Here are seven gems from one of India's most sought after director.
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Madhavan talks about Rang De Basanti, and his Guru experience.
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Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor will play the lead in KJo's film.
Thulasi is the daughter of yesteryear actress Radha.
The director who is almost ready with the bilingual Raavan (Raavanan in Tamil) will be honoured with Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award at the Venice Film Festival to be held in September.
The film will be in Telugu.
Mani Ratnam and A R Rahman launched the music of Kadal.
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The director talks about his new film Kadal and his career.
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
Drohi inspired by Mani Ratnam's films
'Even in a conservative society like Chennai, youngsters don't feel bound by conventions anymore.' 'But how deeply has this change permeated our society? Is it just on a superficial level? That is the question the film tries to address.'
It's going to be a busy month at the theatres in February.
Bollywood Hungama's OTT India Fest and India Entertainment Awards saw a lot of glamour on the red carpet.
'The younger generation may be hip, modern and Westernised outside, but there is something very Indian and traditional in them.' 'It's debatable just how good the concept of marriage is, but this is the only system that has survived over centuries.'
'He knows what he doesn't want and likes exploring the rest with his cast and crew, so it's like a journey of making something beautiful together.'
A R Rahman feels a power shift may have happened in the past eight years, as 'people who are not creative have the power now to decide things.'
Gautham Karthik talks about making his debut in Mani Ratnam's Kadal
We go down memory-lane and track down the actors who gave their best for the south Indian director.
'Rajnikanth's Kaala seems like a continuation from where Mani Ratnam had left off in his masterpiece Naayagan.'
She is no longer Samantha Ruth Prabhu. She will be known henceforth as just Samantha.
After all, she was working with three legends -- Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam and A R Rahman.
The award was presented for his outstanding contribution to cinema.
The cheeky young man who once gave me one-word answers grew into a philosophical, detached star yet remained simple and humble, never letting stardom steal his heart, notes Rediff's Shobha Warrier who first interviewed the Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner in 1987.
'Expect an emotional dramatic film with action. Expect a world within the crime world.'
Ranveer Singh and team unleashed the fierce and ferocious trailer of the action drama, which marks Director Aditya Dhar's return six years after his 2019 blockbuster Uri: The Surgical Strike.
'Files are getting awards', Prakash Raj said in an apparent reference to The Kashmir Files< receiving national honours.
Deepika Padukone has found support in Mani Ratnam over her exit from Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Spirit.
'I did not always want to be an actor. The initial plan was to become a filmmaker.' Sri gets candid about his movie career.
The gangster saga Nayakan not only earned Mani Ratnam's reputation as a great director, the dubbed version of the film also did well in Mumbai, so much so that Feroz Khan's Hindi remake, Dayavan, starring Vinod Khanna, could not compare, recalls Deepa Gahlot.
Kamal Haasan's torrid smooch with his co-star Abhirami Gopikumar will be removed after the widespread outrage.
The World Archery Youth Championships 2025 is the 19th edition of the biennial meet that has been held since 1991. A total of 570 top youth archers from 63 countries around the world are vying for medals in Winnipeg, as per Olympics.com.
Trisha Krishnan and Abhirami on sharing screen space with Kamal Haasan and working with Mani Ratnam.
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