Mani Ratnam
Mani Ratnam (Tamil: மணி ரத்னம்) (born June 2, 1956) is a Tamil Indian movie director, writer and producer.
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| Born | Vemuri Sai Karthik June 2, 1956 |
| Occupation | Director, Writer, Producer |
| Years active | 1983-2010 |
Filmography
The following is the list of movies directed by Mani Ratnam. For many of these movies, Mani Ratnam is also credited for the story, screenplay and producing:
Director
Non-Director
Mani Ratnam established Madras Talkies for movie production during the shoot of Iruvar. Mani Ratnam had earlier produced Thiruda Thiruda under his personal name. 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.
- Indira (1996) - Screenplay (Movie was directed by his wife Suhasini)
- Gayam (1993) - Story & Screenplay (Telugu Movie)
- Chatriyan - Story & Screenplay
- Tajmahal - Story & Screenplay
- Aasai (1995) - Producer
- Nerrukku Ner (1997) - Producer (Madras Talkies)
- Dumm Dumm Dumm (2001) - Story & Screenplay
- Saathiya (2002) - Screenplay (Movie is a re-make of Alaipayuthey and was directed by his assistant Shaad Ali) and Producer (Madras Talkies)
- Five Star (2003) - Producer (Madras Talkies)
Writer
| Years | movie | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Raavan | screenplay | The movie of Raavan's Screenplay was written by Mani Ratnam |
| 2010 | Raavanan | Story | |
| 2007 | Guru | screenplay | |
| 2004 | Ayitha Ezhuthu | ||
| 2004 | Yuva | screenplay | |
| 2002 | Saathiya | story & screenplay | |
| 2002 | Kannathil Muthamittal | screenplay & story | |
| 2001 | Waves | dialogue, screenplay & story | |
| 1998 | Dil Se.. | story & screenplay | |
| 1997 | The Duo | screenplay & story | |
| 1996 | Indira (Priyanka) | screenplay | |
| 1995 | Bombay | screenplay & story | |
| 1994 | Thiruda Thiruda | ||
| 1993 | Gaayam | screenplay & story | |
| 1992 | Roja | ||
| 1991 | Thalapathi | screenplay & story | |
| 1990 | Anjali | screenplay & story | |
| 1989 | Gitanjali | screenplay & story | |
| 1988 | Agni Natchathiram | ||
| 1987 | Nayakan | ||
| 1985 | Pagal Nilavu | ||
| 1983 | Pallavi Anu Pallavi |
Other websites
- Mani Ratnam on IMDb
- Director Mani Ratnam: A living Legend in Film Making Archived 2007-10-31 at the Wayback Machine
- Technical Analysis of Mani Ratnam Films Archived 2005-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Mani Ratnam and A. R. Rahman
- Mani Ratnam: Brief film descriptions Archived 2008-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
- A Mani Ratnam Interview Archived 2003-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Mani Ratnam - article and interview Archived 2008-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Interview with Bharathan Kandaswamy and Mani Ratnam Archived 2007-10-14 at the Wayback Machine