'Films like Roja and Bombay, at that point of time, were not something about which I would be too worried.' 'I thought if I'm honest and if I'm reflecting what a normal person like me is feeling, then that honesty will come through.'
'We are in a dilemma if the central government supports this ethnic violence and Biren Singh.'
Bollywood's stars were out and about. And Pradeep Bandekar captured them in his camera.
'He's always been an all-inspiring kind of director that nobody can surpass,' R Madhavan tells Subhash K Jha about Mani Ratnam.
Gowri Ramnarayan explores the world of Kalki Krishnamurthy whose magnificent novel Ponniyin Selvan has inspired Mani Ratnam's latest film PS I.
The charge sheet has been filed in a case registered on November 7 last year, they said.
Does the "story" of a Mani Ratnam film come first or does its "spirit" asks Sreehari Nair.
Deepa Gahlot lists 10 popular Mani Ratnam films that you can watch on streaming platforms.
A top Lashkar-e-Tayiba commander was among two militants shot dead by army troops during an encounter in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Advertising is always done with the target audience in mind and considering the local culture and milieu, it is not about one size fitting all, says ace ad man Nagesh Alai.
'If you take the credit when it works, you have to take the blame when a film flops.'
Like all the great love stories, Annayum Rasoolam has a tragic end. But not before we are transported into a world of furtive glances and hurried touches.
In this second part of a series, Sudha Mahalingam goes deep into silk territory in Kazakhstan and says that the Ferghana Valley seems like a gift from the Gods
The director talks about his experience of working with the cast and crew of the film.
Tamil actor Karthik Kumar talks about his new film.
Karthik Kumar is coming out of the 'US returned Mappilai' tag that Mani Ratnam started casting him in Alai Payuthey. He talks about his new film Ethuvum Nadakkum.
Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor will play the lead in KJo's film.
Overall, the album just doles out routine fare.
Meet southern star Madhavan, the hero of Ramji Londonwaley.
Priya, Mani Ratnam's assistant, is ready with her first feature film.
A lowdown on what's going on in the Tamil film industry.
Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapoor don't burn the screen with passion but there's a pleasant sense to their togetherness, feels Sukanya Verma.
'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.'
Yet, for all his belief in the goodness of life, Mani's films show that life is too complicated for goodness to permeate it completely.
'We think children are not as smart but that is so unfair.' 24 director Vikram Kumar gets talking about his latest hit.
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