Mani Ratnam
Date of Birth: 02 Jun 1956
Country: India
Biography: Mani Ratnam was born as G. Subramaniam on June 2, 1956, in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. After graduating with a degree in commerce from Vivekananda College 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. He got into film direction with the help of his late brother, film producer G. Venkateswaran. He is married to Suhasini Mani Ratnam, a Best Actress Indian National Film Award winner, daughter of actor Chaaru Haasan, cousin of Anu Haasan and Shruthi Haasan and niece of the actor Kamal Haasan.
Total Credits at Criticker: 20 (Director), 23 (Writer), 1 (Creator)
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3 young men. From 3 strata of society. With 3 entirely different points of view towards life. Their path cross over the Hoogly Bridge on a Thursday morning. Their lives change irreversibly. (Madras Talkies)
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A school-teacher in India sires a son named Gurukant, but is disappointed as the child fails to live up to his high expectations. When Gurukant grows up, he is unable to secure decent employment in India, so finds a way to go to Turkey, where he finds employment. When he returns back to India, he wants to start his own business, but is unable to do so, as he does not have enough money... (imdb)
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Based on true incidents, a south Indian Hindu man falls in love with a Muslim woman--taboo in the small village from which they hail. They marry against family wishes and move to Mumbai, where he works as a reporter for a large daily newspaper... (imdb)
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A small boy (Ratnavelu) from Tamilnadu sees his father, a labor leader, killed in cold blood by a policeman. He kills the policeman and runs away to the city of Bombay. From there, the story traces his ascent to become a mafia chief (Velu Naicker), the breakup and deaths in his family, and then till his assasination at the hands of the lunatic son of another policeman who he killed in a fight. (imdb)
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In this drama based on a real-life incident, Roja (Madhoo), a girl from a small Indian village, meets and falls in love with computer expert Rishi (Arvind Swamy). Soon after they marry, Rishi and Roja travel to Kashmir and are kidnapped by terrorists en route. As the couple struggles to escape the terrorists' clutches, their love grows deeper. Rishi is then abducted and held for ransom by a group of militants seeking an independent Kashmir. (netflix.com)
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Divya (Revathy) is forced to marry Chandrakumar (Mohan) in an arranged marriage. She lives in the memory of her lost love Karthik and asks for a divorce. The law requires them to stay together for a year before granting the divorce.Finally Divya realises the love of Chandrakumar and decided to stay with him. (imdb)
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Amudha ( Keerthana ), adopted by Thiru ( Madhavan ) and Indira ( Simran )and growing up with the couples two sons, is blissfully unaware that she is adopted , till the couple decide to inform her of it on her ninth birthday. At first shocked into disbelief, Amudha then expresses her desire to meet her biological mother. The search takes the family to strife-torn Sri Lanka, where Amudha comes face-to-face with reality, and reconciles herself to it. (chennaionline.com)
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A struggling actor Anandam (Mohanlal) is befriended by up and coming grassroots leader and scriptwriter Tamilchelvam (Prakashraj). As Anandam grows in popularity, he becomes an important tool for the Tamilchelvam and his party in wooing the public. After the death of the party leader Annadurai (Nasser), both protagonists find themselves in candidacy for the top spot, the schism is inevitable. (imdb)
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Inbasekar (Madhavan), a strong-armer, shoots Michael (Surya), a student leader, off his motorbike on Napier bridge in Chennai. Michael flies off his bike & falls into the river below, with a bystander student Arjun (Siddharth) being the sole witness to the shooting. The film then flashbacks into each of their lives, starting a few months ago, to bring things up to the present day shooting.
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A bandit leader kidnaps the wife of the policeman who killed his sister, but later falls in love with her
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The clash between love and ideology is portrayed in this love story between a radio executive and a beautiful revolutionary (imdb)
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A couple try out a live-in relationship. But they are both unwilling to get married. (imdb)
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Dictator is a Telugu film, jointly produced by Eros International and Sriwass under Vedhaaswa Creations banner, directed by Sriwass. The film stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Anjali and Sonal Chauhan in the lead roles.
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The tale of a young couple in love who elope and marry, but soon find that that marriage is not the bed of roses it is made out to be. (imdb)
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Karthik (Madhavan) is frantic after the disappearance of his wife Shakti (Shalini). Told in flashbacks, the film traces their brief marriage as the couple's dreamy romance runs through the usual gamut of highs and lows. (imdb)
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Surya (Rajnikanth) is an orphan raised in a slum. He finds a friend in the local Godfather (Mamooty). They rule the town and forms a parallel government. Things are well until new district collect(Aravind Swami), step -brother of Surya takes charge. Surya finds his mom (Sreevidya) and decides to surrender. (imdb)
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Adi and Tara move to Mumbai to pursue their dreams. A chance meeting sparks off a heady, no strings attached romance until their careers pull them apart. Will ambition prevail over matters of the heart?
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Set during the Kargil War, fighter pilot Varun recalls his romance with Leela while being held prisoner in Pakistan. (imdb)
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A bloody power struggle erupts between three brothers who are vying to take over the family business following the death of their father. (imdb)
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Chitra, her husband, Shekar, and two children, Arjun and Anu live in a rural area in India. When Chitra is expecting her third child, she is taken on a stormy night to a hospital where she is informed that her child, a girl, has been stillborn. Shortly thereafter the family re-locates to a flat in the city where Shekar works as an Architect at a construction site. Two years later, Chitra starts suspecting Shekar of having an extra-marital affair... (rAjOo)
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Divya loved Suraj who is now no more she marries Vijay for the sake of her family and plans to divorce him soon but will Vijay agree to her terms. (imdb)
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Vandiyathevan sets out to cross the Chola land to deliver a message from the Crown Prince Aditha Karikalan. Kundavai attempts to establish political peace in the land where civil war is seemingly plotted by vassals and petty chieftains. (imdb)
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Arulmozhi Varman continues on his journey to become Rajaraja I, the greatest ruler of the historic Chola empire of south India. (imdb)
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