Mani Ratnam

Mani Ratnam (Gopalaratnam Subramaniam) an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter.

National Film Award recipient.

Pioneer of Pan-Indian cinema.

Co-founder of Madras Talkies, a film production company.

First Tamil director to be invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization behind the Oscars.

Director of Dil Se.., the first Indian film to enter the United Kingdom's Top 10 box office charts, grossing over £537,000 in the UK.

He introduced future Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman to mainstream Indian cinema through Roja (1992).

Mani Ratnam married film actress Suhasini.

Recipient of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award at the Venice International Film Festival.

Recipient of the Sun Mark Lifetime Achievement Award at the London Indian Film Festival.
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