Mani Ratnam

Mani Ratnam is a name that commands reverence among anyone serious about Indian cinema. Out of Madurai and the University of Madras, he built a body of work centered in Tamil film but reaching effortlessly across Hindi, Malayalam, and beyond. What I respect most is that he never settled for mere spectacle; his films probe genuine social fault lines with a storyteller's craft. The 2002 Padma Shri only formalized what audiences already knew. He brought the deep emotional texture of South Indian cinema to a global stage, and I save my warmest applause for filmmakers with that kind of authentic authorial voice.

Name (English)

Mani Ratnam

Name (Japanese)

マニラトナム

Reading

まにらとなむ

Born

June 2, 1955 (age 71)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Goat

Origin

Madurai, Madurai district, India

Occupation

film producer / film director / actor / screenwriter / film actor

University

University of Madras

Awards & achievements

• 2002 Padma Shri in arts

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/maniratnam_official/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mani%20Ratnam
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A9%E3%83%88%E3%83%8A%E3%83%A0
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q174648

Tags

• Madurai district
• film producer
• film director
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-16

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.