Drohi inspired by Mani Ratnam's films
Santosh Sivan Sivan is the first Asian to receive the prestigious Pierre Angénieux ExcelLens in Cinematography honour at the Cannes Film Festival, which celebrates outstanding contributions to the field of cinematography.
'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.'
The award was presented for his outstanding contribution to cinema.
'I do not support this viewpoint that if there is no work here, go to the south, and vice versa.'
National-award winning actor, producer, hotelier, ex-politician, cricket team owner, philanthropist, highest tax payer, reality show judge, animal lover and, above all, people's hero -- Mithun Chakraborty -- who has been conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award -- is truly a force of nature, notes Sukanya Verma.
The ensemble cast of Mani Ratnam's Ponniyan Selvan 2 got together to promote their film ahead of its April 28 release.
On her 50th birthday on November 1, Sukanya Verma raises a toast to Bollywood's Golden Girl and 15 of her noteworthy performances.
Gautham Karthik talks about making his debut in Mani Ratnam's Kadal
In the mood for romance but don't know which movies to watch? Tamil cinema has a lot to offer on OTT, and Arjun Menon lists his favourites.
Everybody knows he's a master of sublime, but Mani Ratnam's brilliance in escalating drama delivers a goosebumps-inducing impact when bolstered by A R Rahman's musical gravitas,
Trisha Krishnan knows how to have fun with her wardrobe.
'If you ask me where I want my career to go, I have been saying this for a long time: I want to do a K-drama. I want to be in Korea doing a love story, full of romance.'
In private, questions are being raised about the wisdom of a 'dual-SIM' leadership during the long run-up to the 2026 assembly polls where 'family rule' could become an election issue, reports N Sathiya Moorthy.
Even as Ponniyin Selvan: I arrives on OTT to enjoy a whole new audience after its theatrical release, its director Mani Ratnam threw a party.
The OTT boom has proved a boon for a lot of hibernating '90s beauties as they rediscover themselves in exciting new avatars.
We go down memory-lane and track down the actors who gave their best for the south Indian director.
The question 'Who was/were behind Aditha Karikalan's killing?' will continue to remain a historic mystery despite Mani Ratnam setting out to unravel it in his own way, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
The trailer has everything you were looking for: Suspense, action, drama, plotting and vengeance, cheers Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
After the lull in January and February when only a handful of movies hit the screens, it's going to be a rather crowded March in the theatres.
MAMI will showcase over 250 films spread across 10 days from October 27 to November 5.
'My mom said when she was in college, her classmates said they want to marry somebody like Vallavaraiyan Vanthiyathevan.' 'That's the kind of pressure I had the moment Mani sir said you have to play this part.'
The star has a double role in PS-1 -- she plays Mandakini Devi, the mother, and Nandini, the daughter.
'It's Mani Ratnam's dream project and to be a part of that is any artiste's dream.'
'Padmini and I are very different people.' 'Our acting styles are very different. She's from a different era.'
'Not many films have a reference to a creature who talks, emotes, acts in a film. And Munjya is doing all of it.
'First, I get to play a princess, second, it is a Mani Ratnam film and third, it is a period film.'
'You don't have to be screaming and making faces to be evil.'
'There was one sequence in Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya where her character exuberantly runs up to Bobby Deol, piggy-backs on him.' 'Aishwarya told me that she couldn't do the sequence because people would not expect such behaviour from a former Miss World.'
'I am always rocking.' 'I am a rockstar.' 'That's the way the world will always see me.'
Arjun Menon lists some of the popular songs from the South Indian movies in 2023.
Watch this dream come true for Mani Ratnam and cinema on the largest screen possible, insists Sukanya Verma. Ponniyin Selvan: 1 Review
Manushi is in Glasgow... Kamal's in Milan... Rahman and Mani in London...
'The world needs Gandhi now more than any other time in history.'
'I did not always want to be an actor. The initial plan was to become a filmmaker.' Sri gets candid about his movie career.
There's a whole bunch of films and Web series coming up for release in April.
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