicians away from college election and a third guy who wants to…
DayavanWriter1988-10-19A tale of near Biblical proportions, telling the story of Dayavan, a heroic do-gooder who dedicates his life to helping those less fortunate then hims…
AnjaliWriter1990-07-12After a few years, Chitra learns that her child, who was believed to be dead, is alive but is suffering from a mental illness. However, her family fac…
Agni NatchathiramWriter1988-04-15Two step sons of an honest noble man choose different professions. One becomes a police office and the other turns into a goon. The rest of the film r…
RaavananStory2010-06-18After inspector Dev stirs the reign of Veeraiya, a tribal outlaw, the latter responds by kidnapping his wife, Ragini. While she tries to escape from h…
ChathriyanStory1990-10-17An honest cop’s wife is murdered because of his role in the conviction of a local goon, which forces him to quit the police force….
GaayamStory1993-04-22Durga is in love with Anith; he is all set to marry her and settle down in life. But things change when his brother Mohanakrishna is killed by a rival…
Mouna RaagamWriter1986-08-15Divya, a college student, mourns the untimely death of her lover, Manohar. Due to familial pressure, she is forced to marry Chandrakumar, but she asks…
KadalScreenplay2013-02-01A wrongdoer is caught red-handed and he is not going to forgive the man who exposed him….
RaavanScreenplay2010-06-18A bandit leader kidnaps the wife of the policeman who killed his sister, but later falls in love with her….
IruvarStory1997-01-14A fictionalized account of the lives of 1980s Tamil Nadu political icons M. G. Ramachandran and M. Karunanidhi, continuing the tryst between Tamil cin…
Dil Se..Screenplay1998-08-22Journalist Amar falls for a mysterious woman on an assignment, but she does not reciprocate his feelings. However, when Amar is about to get married, …
Kannathil MuthamittalStory2002-02-14A little girl is told by her parents that she is adopted. Determined to find her birth mother, her family eventually agrees to take her to Sri Lanka, …
IruvarScreenplay1997-01-14A fictionalized account of the lives of 1980s Tamil Nadu political icons M. G. Ramachandran and M. Karunanidhi, continuing the tryst between Tamil cin…
Ok JaanuStory2017-01-12Adi and Tara move to Bombay to pursue their dreams. A chance meeting sparks off a heady, no strings attached romance until their careers pull them apa…
AlaipayutheyStory2000-04-14Karthik and Shakthi marry against the wishes of their families and start their new life. However, they soon realize that marriage is not the bed of ro…
AlaipayutheyDialogue2000-04-14Karthik and Shakthi marry against the wishes of their families and start their new life. However, they soon realize that marriage is not the bed of ro…
AlaipayutheyScreenplay2000-04-14Karthik and Shakthi marry against the wishes of their families and start their new life. However, they soon realize that marriage is not the bed of ro…
Ok JaanuScreenplay2017-01-12Adi and Tara move to Bombay to pursue their dreams. A chance meeting sparks off a heady, no strings attached romance until their careers pull them apa…
Kaatru VeliyidaiScreenplay2017-04-07Romance is in the air as the lives of Fighter Pilot Varun & Medical Doctor Leela collide amidst the scenic beauty of Kashmir. While Leela yearns for V…
SaathiyaScreenplay2002-12-20A couple elopes to get married and set up home hoping that just love will do the trick – but that’s just the beginning of their story….
GuruStory2007-01-12Gurukant Desai hails from Idhar, a small village in Gujarat, but dreams of setting up his own business in Mumbai. After he returns from Turkey, he mar…
GuruScreenplay2007-01-12Gurukant Desai hails from Idhar, a small village in Gujarat, but dreams of setting up his own business in Mumbai. After he returns from Turkey, he mar…
ThalapathiScreenplay1991-11-05Surya, a courageous man who was raised in the slums, fights for the rights of the poor and befriends Deva, who hires him as his commander and changes …
ThalapathiStory1991-11-05Surya, a courageous man who was raised in the slums, fights for the rights of the poor and befriends Deva, who hires him as his commander and changes …
OK KanmaniScreenplay2015-04-16Adhi and Tara are in a live-in relationship but they are both unwilling to get married. How do they realize that marriage is just a natural progressio…
Kaatru VeliyidaiDialogue2017-04-07Romance is in the air as the lives of Fighter Pilot Varun & Medical Doctor Leela collide amidst the scenic beauty of Kashmir. While Leela yearns for V…
Kaatru VeliyidaiStory2017-04-07Romance is in the air as the lives of Fighter Pilot Varun & Medical Doctor Leela collide amidst the scenic beauty of Kashmir. While Leela yearns for V…
Chekka Chivantha VaanamStory2018-09-27A bloody power struggle erupts between three brothers who are vying to take over the family business following the death of their father….
Chekka Chivantha VaanamScreenplay2018-09-27A bloody power struggle erupts between three brothers who are vying to take over the family business following the death of their father….
Chekka Chivantha VaanamDialogue2018-09-27A bloody power struggle erupts between three brothers who are vying to take over the family business following the death of their father….
Taj MahalWriter1999-11-07Even though Maayan and Machakanni are deeply in love with each other, her brother decides to get her married to someone else. So, Maayan’s friends res…
RojaScreenplay1992-08-15Roja lives in a Tamil village, and her sister is about to marry a man from the city, who decides to marry Roja instead and gets a job assignment in Ka…
RojaStory1992-08-15Roja lives in a Tamil village, and her sister is about to marry a man from the city, who decides to marry Roja instead and gets a job assignment in Ka…
Thiruda ThirudaScreenplay1993-11-13An Inspector is assigned to track down a large sum of stolen money. His investigations lead him to a couple of small time crooks, a village belle, a m…
YuvaScreenplay2004-05-22Michael, Arjun and Lallan, three men from three different strata of society, cross paths one morning in Calcutta and change one another’s lives foreve…
GaayamScreenplay1993-04-22Durga is in love with Anith; he is all set to marry her and settle down in life. But things change when his brother Mohanakrishna is killed by a rival…
Pagal NilavuScreenplay1985-06-25An aimless youth joins a gang out of a sense of gratitude, but complications arise when he falls in love with the sister of the new police officer in …
Pallavi Anu PallaviScreenplay1983-01-14A man falls in love with an older woman who is separated from her husband. As he struggles between the demands of a relationship and those of society,…
Pallavi Anu PallaviDialogue1983-01-14A man falls in love with an older woman who is separated from her husband. As he struggles between the demands of a relationship and those of society,…
Pallavi Anu PallaviStory1983-01-14A man falls in love with an older woman who is separated from her husband. As he struggles between the demands of a relationship and those of society,…
Pagal NilavuDialogue1985-06-25An aimless youth joins a gang out of a sense of gratitude, but complications arise when he falls in love with the sister of the new police officer in …
Thiruda ThirudaStory1993-11-13An Inspector is assigned to track down a large sum of stolen money. His investigations lead him to a couple of small time crooks, a village belle, a m…
SaathiyaStory2002-12-20A couple elopes to get married and set up home hoping that just love will do the trick – but that’s just the beginning of their story….
IndiraScreenplay1995-05-11A group of villagers from Maranur, India, and their clash with a neighbouring village leader as their community begins to prosper. Soon, money and gre…
BombayScreenplay1995-03-10A Hindu man and a Muslim woman fall in love in a small village and move to Mumbai, where they have two children. However, growing religious tensions a…
BombayStory1995-03-10A Hindu man and a Muslim woman fall in love in a small village and move to Mumbai, where they have two children. However, growing religious tensions a…
Dum Dum DumScreenplay2001-04-13Adityan, a city slicker’s marriage is fixed by his dad in the village to Ganga, a village belle. He is not happy with it, as he wants to marry a city …
Vaanam KottatumStory2020-02-07A simple father’s life whose one mistake breaks him away from his dear family. Even after many years, when he finally meets his family, the same mista…
Vaanam KottatumScreenplay2020-02-07A simple father’s life whose one mistake breaks him away from his dear family. Even after many years, when he finally meets his family, the same mista…
Vaanam KottatumDialogue2020-02-07A simple father’s life whose one mistake breaks him away from his dear family. Even after many years, when he finally meets his family, the same mista…
Ponniyin Selvan: Part OneScreenplay2022-09-30Chronicles the story of the early days of Arulmozhivarman, one of the most powerful kings in the south, who went on to become the great Chola emperor …
RaavanDialogue2010-06-18A bandit leader kidnaps the wife of the policeman who killed his sister, but later falls in love with her….
Putham Pudhu KaalaiScreenplay2020-10-16Putham Pudhu Kaalai brings together 5 of the most celebrated directors in Tamil cinema – Sudha Kongara, Gautham Menon, Suhasini Mani Ratman, Rajiv Men…
AnjaliScreenplay1990-07-12After a few years, Chitra learns that her child, who was believed to be dead, is alive but is suffering from a mental illness. However, her family fac…
AnjaliDialogue1990-07-12After a few years, Chitra learns that her child, who was believed to be dead, is alive but is suffering from a mental illness. However, her family fac…
GeethanjaliStory1989-05-10Prakash, who is diagnosed with terminal cancer, and Geethanjali, an equally ill patient, fall in love with each other. However, when she learns about …
GeethanjaliScreenplay1989-05-10Prakash, who is diagnosed with terminal cancer, and Geethanjali, an equally ill patient, fall in love with each other. However, when she learns about …
OK KanmaniStory2015-04-16Adhi and Tara are in a live-in relationship but they are both unwilling to get married. How do they realize that marriage is just a natural progressio…
Ponniyin Selvan: Part IIScreenplay
StoryFrom amusement to awe, the nine human emotions of Indian aesthetic theory are explored in this anthology series….

Other Info

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
CreatorFrom amusement to awe, the nine human emotions of Indian aesthetic theory are explored in this anthology series….

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