The Telugu film is nothing compared to Mani Ratnam's Tamil classic of the same name.
The Tamil film with Crazy Mohan's dialogues, is a blast.
'Whenever Mani sir says Ash, I am like, 'Do I die in the end? Do I get her?'
Deepa Gahlot lists 10 popular Mani Ratnam films that you can watch on streaming platforms.
Does the "story" of a Mani Ratnam film come first or does its "spirit" asks Sreehari Nair.
'I enjoyed writing Kalyana Vaibhogame. I was very confident that as a story, it would work. But initially when I was rejected, I was flummoxed.' Nandini Reddy is ready with her third directorial venture.
Director Jeeva Sankar's Amara Kaaviyam is an unmemorable love story, feels S Saraswathi.
'Unlike OK Kanmani, Kaatru Veliyedai lends itself to a classical form. It is very different from the previous film in tone, texture and scope.' Mani Ratnam discusses his latest film.
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.
'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.'
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