Mani Ratnam
Indian film director
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| 2025 | Currently working on Thug Life, a film starring Kamal Hassan, set to be released in 2025. |
| 2025 | Upcoming film 'Thug Life' is set to be another collaboration between Mani Ratnam and A. R. Rahman in the Tamil film industry. |
| 2023 | Mani Ratnam and A. R. Rahman released 'Ponniyin Selvan: II', continuing their successful collaborative partnership. |
| 2022 | The film 'Ponniyin Selvan' was released, with A. R. Rahman winning multiple prestigious awards including National Film Award for Best Music Direction, Filmfare Award for Best Music Director - Tamil, Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards for Best Music Director, and Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards for Best Music Director. |
| September 30 2022 | Released Ponniyin Selvan: I, the first part of an epic film adaptation based on Kalki Krishnamurthy's work. The film featured an extensive ensemble cast and was jointly produced by Ratnam under Madras Talkies banner. |
| 2021 | Mani Ratnam directed 'Navarasa', an anthology series released on Netflix in the Tamil language, which he also produced and wrote. |
| 2018 | Mani Ratnam and A. R. Rahman collaborated on the film 'Chekka Chivantha Vaanam', which received nominations for SIIMA Award for Best Music Director and Filmfare Award for Best Music Director in Tamil category. |
| 2017 | Mani Ratnam directed the Hindi romantic film 'Ok Jaanu', which was a remake of his own Tamil film 'O Kadhal Kanmani' |
| April 2017 | Released Kaatru Veliyidai, a film set during the 1999 Kargil War, starring Karthi and Aditi Rao Hydari. The film received mixed reviews and had average box office performance. |
| 2015 | The Museum of the Moving Image in New York City paid a special tribute to Mani, screening his films Roja, Bombay, and Dil Se as a retrospective. |
| July 2015 | He was awarded the Sun Mark Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival. |
| April 2015 | Released O Kadhal Kanmani, a romantic drama starring Dulquer Salmaan and Nithya Menen. The film, made on a budget of 6 crores, explored urban relationships and received critical acclaim and commercial success. |
| February 1 2013 | Mani Ratnam's film Kadal was released worldwide, receiving mixed reviews and becoming a box office failure. The film's distributor subsequently filed a police complaint against Ratnam due to significant financial losses. |
| 2010 | Mani was honored with the Jaeger-Lecoultre Glory to the Filmmaker at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. |
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