Mani Ratnam's Tamil version of Ravan was launched at a gala function in Chennai on Friday.
Divya Nair celebrates the actor's birthday by presenting the path-breaking films and performances that define his career.
Saisuresh Sivaswamy discovers that you can take a Tamil director out of Tamil Nadu, but you can't take Tamil Nadu out of him.
The Tamil version of Raavan is a beautiful travel package that shows you the best of Mother Nature, and considerably less of human nature.
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,
Bollywood has seen many iconic villains but it seems to keep returning to the ultimate baddie, Raavan.
Check out the stars at the star-studded premiere.
Does the "story" of a Mani Ratnam film come first or does its "spirit" asks Sreehari Nair.
The director's eagerly awaited tri-lingual Raavan, starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, and Vikram Prithvi Raj, is ready.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan on her role in Mani Ratnam's Raavan.
Here's a look at a few who blossomed and produced memorable work under his tutelage.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan tells Patcy N why Raavan is the most special film of her career.
Tamil actor Vikram talks about playing two different charcters in Mani Ratnam's Raavan and Raavanan
Actor Vikram and director Mani Ratnam were present at the screening of the film at the 67th Venice Film Festival on Monday.
A blow-by-blow account of what transpired at the music launch of Mani Ratnam's trilingual, Raavan -- starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Vikram -- in Mumbai.
The director has been honoured with the prestigious Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award, at the 67th Venice Film Festival on Monday for Ravaan.
Vikram on working with Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan and Mani Ratnam in Raavan.
We go down memory-lane and track down the actors who gave their best for the south Indian director.
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.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has worked with younger heroes in her career, but it's hard to guess!
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