Mani Ratnam Wiki, Biography, Age, Movies, Family, Images

Mani Ratnam is an Indian movie director, producer and screenwriter, who predominantly works in Tamil film industry. He made his debut Kannada movie titled Pallavi Anu Pallavi in 1983, his Telugu debut movie titled 1989 Geethanjali, debut Malayalam movie is Unaru in 1984 and his debut Tamil movie is Pagal Nilavu in 1985. His movie Chekka Chivantha Vaanam became a huge hit among the audience and received a great response from critics. His 2022 movie Ponniyin Selvan: 1 is the most anticipated movie of 2022. The film is based on the Ponniyin Selvan novel written by Kalki Krishnamurthy. The songs in this film like Ponni Nadhi and Chola Chola went viral on the internet.

He was brought up in Chennai with his brothers and cousins as he is from film family the children of the family was not allowed to watch movies. When he was studying in Besant Theosophical School he started watching movies, and he admired by the actors Sivaji Ganesan and Nagesh. At the age of 15, he was inspired by director K. Balachander and became the fan of him. Once after his graduation, he started working as a management consultant but he was not satisfied with his job and he found that it is an extension of his academics.

At the time of his work, his friend Ravi Shankar who is the son of director B. R. Panthulu was in the process of first Kannada film. Later Mani Ratnam accompanied with his friend Ravi Shankar along with his friend Raman who is the son of filmmaker S. Balachander, to complete his script. Then he left his consulting job and join in the crew but the movie was not take off and it was eventually shelved. Though he planned to became a film-maker, and he was not pleased with the cinemas that made in Tamil cinema but he was amazed by seeing the movies like P. Bharathiraja’s 16 Vayathinile (1977), K.Balachander’s Apoorva Raagangal (1975), and J. Mahendran’s Mullum Malarum (1978) and Uthiripookkal (1979). At that time he grouped with the peoples namely P. C. Sreeram, Santhana Bharathi, and P. Vasu, who are interested in enters into the film industry.

He developed his script for the movie Pallavi Anu Pallavi and his uncle Krishnamurthy agreed to produce his movie with some condition he agreed with all his conditions. He made his debut movie along with all the leading craftsmen like Balu Mahendra, B. Lenin, Thotta Tharani and Ilaiyaraaja. For this movie, he grabbed the Best Screenplay Award from the Karnataka State Government for the year 1983. Then by seeing his work Malayalam film producer N. G. John offered a chance for direction to the movie Unaru in the year 1984. In the year 1985,  G. Thyagarajan of Sathya Jyothi Films offered a chance to direct the movie Pagal Nilavu for this movie Murali and Revathi playing lead roles. Then in the following years, he directed more Tamil and Hindi movies like Mouna Ragam, Agni Natchathiram, Anjali, Roja, Dil Se (Hindi), O Kadhal Kanmani and more. Moreover, for his movies, he grabbed several awards that include six National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards South and three Bollywood Filmfare Awards. Manirathnam wife name is Suhasini who was a Tamil movie actress they got married in 1988 and they have a Son named Nandan Maniratnam.

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Movies

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Writer	Language
1983	Pallavi Anu Pallavi	Yes		Yes	Kannada
1984	Unaroo	Yes			Malayalam
1985	Pagal Nilavu	Yes		Yes	Tamil
1985	Idaya Kovil	Yes			Tamil
1986	Mouna Ragam	Yes		Yes	Tamil
1987	Nayakan	Yes		Yes	Tamil
1988	Agni Natchathiram	Yes		Yes	Tamil
1989	Geethanjali	Yes		Yes	Telugu
1990	Anjali	Yes		Yes	Tamil
1990	Chatriyan		Yes	Yes	Tamil
1991	Thalapathi	Yes		Yes	Tamil
1992	Roja	Yes		Yes	Tamil
1993	Dasarathan		Yes		Tamil
1993	Gaayam			Yes	Telugu
1993	Thiruda Thiruda	Yes	Yes	Yes	Tamil
1995	Bombay	Yes	Yes	Yes	Tamil
1995	Indira			Yes	Tamil
1995	Aasai		Yes		Tamil
1997	Iruvar	Yes	Yes	Yes	Tamil
1997	Nerrukku Ner		Yes		Tamil
1998	Dil Se..	Yes	Yes	Yes	Hindi
1999	Taj Mahal			Yes	Tamil
2000	Alaipayuthey	Yes	Yes	Yes	Tamil
2001	Dumm Dumm Dumm		Yes	Yes	Tamil
2002	Kannathil Muthamittal	Yes	Yes	Yes	Tamil
2002	Five Star		Yes		Tamil
2002	Saathiya		Yes	Yes	Hindi
2004	Aaytha Ezhuthu	Yes	Yes	Yes	Tamil
2004	Yuva	Yes	Yes	Yes	Hindi
2007	Guru	Yes	Yes	Yes	Hindi
2010	Raavan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Hindi
2010	Raavanan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Tamil
2013	Kadal	Yes	Yes	Yes	Tamil
2015	O Kadhal Kanmani	Yes	Yes	Yes	Tamil
2017	Ok Jaanu		Yes	Yes	Hindi
2017	Kaatru Veliyidai	Yes	Yes	Yes	Tamil
2018	Chekka Chivantha Vaanam	Yes	Yes	Yes	Tamil
2020	Vaanam Kottattum		Yes	Yes	Tamil
2020	Putham Pudhu Kaalai		Yes	Yes	Tamil
2022	Ponniyin Selvan: I	Yes	Yes	Yes	Tamil

Television

• 2021 – Navarasa in Netflix

Awards and Nominations

Civilian Honours

• 2002 – Padma Shri by Government of India – Won

Filmfare Awards

Year	Film	Category	Outcome
1996	Bombay	Best Film (Critics)	Won
2003	Saathiya	Best Screenplay	Won
2005	Yuva	Best Screenplay	Won
2005	Yuva	Best Film (Critics)	Won
2007	Guru	Best Film	Nominated
2007	Guru	Best Director	Nominated
2007	Guru	Best Story	Nominated

Filmfare Awards South

Year	Film	Category	Outcome
1986	Mouna Ragam	Best Director	Won
1987	Nayakan	Best Director	Nominated
1988	Agni Natchathiram	Best Director	Nominated
1989	Geethanjali	Best Director	Won
1990	Anjali	Best Director	Won
1991	Thalapathi	Best Director	Won
1992	Roja	Best Director	Nominated
1995	Bombay	Best Director	Won
1997	Iruvar	Best Director	Nominated
2000	Alaipayuthey	Best Director	Nominated
2002	Kannathil Muthamittal	Best Director	Won
2015	O Kadhal Kanmani	Best Director	Nominated
2018	Chekka Chivantha Vaanam	Best Director	Nominated

Karnataka State Film Awards

• 1982 to 1983 – Best Screenplay for Pallavi Anu Pallavi – Won

Nandi Awards

• 1990 – Best Story Writer for Geethanjali – Won

National Film Awards

Year	Film	Language	Category	Outcome
1986	Mouna Ragam	Tamil	Best Regional Film	Won
1989	Geethanjali	Telugu	Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment	Won
1990	Anjali	Tamil	Best Regional Film	Won
1992	Roja	Tamil	Best Film on National Integration	Won
1995	Bombay	Tamil	Best Film on National Integration	Won
2002	Kannathil Muthamittal	Tamil	Best Regional Film	Won

Star Screen Awards

• 1995 – Best Director for Bombay – Won
• 2005 – Best Director for Yuva – Nominated
• 2005 – Best Screenplay for Yuva – Nominated

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

• 1988 – Third Best Film for Agni Natchathiram – Won
• 1992 – Best Director for Roja – Won
• 2002 – Best Director for Kannathil Muthamittal – Won
• 2002 – Second Best Film for Kannathil Muthamittal – Won

Moscow International Film Festival

• 1993 – Golden St. George for Best Film for Roja – Nominated

Edinburgh International Film Festival

• 1995 – Gala Award for Bombay – Won

Jerusalem Film Festival

• 1995 – Honorable Mention for Bombay – Won
• 2002 – In The Spirit of Freedom Award (Best Feature Film) for Kannathil Muthamittal – Won

Political Film Society Awards

• 1995 – Special Award for Bombay – Won

Belgrade Film Festival

• 1997 – Best Film for Iruvar – Won

International Tamil Film Awards

• 2002 – Best Film for Kannathil Muthamittal – Won
• 2002 – Best Director for Kannathil Muthamittal – Won

Berlin Film Festival

• 1998 – NETPAC (Special Mention) for Dil Se – Won

RiverRun International Film Festival

• 2002 – Audience Award for Best Feature Film for Kannathil Muthamittal – Won

Zimbabwe International Film Festival

• 2002 – Best Film for Kannathil Muthamittal – Won

Film Fest New Haven Awards

• 2002 – Audience Award for Kannathil Muthamittal – Won
• 2002 – Jury Award for Kannathil Muthamittal – Won
• 2002 – Special Award for Kannathil Muthamittal – Won

Westchester Film Festival

• 2002 – Best International Film for Kannathil Muthamittal – Won

Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles

• 2002 – Best Film for Kannathil Muthamittal – Won

Venice International Film Festival

• 2010 – Jaeger-Lecoultre Glory To The Filmmaker (Honorary Award) in 67th Venice International Film Festival – Won

V. Shantaram Awards

• 1992 – Best Director for Roja – Won
• 2007 – Best Director for Guru – Won

Images

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