Mani Ratnam Biography

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.

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