Mani Ratnam was born in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, to Tamil Brahmin parents. His actual name is Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam Iyer. He did his schooling at Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Chennai. After graduating with a degree in Commerce from Vivekananda College, University of Madras, and an MBA from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, he embarked on a career as a management consultant before becoming a filmmaker. He got into film direction with the help of his late brother, film producer G. Venkateswaran.

Director Mani Ratnam Movies List
Thug Life
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Tamil
)
Director :
Mani Ratnam
Music Director :
A. R. Rahman
Release Status: Unconfirmed
Ponniyin Selvan - Part 2
(
Tamil
)
Director :
Ravi Varman
Music Director :
A. R. Rahman
Release Date:
28-04-2023
Other Versions :
Ponniyin Selvan - Part 2 (Hindi)
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Ponniyin Selvan - Part 2 (Malayalam)
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Ponniyin Selvan - Part 2 (Kannada)
,
Ponniyin Selvan - Part 2 (Telugu)
Ponniyin Selvan
(
Tamil
)
Director :
Mani Ratnam
,
Thotta Tharani
Music Director :
Kalki Krishnamurthy
Release Date:
30-09-2022
Other Versions :
Ponniyin Selvan (Telugu)
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Ponniyin Selvan (Hindi)
,
Ponniyin Selvan (Kannada)
,
Ponniyin Selvan (Malayalam)
Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
(
Tamil
)
Director :
Mani Ratnam
Music Director :
AR.Rahman
Release Date:
27-09-2018
Kaatru Veliyidai
(
Tamil
)
Director :
Mani Ratnam
Music Director :
AR.Rahman
Release Date:
07-04-2017
Guru
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Hindi )
Artist :
Abhishek Bachchan
,
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
,
Mithun Chakraborty
,
R. Madhavan
,
Vidya Balan
Director :
Mani Ratnam
,
Navzar Eranee
,
Rumaan Kidwai
Music Director :
A. R. Rahman
Release Date:
12-01-2007
Other Versions :
Guru (New) (Tamil)
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