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1. Chithha (2023)
140 min | Drama, Thriller
A man is raising his niece like his own daughter, and everything appears normal in their life until the little girl goes missing.
Director: S.U. Arun Kumar | Stars: Siddharth, Sahasra Sree, S. Aafiyah Tasneem, Nimisha Sajayan
Votes: 6,843
2. Killer Soup (2024– )
TV-MA | 50 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Swathi dreams of owning a restaurant. But when murder derails her plan, she and her lover take an outrageous step - to replace him with her husband.
Stars: Manoj Bajpayee, Konkona Sen Sharma, Sayaji Shinde, Anula Navlekar
Votes: 4,285
3. Dil Se.. (1998)
Not Rated | 163 min | Drama, Romance
A radio broadcaster's intense attraction to a mysterious woman opens the door to a tidal wave of powerful emotions and desires.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Manisha Koirala, Preity G Zinta, Raghubir Yadav
Votes: 31,180
4. Maqbool (2003)
Not Rated | 132 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The intrigue of the Shakespearean tragedy 'Macbeth' is transposed to the Mumbai underworld.
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj | Stars: Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Pankaj Kapur, Naseeruddin Shah
Votes: 12,026
5. Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022)
Not Rated | 167 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Vandiyathevan crosses the Chola land to deliver a message from the Crown Prince Aditha Karikalan, while Kundavai attempts to establish political peace as vassals and petty chieftains plot against the throne.
Directors: Mani Ratnam, Sruti Harihara Subramanian | Stars: Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Karthi
Votes: 36,397
6. Black Friday (2004)
Not Rated | 143 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A film about the investigations following the 1993 serial Bombay bomb blasts, told through the different stories of the people involved --police, conspirators, victims, middlemen.
Director: Anurag Kashyap | Stars: Kay Kay Menon, Pawan Malhotra, Aditya Srivastav, Dibyendu Bhattacharya
Votes: 22,009 | Gross: $0.03M
7. Ponniyin Selvan: Part Two (2023)
Not Rated | 164 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Arulmozhi Varman continues on his journey to become Rajaraja I, the greatest ruler of the historic Chola empire of south India.
Directors: Mani Ratnam, Sruti Harihara Subramanian | Stars: Vikram, Karthi, Jayam Ravi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Votes: 18,113
8. Nayakan (1987)
Not Rated | 145 min | Crime, Drama
A common man's struggles against a corrupt police force put him on the wrong side of the law. He becomes a don, who is loved and respected by many, but his growing power and influence exact a heavy toll.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Saranya Ponvannan, Delhi Ganesh, Janakaraj
Votes: 23,005
9. Saathiya (2002)
Not Rated | 138 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A couple elopes to get married and set up home hoping that just love will do the trick - but that's just the beginning of their story.
Director: Shaad Ali | Stars: Vivek Oberoi, Rani Mukerji, Shah Rukh Khan, Tabu
Votes: 7,785 | Gross: $0.07M
10. Fire (1996)
Unrated | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Two mentally unstable women who are abandoned by their husbands find love and solace in each other.
Director: Deepa Mehta | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das, Karishma Jhalani, Ramanjeet Kaur
Votes: 6,365 | Gross: $0.40M
11. OK Jaanu (2017)
Not Rated | 135 min | Drama, Romance
Adi and Tara move to Mumbai to pursue their dreams. A chance meeting sparks off a heady, no strings attached romance until their careers pull them apart. Will ambition prevail over matters of the heart?
Director: Shaad Ali | Stars: Aditya Roy Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Vijayant Kohli
Votes: 4,822 | Gross: $0.35M
12. Guru (2007)
Not Rated | 166 min | Drama
A villager, Gurukant Desai, arrives in Bombay 1958, and rises from its streets to become the GURU, the biggest tycoon in Indian history.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Mithun Chakraborty, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Madhavan
Votes: 25,009 | Gross: $2.09M
13. Roja (1992)
137 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A woman from a village in Tamil Nadu marries a sophisticated city dweller and moves with him to Kashmir, where all is rosy - until he gets kidnapped by militants.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Arvind Swamy, Madhoo, Pankaj Kapur, Nassar
Votes: 13,720
14. Iruvar (1997)
140 min | Biography, Drama
A struggling actor and a writer-politician become friends as young men and rise to great heights in cinema and politics respectively. But when both become contenders for the top political post in the state, a rift develops between them.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Mohanlal, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Prakash Raj, Gautami
Votes: 7,332
15. Kaatru Veliyidai (2017)
Not Rated | 146 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Fighter pilot Varun recalls his romance with Leela while being held prisoner in Pakistan during the Kargil War.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Karthi, Aditi Rao Hydari, Shraddha Srinath, RJ Balaji
Votes: 2,429
16. Yuva (2004)
Not Rated | 161 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Michael, Arjun and Lallan, three men from three different strata of society, cross paths one morning in Calcutta and change one another's lives forever.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Vivek Oberoi
Votes: 9,381 | Gross: $0.28M
17. O Kadhal Kanmani (2015)
Unrated | 139 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Two young lovers are compatible in every way - they even agree that marriage is futile. However, their emotions are not so easily managed, especially when they witness the unconditional love of the older couple with whom they live.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Dulquer Salmaan, Nithya Menen, Prakash Raj, Leela Samson
Votes: 6,754
18. Thug Life
Action, Thriller | Filming
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Trisha Krishnan, Abhirami, Nassar
19. Raavanan (2010)
Not Rated | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A bandit leader kidnaps the wife of the policeman who killed his sister, but later falls in love with her.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Priyamani
Votes: 4,591
20. Geethanjali (1989)
150 min | Drama, Romance
On a fog swept chilly hill station, a terminally ill young man (Prakash) meets a boisterous girl (gitanjali). Love blossoms, but there's a shadow behind the light she radiates.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Nagarjuna Akkineni, Girija Shettar, Vijayakumar, Radhabai
Votes: 2,885
21. Thalapathi (1991)
Not Rated | 157 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An orphan named Surya raised in a slum befriends a good crime boss named Devaraj and works for him. Their existence is threatened when a new honest district collector arrives.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Rajinikanth, Mammootty, Shobana, Arvind Swamy
Votes: 13,249
22. Bombay (1995)
Not Rated | 130 min | Drama, Romance
A Hindu man and a Muslim woman fall in love in a small village and move to Mumbai, where they have two children. However, growing religious tensions and erupting riots threaten to tear the family apart.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Arvind Swamy, Manisha Koirala, Nassar, Kitty
Votes: 13,713
23. Aasai (1995)
Not Rated | 145 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A young woman's brother-in-law is infatuated with her and pulls out all the stops to destroy her love affair with another young man.
Director: Vasanth | Stars: Ajith Kumar, Suvalakshmi, Prakash Raj, Rohini
Votes: 1,579
24. Raavan (2010)
Not Rated | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A bandit leader kidnaps the wife of the policeman who killed his sister, but later falls in love with her.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Govinda, Vikram
Votes: 4,786 | Gross: $0.71M
25. Anjali (1990)
Not Rated | 150 min | Drama
After a few years, Chitra learns that her child, who was believed to be dead, is alive but is suffering from a mental illness. However, her family faces many challenges while looking after her child.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Shamili, Revathi, Raghuvaran, Tarun
Votes: 3,178
26. Alai Payuthey (2000)
Not Rated | 156 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
After a difficult romance in a class-divided society, the love birds find out marriage is not what they thought it would be.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Madhavan, Shalini, Swarnamalya, V. Natarajan
Votes: 7,366
27. Nerukku Ner (1997)
Not Rated | 178 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Shanti decides to divorce her husband, Raghu, when he confesses about his affair with another woman. This decision sparks a fight between Vijay, Raghu's brother, and Surya, Shanti's brother.
Director: Vasanth | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Suriya, Kousalya, Simran
Votes: 2,471
28. Aayitha Ezhuthu (2004)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Three men and their accidental meeting on Napier Bridge will change their lives forever.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Suriya, Madhavan, Siddharth, Meera Jasmine
Votes: 4,991
29. Putham Pudhu Kaalai (2020)
129 min | Drama
Putham Pudhu Kaalai brings together 5 of the most celebrated directors in Tamil cinema - Sudha Kongara, Gautham Menon, Suhasini Mani Ratman, Rajiv Menon, and Karthik Subbaraj to create Amazon Prime Video's first Indian anthology film
Directors: Sudha Kongara, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Rajiv Menon, Karthik Subbaraj, Suhasini | Stars: Madhavan, Jayaram, Kalidas Jayaram, Kalyani Priyadarshan
Votes: 1,822
30. Urumi: The Warriors Who Wanted to Kill Vasco Da Gama (2011)
172 min | Action, Drama
Chirakkal Kelu Nayanar, a warrior in 16th century Kerala wants to avenge his father killed in a confrontation with Vasco da Gama and his troops and is assisted by his best friend Vavvali and warrior princess Ayesha.
Director: Santosh Sivan | Stars: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Prabhu Deva, Genelia Deshmukh, Nithya Menen
Votes: 2,296
31. Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018)
Not Rated | 146 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A bloody power struggle erupts between three brothers who are vying to take over the family business following the death of their father.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Arvind Swamy, Arun Vijay, Silambarasan Rajendar, Vijay Sethupathi
Votes: 6,890
32. Thalaivaa (2013)
Not Rated | 179 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A son steps into his father's shoes and has to win a bloody war before he becomes the leader.
Director: A.L. Vijay | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Amala Paul, Santhanam, Sathyaraj
Votes: 11,659
33. Century of Cinema (1995–1998)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Martin Scorsese describes his initial and growing obsession with films from the 1940s and 50s as the art form developed and grew with clips from classics and cult classics.
Stars: Martin Scorsese, Michel Piccoli, Nagisa Ôshima, Allison Anders
Votes: 94
34. Thiruda Thiruda (1993)
Not Rated | 140 min | Action, Crime, Drama
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.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Prashanth, Anand, Heera Rajgopal, Anu Agarwal
Votes: 1,428
35. Kadal (2013)
Not Rated | 165 min | Crime, Drama
A wrongdoer is caught red-handed and he is not going to forgive the man who exposed him.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Arjun Sarja, Arvind Swamy, Gautham Karthik, Thulasi Nair
Votes: 1,675
36. Dum Dum Dum (2001)
Not Rated | 151 min | Comedy, Romance
Adityan and Ganga, who do not wish to marry for their respective reasons, try every trick to stop the wedding. All fails, but the wedding is cancelled for another reason. Then, they meet in the city.
Director: Azhagam Perumal | Stars: Madhavan, Jyotika, Murali, Delhi Kumar
Votes: 589
37. Kannathil Muthamittal (2002)
Not Rated | 136 min | Action, Drama, War
A little girl is told by her parents that she is adopted. Determined to find her real mother, she begs to be taken to Sri Lanka, where her mother works with a militant group of activists.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Keerthana Parthiepan, Simran, Madhavan, Nandita Das
Votes: 9,228
38. Hollywood Insider (2018– )
Talk-Show
A show focused on substance and meaningful entertainment while staying away from gossip and scandal.
Stars: Pritan Ambroase, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Holland, Margot Robbie
Votes: 1,412
39. Navarasa (2021– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Drama
The nine episodes represent a different emotion or rasa such as anger, compassion, courage, disgust, fear, laughter, love, peace and wonder.
Stars: Azhagam Perumal, Suriya, Siddharth, Arvind Swamy
Votes: 3,785
40. Agni Natchathiram (1988)
Not Rated | 146 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two men having the same father , but different mothers hate each other and often get into fights. But they are forced to join hands when their father's life is endangered.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Karthik, Prabhu, Vijayakumar, Amala Akkineni
Votes: 1,433
41. Pallavi Anu Pallavi (1983)
Drama, Romance
A man who is away from his girlfriend developed a crush towards a single mother whose husband had left her.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Anil Kapoor, Lakshmi, Kiran Vairale, Hammu Imam
Votes: 283
42. Can I Go Home Now?
91 min | Documentary | Post-production
This is more than a film, it is a cry of revolution from Children all around the world who continue to ask "Can I Go Home Now?" while being terrorized by wars. Filmed in the current war ... See full summary »
Director: Pritan Ambroase | Stars: Yelizavieta Brovii, Vitaliy, Yurii Horkovskyi, Anastasiia Bila
43. Vaanam Kottattum (2020)
138 min | Drama
A simple father's life whose one mistake breaks him away from his dear family. Even after many years, when he finally meets his family, the same mistake haunts him back in a different form which unfolds into an emotionally gripping climax.
Director: Dhana Sekaran | Stars: R. Sarathkumar, Vikram Prabhu, Radhika Sarathkumar, Aishwarya Rajesh
Votes: 662
44. Chatriyan (1990)
Action, Drama
When his daughter's life is endangered by a local gang, Joseph Kuruvilla will do whatever it takes to stop them. However, at the same time, his dangerous past slowly resurfaces
Director: K. Subhash | Stars: Bhanupriya, Delhi Ganesh, Kutty Padmini, V.K. Ramasamy
Votes: 183
45. Mouna Ragam (1986)
146 min | Drama, Romance
Divya, a woman grieving over the death of her lover, is convinced into an arranged marriage with Chandra Kumar. Over a year the couple attempt to adjust to each other's presence and live with each other.
Directors: Ambili, Mani Ratnam | Stars: Revathi, Mohan, Karthik, V.K. Ramasamy
Votes: 4,275
46. Idaya Kovil (1985)
160 min | Drama, Romance
Shankar, a budding singer loses his love, Gowri, who commits suicide. When Shankar turns famous, he eventually develops friendship with Surya, a college girl, who falls in love with him.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Ambika, Mohan, Radha
Votes: 139
47. Gaayam (1993)
Not Rated | 140 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Durga is all set to marry Anitha and settle down, but things change when his brother is killed by the local MLA, who wants to settle the score with the mafia.
Director: Ram Gopal Varma | Stars: Jagapathi Babu, Revathi, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Sivakrishna
Votes: 503
48. Pagal Nilavu (1985)
145 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Intrigue and melodrama as village overlord's crony falls in love with policeman's sister.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Sarath Babu, Murali, Revathi, Sathyaraj
Votes: 163
49. Indira (1995)
Not Rated | 143 min | Drama
A village belle stands up for the rights of her neighbors in the rivalry between villages.
Director: Suhasini | Stars: Anuradha Hasan, Arvind Swamy, Nassar, Radha Ravi
Votes: 268
50. Taj Mahal (1999)
157 min | Romance
Maayan sees Machakanni on the day of her engagement and both fall for each other. Incidentally her engagement is broken off. But, the enmity between their villages and family threatens their romance.
Director: Bharathiraja | Stars: Manoj K. Bharathi, Riya Sen, Radhika Sarathkumar, Revathi
Votes: 159