Mani Ratnam is an Indian film screenwriter, director and producer. Mainly known for his contribution to the Tamil cinema, he entered the film industry with the Kannada film ‘Pallavi Anu Pallavi’ (1983). Then after a few flops, he managed to establish himself as a leading Tollywood filmmaker with his work on ‘Mouna Ragam’ (1986).
Till date, Ratnam has wrote and directed several successful Tamil-language movies including 'Nayakan' (1987), 'Agni Natchathiram' (1988), 'Geethanjali' (1989), 'Anjali' (1990), 'Chatriyan' (1990), 'Thalapathi' (1991), 'Roja' (1992), 'Gaayam' (1993), 'Bombay' (1995), 'Aasai' (1995), 'Iruvar' (1997), 'Nerrukku Ner' (1997), 'Alaipayuthey' (2000), 'Dumm Dumm Dumm' (2001), 'Kannathil Muthamittal' (2002), 'Raavanan' (2010), 'O Kadhal Kanmani' (2015), and 'Chekka Chivantha Vaanam' (2018). The list of his flop films includes 'Dasarathan' (1993) and 'Taj Mahal' (1999).
He has also contributed to many Hindi movies. Some of Mani Ratnam’s hit Hindi films are 'Dil Se' (1998), 'Saathiya' (2002), 'Yuva' (2004) and 'Guru' (2007).
A young man named Velu witnesses his father being brutally murdered. Therefore, he kills a corrupt policeman, which puts him on the wrong side of the law. He escapes to Mumbai, and over time, he becomes a well-known and respected gangster.
A Hindu man and a Muslim woman fall for each other in a small village, and they elope to get married. They eventually move to Mumbai, and they soon have two children. However, growing religious tensions and communal riots threaten to tear them apart.
Roja is a romantic drama thriller film which tells the story of a simple village girl named Roja, who gets married to a man living in the city. They seem to have a happy and content life, but things turn upside down after her husband gets kidnapped by militants during a secret operation in Kashmir. Now it is up to Rosa to find her husband and rescue him.
Amar is a journalist working for All India Radio, who falls for a mysterious woman Meghna who doesn’t seem to share the same feelings for him. However, when Amar prepares to get married to another girl, Meghna shows up, asking for help. Eventually, Amar finds out that Meghna is actually part of a terrorist group.
This drama film tells the story of Gurukant Desai, a simple young villager, whose father discourages him from having big dreams. He soon goes to Turkey and gets a job. Although he is offered a promotion, he refuses, saying that he wants to work for himself. He soon returns to India to start his own business and rises to become the biggest business tycoon in India.
While being away from his girlfriend, a man starts developing feelings for a single mother who is separated from her husband. He finds himself struggling to find the true meaning of love and also has to deal with societal pressure.
Michael is an influential student leader, who tries to keep local politicians out of college elections. A local goon tries to bribe Michael, but he refuses. Michael is unware that this is going to result in a strong retaliation.
