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Oct 21, 2017 · Screenplay and Direction: One reckons that Mani Ratnam became the “Mani Sir” of Tamil cinema after Nayagan. The film is replete with his directorial touches, till then a sole...
Oct 22, 2022 · 35 years of Nayakan: How the Mani Ratnam-Kamal Haasan film changed Tamil cinema for the better? Nayakan was a Deepavali release in 1987 (October 21). The Kamal Haasan-starrer elevated Mani Ratnam's stature, as a filmmaker.
Jan 20, 2023 · If the film Nayagan (1987) is what brought Mani Ratnam to the fore and made him the “Mani Sir” we know him as today, signs of his strengths were visible in his earlier films as well.
On Mani Ratnam’s birthday, look at how he pushed the boundaries of cinema with films that tackled everything from caste disparity to terrorism.
- Neeshita Nyayapati
Jan 1, 2023 · More than 35 years after it was made, Mani Ratnam-directed Nayakan (also spelt Nayagan), starring Kamal Haasan, continues to enthral audiences, especially in Tamil Nadu.
Mani Ratnam was born on 2 June 1956 in Madurai, Tamil Naduas the second child of a Tamil Brahminfamily that was closely associated with film production. [4][5][6]His father, S. Gopalaratnam, was a film distributor who worked for Venus Pictures,[7]while his uncle, "Venus" Krishnamurthy, was a film producer.
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Ratnam was initially approached to remake the Hindi film Pagla Kahin Ka (1970) for Srinivasan and Haasan, but refused. He instead suggested two other stories, one of which impressed Haasan and became Nayakan. Cinematography was handled by P. C. Sreeram, and editing by B. Lenin and V. T. Vijayan.
