Ranking all Movies of Mani Ratnam (As Director)
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1. 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: 22,966
2. 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: 4,269
3. 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: 13,231
4. 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: 13,708
5. 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: 7,346
6. 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: 9,215
7. 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: 7,319
8. 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: 13,693
9. 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: 2,882
10. 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: 31,120
11. 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: 24,974 | Gross: $2.09M
12. 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: 9,367 | Gross: $0.28M
13. 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: 4,979
14. 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: 36,364
15. 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: 18,075
16. 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: 6,734
17. 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: 3,175
18. 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: 6,872
19. 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: 1,432
20. 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: 1,426
21. 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: 4,583
22. 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
23. Unaroo (1984)
150 min | Drama
This is the story of a group of workers who defy their union leaders in order to help a new factory materialize.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Mohanlal, Ratheesh, Balan K. Nair, Sukumaran
Votes: 118
24. 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
25. 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: 282
26. 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: 2,422
27. 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: 1,673
28. 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: 4,782 | Gross: $0.71M
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