Mani Ratnam Best Movies: from south to Bollywood Today is the birthday of Mani Ratnam, who has won the hearts of the audience with his best films. He was born on 2 June 1956 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Even after coming from film background Mani Ratnam Didn’t want to come to the movies. He worked as a constant in a company and then at the behest of a friend tried his hand at direction. Mani Ratnam is the first director whose films started making a splash after being dubbed in Hindi. Mani Ratnam has done many great films in his career so far, let’s know his 5 best Hindu films.
Dil Se – Mani Ratnam’s first Hindi film was Dil Se. Shah Rukh Khan, Manisha Koirala and Preity Zinta played lead roles in the film. With this film, Mani Ratnam made his mark in the Hindi belt. The film Dil Se was well received by the critics and the audience.
Roja- The name of ‘Roja’ appears in Mani Ratnam’s brilliant films. AR Rahman made his debut as a music director with this film. Even today people like Roja’s songs very much. The film depicts the story of a girl who tries to save her husband from terrorists. Arvind Swami and Madhu played the lead roles in the film.
Bombay- Mani Ratnam’s film Bombay proved to be a super hit. Apart from Hindi, this film was also released in Telugu and Malayalam. The story of Mumbai riots and Hindu-Muslim marriage relationship in Bombay is shown. Bombay got 2 National Awards. Arvind Swamy and Manisha Koirala were in the lead roles in the film.
Guru- Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan’s film Guru, released in the year 2007, is also one of the great films. The story of the film is of a young boy who comes from a small village and becomes a big businessman. Abhishek Bachchan’s acting in this film was highly praised.
Yuva- Rani Mukherjee’s film Yuva is also included in the list of Mani Ratnam’s best Hindi films. It was a political thriller drama film. In which there were actors like Abhishek Bachchan, Ajay Devgan, Vivek Oberoi. Apart from Rani Mukherjee, actors like Kareena Kapoor, Esha Deol, Om Puri, Sonu Sood played lead roles in the film.
Mani Ratnam is in headlines these days for his film Ponniyin Selvan. Recently the second part of the film Ponniyin Selvan 2 has been released. This film has done a great job at the box office. Ponniyin Selvan has broken many records in terms of earnings. Actors like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Vikram and Karthi are in lead roles in the film.
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