Rahman stays true to the element of Ratnam's vision as there's never any attempt to show off or introduce unnecessary elements.
Here's a look at a few who blossomed and produced memorable work under his tutelage.
Rediff.com's Mayur Sanap asked the actor about her love for fashion, her idea of dating and more...
'He is stable now. He experienced chest pain due to exertion and high blood pressure but that has now been brought under control through medicines,' a doctor said.q
15 year old Thulasi Nair shares her experience of working with Mani Ratnam.
15 year old Thulasi Nair shares her experience of working with Mani Ratnam.
Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor will play the lead in KJo's film.
Money Ratnam, the 100th movie from The Century Films banner, releases today, September 26.
Kamal Hassan and Saif Ali Khan team up for a Tamil-Hindi political thriller, with a score by A R Rahman.
Reader Manochitra Janakaraj sends us a photograph.
One of Tamil cinema's top film-makers, S Shankar hosted a grand wedding for his daughter Aishwarya in Chennai.
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.
Mithun Chakraborty started from scratch in bit roles and had no Godfather backing him. Yet, remarkably, his career now straddles six decades and he continues to win acclaim, observes Dinesh Raheja.
What would happen if you get a bagful of money and do not see the real owner around? Go watch Fahadh Faasil's Money Ratnam to find out the answer.
His first two films were a hit. Srikkant is now awaiting the fate of his third release.
Sixteen-year-old Nandan Maniratnam, son of Maniratnam and popular actress Suhasini, is the proud author of a new pamphlet on Leninism, which is on sale at the venue, along with other leading Left literature. He it was his reading habit that introduced him to the world of Marxism. A student of an international residential school in Chennai, Nandan came on his own to serve as a volunteer and assist the foreign delegates at the All-India Congress of the CPI-M.
'I've been a villain, I've been a champ, I've been a superhero, I've been a zero, I've been a rejected fan, and I've been a very, very resilient lover.'
It's not everyday one gets to have a long chat with Mani Ratnam. But when one does, it's always interesting. The director discussed his movies and much more with Maria Giovanna.
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Reader Shyam Kurup has sent us some photographs.
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.
Thulasi is the daughter of yesteryear actress Radha.
Sudha K Prasad on her Tamil movie Drohi.
Here are seven gems from one of India's most sought after director.
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.
Here is your chance to brush up your knowledge of the classic.
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Kamal Haasan, turned 69 on Tuesday, hosted a grand birthday party for his friends and family.
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.
He was hospitalized two days ago after fainting on the sets of his film when a stunt scene went horribly wrong.
Abhishek Bachchan seems to have something to do with that.
The film will be in Telugu.
Madhavan talks about Rang De Basanti, and his Guru experience.
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.
Mani Ratnam and A R Rahman launched the music of Kadal.
'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.'
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