Mani Ratnam — Director (12)
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Thiruda Thiruda (1993)
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Mani Ratnam actor: Prashanth / Anand …
other title: திருடா திருடா / Millionenraub auf indisch
An Inspector is assigned to track down a large sum of stolen money. His investigations lead him to a couple of small time crooks, a village belle, a murder, an absconding suspect, and an international drug dealer.
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Agni Natchathiram (1988)
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Mani Ratnam actor: Karthik Muthuraman / Prabhu …
other title: அக்னி நட்சத்திரம்
Two step sons of an honest noble man choose different professions. One becomes a police office and the other turns into a goon. The rest of the film revolves around how the two confront each other.
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Kaatru Veliyidai (2017)
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Mani Ratnam actor: Karthi / 阿娣提·拉奥·希达里 …
other title: காற்று வெளியிடை
Romance is in the air as the lives of Fighter Pilot Varun & Medical Doctor Leela collide amidst the scenic beauty of Kashmir. While Leela yearns for Varun’s affection in the delicate of ways, Varun’s idea of love is all give-give, not give-take. Just as the avalanche of built-up emotions sets rolling, Varun becomes a PoW post the Kargil episode. Do their paths cross later?
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Thalapathi (1991)
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Mani Ratnam actor: 拉吉尼坎塔 / 玛摩缇 …
other title: 指挥官 / தளபதி …
Surya, a courageous man who was raised in the slums, fights for the rights of the poor and befriends Deva, who hires him as his commander and changes his life completely.
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Aayitha Ezhuthu (2004)
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Mani Ratnam actor: 苏利耶 / 马达范 R …
other title: ஆயுத எழுத்து / Aayutha Ezhuthu …
A goon, who dreams of making it big in life, a student leader, who strives to keep politicians away from college election and a third guy who wants to settle abroad. Their lives change after an incident on a bridge.
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Roja (1992)
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Mani Ratnam actor: Arvind Swamy / Madhoo …
other title: ரோஜா / 罗娅 …
Roja lives in a Tamil village, and her sister is about to marry a man from the city, who decides to marry Roja instead and gets a job assignment in Kashmir, where some militants decide to kidnap them.
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O Kadhal Kanmani (2015)
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Mani Ratnam actor: Dulquer Salmaan / 内森·梅农 …
other title: 소중한 내 사랑 / OKダーリン …
Adhi and Tara are in a live-in relationship but they are both unwilling to get married. How do they realize that marriage is just a natural progression of their relationship?
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Ponniyin Selvan: Part II (2023)
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Mani Ratnam actor: Vikram / Aishwarya Rai Bachchan …
other title: பொன்னியின் செல்வன்: பாகம் 2 / 포니인 셀반: 파트 2 …
968 AD. The Pandyan assassins gather once again to destroy the Chola dynasty. Now the mighty Chola princes must fight the Pandyas, the Rashtrakutas and other Chola enemies who have joined forces. Also, at play are the rumours of Ponniyin Selvan’s death at sea, the powerful Pazhuvettarayar’s betrayal, and the tragic destiny of Aditha Karikalan, whose heart was long lost to the vengeful Nandini.
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Yuva (2004)
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Mani Ratnam actor: 阿贾耶·德乌干 / 阿布舍克·巴强 …
other title: 青春 / 豪拉大桥 …
An accident on a bridge ties together three young men from different social classes, sparking a course of events that will forever alter their lives.
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Iruvar (1997)
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Mani Ratnam actor: Mohanlal / Aishwarya Rai …
other title: 冤家对头 / 搭档 …
A fictionalized account of the lives of 1980s Tamil Nadu political icons M. G. Ramachandran and M. Karunanidhi, continuing the tryst between Tamil cinema and Dravidian politics.