News for 'Mani Ratnam'

What's your YQ?

What's your YQ?

Rediff.com22 May 2004

'You Can Be Ice Cold Evil'

'You Can Be Ice Cold Evil'

Rediff.com6 May 2024

'You don't have to be screaming and making faces to be evil.'

'A love story about real people'

'A love story about real people'

Rediff.com29 Nov 2005

Priya, Mani Ratnam's assistant, is ready with her first feature film.

'The CGI Was Very Challenging Because Nothing Like That Has Been Done Here'

'The CGI Was Very Challenging Because Nothing Like That Has Been Done Here'

Rediff.com7 Jun 2024

'Not many films have a reference to a creature who talks, emotes, acts in a film. And Munjya is doing all of it.

Is That MGR?!

Is That MGR?!

Rediff.com8 Feb 2022

AIADMK candidate Daniel Sachin Mani, contesting from the 35th ward of Perambur constituency, dressed up as party founder MGR.

Chennai Express writer passes away

Chennai Express writer passes away

Rediff.com23 Nov 2016

Director-writer K Subash, who has helmed Tamil superhit film Chathriyan and penned the story of Shah Rukh Khan's Chennai Express, passed away in Chennai on November 23, following kidney problems. He was 57.

Check Out PS-1's Trisha's Style

Check Out PS-1's Trisha's Style

Rediff.com29 Sep 2022

Trisha's on-screen fashion is rather extravagant, true to her royal character. Off-screen she has a friendly, girl-next-door style, who will woo you with her traditional Chennai silk saris and modern glamour.

Meet Ash's Guru

Meet Ash's Guru

Rediff.com15 Jan 2007

Ash, Abhishek, Mani Ratnam on their new film.

'Entertainment is not a bad word'

'Entertainment is not a bad word'

Rediff.com11 Jan 2007

Mani Ratnam talks about his filmmaking process, and his love for songs.

Meet Siddharth, of Rang De Basanti

Meet Siddharth, of Rang De Basanti

Rediff.com6 Feb 2006

The young actor talks about his first Hindi film.

#InstaStories: When Abhishek swam with snakes

#InstaStories: When Abhishek swam with snakes

Rediff.com14 Sep 2017

In this series, InstaStories, we let pictures on social media tell their beautiful back stories.

When Dulquer went to Hyderabad

When Dulquer went to Hyderabad

Rediff.com6 May 2015

A lowdown on what's going on in the Telugu film industry.

Box Office: Ponniyin Selvan 2 Starts Well

Box Office: Ponniyin Selvan 2 Starts Well

Rediff.com2 May 2023

The film saw a good release, with premium screens like IMAX and 4DX reserved for it as well, and that gave it a platform to fetch quite a few eyeballs on expensive ticket rates.

Does Arvind Swamy look like MGR? VOTE!

Does Arvind Swamy look like MGR? VOTE!

Rediff.com17 Jan 2020

The makers of the film Thalaivi introduced one of its stellar characters, Tamil Nadu's former chief minister MGR, on his 103rd birth anniversary on January 17.

Review: O Kadhal Kanmani is a celebration of love

Review: O Kadhal Kanmani is a celebration of love

Rediff.com17 Apr 2015

Director Mani Ratnam's O Kadhal Kanmani is a beautiful and sensitive tale of love filled with fun that warms your heart.

When South Directors Made Bollywood Blockbusters

When South Directors Made Bollywood Blockbusters

Rediff.com11 Sep 2023

Joginder Tuteja looks at southern directors who started with a big bang in Bollywood.

Navarasa review

Navarasa review

Rediff.com21 Aug 2021

If the stories weren't bound by their themes or expectations or if they weren't limited to the time and the medium, Mani Ratnam's Navarasa could have been something better, feels Divya Nair.

'I'm The OG Pan India Superstar!'

'I'm The OG Pan India Superstar!'

Rediff.com8 May 2024

'I am always rocking.' 'I am a rockstar.' 'That's the way the world will always see me.'

PIX: The AMAZING life of Aditi Rao Hydari

PIX: The AMAZING life of Aditi Rao Hydari

Rediff.com28 Oct 2020

Happy birthday, Aditi!

Ash, Abhishek take Raavan to London

Ash, Abhishek take Raavan to London

Rediff.com17 Jun 2010

Check out the stars at the star-studded premiere.

25 Beautiful Frames of Dil Se..

25 Beautiful Frames of Dil Se..

Rediff.com7 May 2020

Sukanya Verma feels wonderment for Dil Se's fabulous, flawless frames, and she tells us why.

OTT: Brahmastra, PS-1, Minions And More!

OTT: Brahmastra, PS-1, Minions And More!

Rediff.com4 Nov 2022

It's a fun, Fun, FUN menu on OTT this week.

What are Top Directors up to?

What are Top Directors up to?

Rediff.com27 Apr 2021

Top directors are getting ready to put together some of their most ambitious films.

Kareena's Best Performance? VOTE!

Kareena's Best Performance? VOTE!

Rediff.com21 Sep 2023

Juggling marriage, motherhood and movies -- all in a day's work -- Kareena loves her job and hopes she'll never retire. So do we, as the actress turns 43 on September 21.

Watch Aishwarya's Romance Gone Wrong On OTT

Watch Aishwarya's Romance Gone Wrong On OTT

Rediff.com2 Jun 2023

Royal tragedies, loony vampires, nuclear disasters, scoop hunters becoming the story, all that and more on OTT this week.

PIX: A Svelte Aishwarya Wows Kochi Fans

PIX: A Svelte Aishwarya Wows Kochi Fans

Rediff.com21 Aug 2012

The actress flew down to launch Kalyan Jewellers' first store in the city.

Box Office: Doctor G, Kantara Start Well

Box Office: Doctor G, Kantara Start Well

Rediff.com17 Oct 2022

Code Name: Tiranga, on the other hand, is a disaster.

Abhishek Bachchan's career is on a roll

Abhishek Bachchan's career is on a roll

Rediff.com25 Oct 2020

'You win some, you lose some. I suppose I'm winning some right now.'

When Married Couples ROMANCED On Screen

When Married Couples ROMANCED On Screen

Rediff.com22 Jun 2022

Sukanya Verma looks at husband and wife filmi collaborations.

Killer Soup Review: Manoj, Konkona Are Star Ingredients, But...

Killer Soup Review: Manoj, Konkona Are Star Ingredients, But...

Rediff.com11 Jan 2024

Killer Soup's plots grow too convoluted and the strain of keeping the momentum going shows when its shrewd and surreal visuals lose steam, observes Sukanya Verma.

Guide, Coach, Halwai: SRK's many, MANY avatars!

Guide, Coach, Halwai: SRK's many, MANY avatars!

Rediff.com2 Aug 2017

Looking at Shah Rukh Khan's unusual onscreen professions.

Raavan not to be screened at 11th IIFA awards

Raavan not to be screened at 11th IIFA awards

Rediff.com11 May 2010

Mani Ratnam, the film's director said that Raavan would not be screened at the International Indian Film Academy awards, as the film is not complete.

COMING UP On OTT This November

COMING UP On OTT This November

Rediff.com2 Nov 2022

November has some of the biggest movies and Web series coming up for release.

When Bollywood sought out Raavan!

When Bollywood sought out Raavan!

Rediff.com9 Sep 2020

Bollywood has seen many iconic villains but it seems to keep returning to the ultimate baddie, Raavan.

The 100 Best Films, RANKED

The 100 Best Films, RANKED

Rediff.com30 Aug 2022

It is by no means a perfect list and I might have missed out some important films but these are films that have entertained me, taught me how to be compassionate, to view the world, and understand people, their histories, behaviors and customs.

How Abhishek spent his birthday

How Abhishek spent his birthday

Rediff.com5 Feb 2021

'It wouldn't be a happy birthday if I'm not working.'

Watch out for Ash, Freida Pinto in Venice

Watch out for Ash, Freida Pinto in Venice

Rediff.com30 Jul 2010

Mani Ratnam's Raavan and Julian Schnabel's Israel-Palestine conflict narrative Miral starring Freida Pinto, are among the movies to be screened at the 67th Venice Film Festival in September.

'Making a film is like being married'

'Making a film is like being married'

Rediff.com31 Jul 2015

'There are too many things that haven't gone out of you. So even though the years may have gone by, you are still close to the films in terms of the making.'

Terrorists Gun for Bollywood Folk

Terrorists Gun for Bollywood Folk

Rediff.com16 Jan 2003

Mani Ratnam, Shekhar Suman on terrorists' hit list