Mani Ratnam (Tamil: மணி ரத்னம்) (born June 2, 1956 in Madurai, Tamilnadu, India) is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. He is known for directing critically acclaimed films such as Mouna Raagam (1986), Nayagan (1987), Anjali (1990), Thalapathi (1991), Iruvar (1997), Kannathil Muthamittal (2002), Yuva (2004), and his "terrorism trilogy" consisting of Roja (1992), Bombay (1995) and Dil Se (1998). He has won many awards,five Filmfare Awa...
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Mani Ratnam (Tamil: மணி ரத்னம்) (born June 2, 1956 in Madurai, Tamilnadu, India) is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. He is known for directing critically acclaimed films such as Mouna Raagam (1986), Nayagan (1987), Anjali (1990), Thalapathi (1991), Iruvar (1997), Kannathil Muthamittal (2002), Yuva (2004), and his "terrorism trilogy" consisting of Roja (1992), Bombay (1995) and Dil Se (1998). He has won many awards,five Filmfare Awards (South), four Filmfare Awards (Hindi), and ten international film festival awards.
Mani Ratnam was born in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India to Hindu Tamil parents. His actual name is Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam Iyer. After graduating with a degree in Commerce from Vivekananda College, University of Madras and an MBA from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, he embarked on a career as a management consultant before becoming a filmmaker.
He got into film direction with the help of his late brother, film producer G. Venkateswaran. Ratnam...
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