just found it strange that in this entire section on tamil films, no one seems to be talking about one of tamil cinema's favourite sons! hopefully, this thread will fill the gap - so here goes: this discussion is dedicated to one of the greatest filmmakers of our time - his films, their pluses & minuses, the music, the acting, background score, cinematography, editing, whatever ... from "Pagal Nilavu" (or was it "Pallavi Anupallavi") to "Aayitha Ezhuthu" ... if you've got something to say about mani, say it here!