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All Stories for Mani Ratnam
Mani Ratnam and Luca Guadagnino to receive excellence in cinema award at Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023
Fp Staff • 1 year agoThe award honours individuals who have made outstanding, long-lasting contributions to the world of film and cinema. Previous recipients include Darren Aronofsky, Sharmila Tagore, Fernando Meirelles, and Chen Kaige
Bambai Meri Jan: Dawood Ibrahim & the gangster saga resurfaces in popular imagination
Archita Kashyap • 2 years agoA story about the rise of Ibrahim couched as fiction, its success explains the allure of Mumbai's gangster stories across film
Box Office: After 2.0 & Kabali, Chiyaan Vikram's Ponniyin Selvan 2 set to become sixth Tamil film to achieve this feat
Ganesh Aaglave • 2 years agoPonniyin Selvan 2 has entered the Rs 200 crore club at the global box office.
Ponniyin Selvan 2: 3 records created by Chiyaan Vikram-Aishwarya Rai Bachchan-Karthi starrer at the box office
Ganesh Aaglave • 2 years agoMani Ratnam's PS-2 is based on Kalki's novel Ponniyin Selvan.
'Thank you for the love, the memories, the honour that it has been,' says Sobhita Dhulipala post Ponniyin Selvan: II
Fp Staff • 2 years agoSobhita posted adorable clicks of hers as Vaanathi which she had shot at the last shooting day of PS1 and PS2.
The women of Ponniyin Selvan 2: Is Mani Ratnam’s adaptation feminist?
Priyanka Sundar • 2 years agoPonniyin Selvan 2, originally written by Kalki is a self-aware book, and so when one speaks of feminism in historic literature, we must also consider the perception of the author at the time that the book was penned.
Ponniyin Selvan: II movie review: Mani Ratnam's magnum opus is genuinely opulent with solid performances
Vinamra Mathur • 2 years agoPart one was just a set-up, and all the unconnected threads and loose ends could be answered in part two, that’s the expectation and anticipation for this opus. And they are answered and connected, most compellingly.
How big will Chiyaan Vikram-Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's Ponniyin Selvan 2 open at the box office? Trade expert predicts
Ganesh Aaglave • 2 years agoPonniyin Selvan 2 is directed by Mani Ratnam.
Chiyaan Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Trisha Krishnan, Karthi visit Mumbai to promote Ponniyin Selvan: II
Fp Staff • 2 years agoThe starcast of PS2 were seen in Mumbai at a press conference to promote the most-awaited cinematic spectacle. Present during the media event were legendary director Mani Ratnam, A.R. Rahman, Actor Chiyaan Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Trisha Krishnan, Karthi, Jayam Ravi, Aishwarya Lekshmi.
'Who AR Rahman?': When Alka Yagnik and Kumar Sanu rejected the composer's offer to sing for Mani Ratnam's Roja
Fp Staff • 2 years agoThe singer added, "When I heard the song of Roja, I could have banged my head on the wall, because it was such a big loss. That’s the first time I heard his compositions on radio. They were beautiful songs."