Mani Ratnam, director of Hindi cinema and South Indian cinema, is celebrating his 70th birthday today i.e. on 02 June. Mani Ratnam has proved his talent all over the world by directing many excellent and brilliant films. Mani Ratnam has made films in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages. The audience also eagerly waits for his films. So let us know about some interesting things related to Mani Ratnam’s life on the occasion of his birthday…
Birth and family
Mani Ratnam was born on 02 June 1956 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. He grew up in Madras. His father worked as a film distributor in Venus Pictures. Despite being from a film background, Mani Ratnam did not want to enter this field. So he turned to management and started working as a consultant in a company. But fate had something else in store and Mani Ratnam had to enter the film world.
film journey
Mani Ratnam’s friend Ravi Shankar was making the film ‘Anu Pallavi Anu’. For this he sought help from Mani Ratnam and asked him to write the screenplay. Mani Ratnam wrote a brilliant screenplay and his film journey began from here. Actor Anil Kapoor was seen in this film. This film was awarded the State Award of Karnataka.
Mani Ratnam got his real popularity from the Tamil film ‘Maunga Rangam’. In the year 1987, he made the film ‘Lyakan’. The actor in this film was Kamal Haasan and this film was a big hit at the box office, after which the demand for Mani Ratnam started increasing in the industry. Mani Ratnam is known for making offbeat films. He has made films ranging from terrorism, political drama to classic love stories.
Talking about Mani Ratnam’s Hindi films, he had made the film ‘Dil Se’. Apart from this, he has given excellent films like ‘Bombay’ and ‘Guru’. Let us tell you that Mani Ratnam has directed 26 films so far. Apart from Padmashree, he has been honored with National Award 6 times.