Films of Mani Ratnam

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Her beauty put India on the world map when she won the Miss World title in 1994 and she was cast by Mani in his period drama Iruvar, her talent was noticed and she went places after that before things came a full circle. Her mentor Mani cast her again in his latest venture Guru opposite Abhishek, now her husband in real life.

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Originally Posted by thilak4life

If there were directors who were to shape Kamal, it was KB, and KV (although he is known to dominate when directing with both the legends). ............

So, it's just that "Nayagan" is such a great film, that people claim Kamal redefined himself. He redefined all along from 79' to 87', in significant ways. In other words, if there was no "16 vayadhinile", "sigappu rojakkal", "Moondram pirai", "Salangai Oli", "Swathi muthyam", "Raja paarvai", "Varumayin Niram Sigappu", "Ek Duuje Ke Liye", and many more, then perhaps Mani as a contributor is acceptable, otherwise it's just pretty stupid.. As usual BW makes an half-baked list. .

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Well said Thilak. :thumbsup:

PR, Watched "Blood brothers"? It's running in few theaters in USA.

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(Mani's protege) Siddarth is now making waves in Vishal barathwaj's "Blue brothers" (cinematography by Guillermo Navarro, who won an oscar for his brilliant work in Pan's laybrinth) Santhosh sivan's film "Prarambh" with Prabhu deva is said to be simply superb as well. These are part of quad-collage films “AIDS Jaago” (other direcotrs are Mira nair and Farhan akthar)

Siddarth's nuanced performance and Prabhu deva's instinctive performance are both praised by those who have seen the film. So, check it out..
VB on Siddarth:

About “Blood Brothers”, he said: “It’s quite a multi-starrer. It has Siddharth (Tamil actor) in the lead. I think he’s too mature for his age. He’s so well-read and experienced so much of the world cinema. I’d love to work with him again. My film also stars Ayesha Takia, Pavan Malhotra and Pankaj Kapur in a small role. Can you imagine how difficult it was to accommodate them in a film of 15-20 minutes?”

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12 minute film ?
So I am not sure if it is likely get a wide screening. Waiting for my youtube samaritan to come along.

Watching it

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Originally Posted by ajithfederer

Kamal sir - a Mani contribution? :lol:

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Originally Posted by Nerd

Superb article:
http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-mov...ni-ratnam.html

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they could have added Mohanlal, Mamooty, Nag, Rajini and IR in the list :lol:

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Originally Posted by thilak4life

PR, Watched "Blood brothers"? It's running in few theaters in USA.

Digression:

(Mani's protege) Siddarth is now making waves in Vishal barathwaj's "Blue brothers" (cinematography by Guillermo Navarro, who won an oscar for his brilliant work in Pan's laybrinth) Santhosh sivan's film "Prarambh" with Prabhu deva is said to be simply superb as well. These are part of quad-collage films “AIDS Jaago” (other direcotrs are Mira nair and Farhan akthar)

Siddarth's nuanced performance and Prabhu deva's instinctive performance are both praised by those who have seen the film. So, check it out..
VB on Siddarth:

About “Blood Brothers”, he said: “It’s quite a multi-starrer. It has Siddharth (Tamil actor) in the lead. I think he’s too mature for his age. He’s so well-read and experienced so much of the world cinema. I’d love to work with him again. My film also stars Ayesha Takia, Pavan Malhotra and Pankaj Kapur in a small role. Can you imagine how difficult it was to accommodate them in a film of 15-20 minutes?”

End digression.

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Originally Posted by Prabhu Ram

Watching it

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Let us know what you think of it...

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Originally Posted by Nerd

The heading may be mis-leading but the innertext is so good that each and every word fits the bill 8-)

An acting legend whose fame stretches across the country, he started his career decades before his tryst with this director. But what makes their union an event of historical significance is that the film Nayagan changed the course of both their lives forever. Mani’s movies got greater recognition, Kamal started challenging himself more and his ever increasing appetite for variety became even greater. Not to mention the national award he received for his performance in this masterpiece.

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Aahaa naan ithathaan konja naalaikku munnadi 'ORN' Thread'la solli threada ranagalamaakkittom. Innorru Vaattiyaa :shock:

Spot on :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by thilak4life

Kamal got into his auteur work from '81. As the writer-producer-actor with SSR for RP. They had already done the film, "Sommokadidhi Sokokadidhi" two years earlier.

But he started making films with all his long time friends from. Sippy for "Saagar", Sujatha's script for "Vikram" (86?). He influenced KB to make way for his chaplin homage with Chaplin chellapa in "Punnagai mannan". Next up, produced his friend Santhana Bharathy with Sathyaraj for "Kadamai ganiyam katupadu"(87). Prathap pothan for "Vetri Vizha". "Nayagan" with Mani Ratnam in 87', Suresh krishna in 88', again with SSR in 88' for Pushpak. Crazy for "Apoorva Sahodarargal" in 89'.

If there were directors who were to shape Kamal, it was KB, and KV (although he is known to dominate when directing with both the legends). As per this theory, one could very well say, Balu mahendra and Bharathiraja were shaped by Kamal.

So, it's just that "Nayagan" is such a great film, that people claim Kamal redefined himself. He redefined all along from 79' to 87', in significant ways. In other words, if there was no "16 vayadhinile", "sigappu rojakkal", "Moondram pirai", "Salangai Oli", "Swathi muthyam", "Raja paarvai", "Varumayin Niram Sigappu", "Ek Duuje Ke Liye", and many more. Then perhaps Mani as a contributor is acceptable, otherwise it's just pretty stupid.. As usual BW makes an half-baked list.

As for the list, Rahman is the best contribution by Rathnam. Hands down!

By the by, his contribution on (re)shaping two other actors, one - the ever-so-dependable Revathy, and next, the man who would become a youth icon back then, Karthik. Giving their respective best for Rathnam in "Mouna Raagam". Ironically, both these actors were first introduced and mentored by Bharathiraja.

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