Films of Mani Ratnam

[Mahen]

Mouna Ragam: 25 years of teaching Tamil cinema!
Aug 15, 2011
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Brilliant storytelling that defied melodrama, well etched characters: Revathy’s mischievousness, Karthik’s nonchalance, Mohan’s dignified silence, Ilayaraja’s everlasting music and P C Sriram’s camera - although released a good 25 years ago, Mouna Ragam is still fresh in our memories. Considered to be a path breaking attempt in Tamil cinema, Mouna Ragam, from its outer layer will sound just like any other movie. However, the movie’s breakthrough is its unpretentious story telling at a time when Tamil movies are dominated by larger than life characters doing deeds that are above human.

Celebrating 25 years in its existence, Mouna Ragam catapulted once considered behind-the-screen performers (director, cinematographer and musician) to fame. Of them, perhaps Maniratnam reaped the most with Mouna Ragam. Not too far behind were Ilayaraja and cinematographer P C Sriram. Ilayaraja’s tunes, to this day, stay afresh and have been more than a few times rehashed into many languages and remained a source of inspiration to many songs.

After its release, people started feeling the need to attribute a movie’s success to other people involved in it – than mere actors. Ever since Mouna Ragam’s success, Tamil cinema woke up to the need of paying attention to its female characters and started scripting stronger, female-centric roles. But none could even reach the flippant, yet resolute girl’s role played by Revathi.

In the past 25 years Mouna Ragam has inspired many movies and still remains inspiration to many debut actors who want, at least once in their life time, to come as much closer to a role like that of the unyielding Revathi’s character, or Karthik’s character with a million shades of grey and Mohan’s dignified quite ordinary character. Even Mani Ratnam couldn’t replicate some of his own characters (he came real close to replicating Karthik in his Ayuda Ezhuthu but in vain).

Mouna Ragam is a stuff of legends. Movies like that get made only a few times. And Mouna Ragam stands proof for that.

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[Mahen]

Mani Ratnam’s casting coup!
2011-09-04 11:00:27

Mani Ratnam is making a pure love story set against the backdrop of a fishing village in southern Tamil Nadu.

In a casting coup the director has roped in Gautham, veteran lover boy Karthik’s son and Tulasi daughter of actress Radha and sister of Ko heroine Karthika!

Mani sir was last week in Mumbai. He made it a point to visit the house of Radha and met up with 15 year old Thulasi who is studying in the 9th standard.

Radha feels her daughter is too young to debut in films, but will take a call if Mani agrees.

It will be a casting coup of sorts if Tulasi and Gautham come together.

Remember 30 years back Tulasi’s mom Radha made her screen debut opposite Karthik, Gautham’s dad in Bharathiraja classic Alaigal Oyivathillai ?

It will be for the first time a noted hero’s son will be debuting opposite the daughter of the heroine of his first film!

Karthika's sis how does gautham look?any pics?

[Siv.S]

Thalapathi goes to Bollywood

The remake will be directed by Puja Jatinder Bedi, who has worked behind the scenes for films like Mangal Pandey, The Myth and Saathiya.

An excited Puja said, "The film was made in 1991; so, I plan to modernize parts of the story as well as a few action sequences. However, I plan to keep the screenplay and the characters intact." Bharat Shah confirmed the story and added, "The project will commence after the release of Ghost (which has been directed by Puja)."

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/e...w/10827073.cms

[raajarasigan]

moosic aaru ?

[KV]

jaangu hai jajakku hai jaangujakku hai? baguth achcha.

[P_R]

jaanE man aajaa aajaa
Kumar Sanu iruvadhu varusham munnAdiyE mookkaala paadittAr.
ennatha remake.

[P_R]

Fishing village subject!
வீட்டுக்காரம்மா வசனம் terrorஆ இருக்குமே.
அவங்களுக்கு "மண்ணின் மைந்தி"னு வேற ஒரு நம்பிக்கை.

[hattori_hanzo]

jaanE man aajaa aajaa
Kumar Sanu iruvadhu varusham munnAdiyE mookkaala paadittAr.
ennatha remake.

There was another version of Rakkamma in Hindi. A Rishi Kapoor-Juhi Chawla song. Remake song ellaam sellaadhaam. Adhanaala Originala oru copy adichaanga.

[KV]

tutututu thara was suttufied from rakkamma.

[Plum]

Andha padathula oru adi aathadi redux-um undu. Bol Radha Bol I think. Evergreen hero Rishi Kapoor(indhi sivakumar)-in 90s super hit.