- published: 13 Nov 2015
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Mani Ratnam (born Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam on 2 June 1956) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, predominantly working in Tamil cinema, based in Chennai, India. Born into a Tamil Brahmin family in Madurai, Ratnam worked as a management consultant before entering into the film industry. He made his directorial debut with the Kannada film Pallavi Anu Pallavi in 1983, and followed this with the Malayalam film Unaru (1984) and the Tamil film Pagal Nilavu (1985). Ratnam came into prominence after Mouna Ragam (1986), a film about the friction between a newly–wed couple. He made his Telugu debut with the National Film Award winning Geethanjali (1989), which was critically acclaimed and a major commercial success. Ratnam is also known for his "Terrorism trilogy" consisting of Roja (1992), Bombay (1995) and Dil Se.. (1998). He is widely regarded as one of the leading directors in Indian cinema. Ratnam is widely credited with having revolutionised the Tamil film industry and altering the profile of Indian cinema.
Actors: Srihari (actor), Suneel (actor), Brahmanandam (actor), Chandramohan (actor), Chakri (composer), Tanikella Bharani (actor), Martand K. Venkatesh (editor), Kona Venkat (writer), Kona Venkat (writer), Genelia D'Souza (actress), Master Bharath (actor), Vajja Venkata Giridhar (actor), Gopimohan (miscellaneous crew), Gopimohan (writer), Sreenu Vaitla (writer),
Genres: Comedy,