Mani Ratnam both the words mean two types of Precious Stones in Tamil. And of course, he really is!!! The name Mani Ratnam needs no introduction. Mani Ratnam is certainly the biggest director in South India today and a much-respected one all over India as well.He has revolutionised the Tamil Film Industry, the Indian Film Industry in general with technically strong films that are beautifully photographed, excellent music, a tremendous script based on stories which are very close to reality (Nayagan, Roja, Bombay, Kannathil Muthamittal, Aayitha Ezhuthu, Yuva). Every frame in a Mani Ratnam film is perfectly composed and beautifully backlit even if this style involves total violation of tonal, focal and colour continuity.He is the man who introduce the great music director A.R.Rahman to India Cinema. He is the pride of the entire nation and an idol for many filmmakers.
Nayakan (1987) one of his masterpiece. A take off from The Godfather (1972), the film is based on the life of the Bombay based gangster Varadarajan. The film, with stunning cinematography by P.C. Sriram (taking its cue from Gordon Willis) and art direction (The entire Dharavi slum was recreated in Madras!) with meticulous detail to cars and décor much like the Hollywood gangster films, established Ratnam as the leading Tamil director of his time and won its star Kamal Hassan the National Award for Best Actor. The film draws on 30 years of Tamil Nadu's star/ politician images .
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