DIRECTOR · FROM MADURAI, INDIA
Mani Ratnam
Born 1956 · 70 years old45 credits since 19831 coming up
LoveRomanticBittersweetMelancholicDark
ABOUT MANI
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, and deal with a wide variety of topics, from the classic Indian love story to political thrillers.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born2 June 1956
BirthplaceMadurai, India
Known forDirecting
On Cineora31 of 45 titles
Known for
The titles people know Mani from.
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What Mani is working on next.
Inji VellamDirector · Writer · ProducerOut Jan 2027
Career
IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 31
- Average IMDb
- 7.2
- Highest rated
- NayakanIMDb 8.6
- Working since
- 1983
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Filmography
The 2020s
6 titles · IMDb 6.3 on average
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SeriesStory · Creator · Producer · 9 episodes
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The 2010s
7 titles · IMDb 6.2 on average
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The 2000s
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The 1990s
14 titles · IMDb 7.9 on average
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The 1980s
9 titles · IMDb 8.2 on average
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Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Mani’s titles.
A.R. RahmanComposer · Ponniyin Selvan: Part I, Dil Se.. and 20 more
Prakash RajPonniyin Selvan: Part I, Ponniyin Selvan: Part II and 6 more
P. C. SreeramCinematographer · Nayakan, Alaipayuthey and 6 more
Santosh SivanCinematographer · Dil Se.., Thalapathi and 5 more
Aishwarya Rai BachchanPonniyin Selvan: Part I, Guru and 4 more
NassarNayakan, Bombay and 4 more
Arvind SwamyThalapathi, Bombay and 4 more
R. Madhavan
