Mani Ratnam

...Actor and Conclave Chairman Kamal Haasan said the core committee comprising 32 members, including veteran Directors K Balachander and Maniratnam and actors Mammootty and Mohanlal, drafted the recommendations based on the two-day extensive...

In this article: Kamal Haasan, Mohanlal, Maniratnam, Mammootty, Chennai, and India

...took a dig at the event's organisers for 'demoting' him to the front row. The festival was inaugurated by ace director Mani Ratnam at Nandan in presence of Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee and...

In this article: Tapan Sinha, Kolkata Film Festival, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Mrinal Sen, Tarun Majumdar, Bimal Roy, Soumitra Chatterjee, and Elia Kazan

Organised by the state''s information and cultural affairs department, the festival was opened by renowned Bollywood filmmaker Mani Ratnam. Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee also graced the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, Mani...

In this article: Kolkata, Short films, Celluloid, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Bimal Roy, and Hollywood

...says, Acting wasn t my preference and I had to do it for the sake of fulfilling my father s wish. Working with versatile filmmakers like Mani Ratnam and Shankar has enlightened me a lot over making films with new dimensions. As of now, I and...

In this article: Sigappu Rojakkal, Kamal Haasan, Bharathiraja, S. Shankar, Sri Devi, and Hollywood

...D'Silva, whose directorial debut film Kurbaan is set to release next week, plans to show his film to his guru Mani Ratnam. Rensil wants Mani to be the first person to see the film's final print and seek his blessings. A source close to...

In this article: Kurbaan, Abhishek Bachchan, and Mumbai

...the film is just incredible," starts off the beaming actor. The film has been directed by Kannan, who worked as an assistant to Mani Ratnam. "It was great working with the team of Kanden Kadhalai. Director Kannan is a tough taskmaster. He...

In this article: Aishwarya Rai and Chennai

...the film, including laying down the marketing strategy. Since she returned from Malshej Ghat after completing her schedule of Mani Ratnam's Raavana, Paa has become her priority. After all, it stars her beloved Pa and husband Abhishek...

In this article: Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, and Amitabh Bachchan

...spent over Mani Ratnam's prolonged Raavan shooting, talk naturally veers to his experience of shooting with the director. Acknowledging Mani Ratnam's credibility, Abhishek adds, "Raavan has been demanding and challenging both physically and...

In this article: Amitabh Bachchan, Ashutosh Gowariker, and Kolkata

...couple in films like aEUR˜Kuch Naa KahoaEUR™, aEUR˜Dhai Akshar Prem KeaEUR™, aEUR˜Umrao JaanaEUR™ and aEUR˜GuruaEUR™. Their next is Mani Ratnam's aEUR˜RavanaEUR™. Copyright © 2009 Times Internet Limited. All rights reserved. For reprint...

In this article: Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, All rights reserved, Internet Explorer 6.0, and Amitabh Bachchan

...to our movies. Vive la difference! Siddharth Armed with an MBA degree, Siddharth stalked Mani Ratnam until the director took him on as an AD on Kannathil Muthamittal. He made his debut in Shankar's mishmash Boys. There was also the...

In this article: Mumbai, Siddharth, Mahesh Babu, Chennai, Hyderabad, Vikram, and Aamir Khan