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Closer the gap between literature and films, better Indian cinema will be: Mani Ratnam

Panaji, Celebrated filmmaker Mani Ratnam, who adapted Kalki Krishnamurthy's Tamil novel "Ponniyin Selvan" into a two-part film saga, says Indian cinema could benefit by translating great literary works for screen. Closer the gap between literature and films, better Indian cinema will be: Mani Ratnam Ratnam said it doesn't get better if a director is able to reinvent a work by …

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2 months ago

Ashok Selvan and Keerthy Pandian Shine at Malaysia's Grandest Wedding

India Today

The wedding of Fajrul Rahman and Siti Hanisah was a star-studded affair, with two of the brightest stars in attendance being Tamil film industry celebrities Ashok Selvan and Keerthy Pandian. The event was held at the Setia City Convention Centre, which provided a perfect backdrop for the festivities. The wedding was a reflection of the cultural connections between India and …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

IIFA Utsavam 2024 full list of winners: Aishwarya Rai wins Best Actress award, Mani Ratnam bags Best Director

Hindustan Times

The IIFA Utsavam 2024 took place in Abu Dhabi, bringing together the biggest stars from South Indian film industries and Bollywood cinema. Who all attended event IIFA Utsavam 2024 full list of winners: Aishwarya Rai, Mani Ratnam, Vikram and AR Rahman won awards. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The evening was filled with glamour, with stars like Mani Ratnam, Samantha Ruth …

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Blue Star’ movie review: Ashok Selvan, Shanthnu knock it out of the park in this powerful sports drama

The Hindu

Blame the state of sports dramas, when you hear someone speak of a story demonstrating how sports can bring people together, you are already eager to ask, “What else?” That the genre already loses out on audiences who are irked with knowing who wins in the end, and that even the journey to the showdown often sticks to a template, …

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1 year, 3 months ago

SIIMA 2023 Winners: Kamal Haasan, R Madhavan Bag Top Awards

ABP News

New Delhi: The best South Indian films from the Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada cinemas receive awards at the South Indian International Movie Awards. The event is split into two sections; on the first day, the Generation Next Awards celebrate the most promising up-and-coming South Indian movie talents. 'Nna Thaan Case Kodu', a movie from Malayalam cinema, was named Best …

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1 year, 3 months ago

SIIMA 2023 winners: Ponniyin Selvan - I and Nna Thaan Case Kodu win big, R Madhavan takes major awards

Hindustan Times

Tamil films Vikram and Ponniyin Selvan: I won big on day 2 of the South Indian International Movie Awards 2023 in Dubai on Saturday. R Madhavan, who walked the red carpet at the event also took home the major awards for his film R Madhavan for Rocketry: The Nambi Effect. From the Malayalam cinema, Nna Thaan Case Kodu won the …

Actress Best Actor Tamil Debutant Win Vikram Ponniyin Selvan

1 year, 7 months ago

Anil Kapoor praises Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan 2 after screening, Vikram reacts: ‘You so easily made my month’

Hindustan Times

Earlier this week, Anil Kapoor met up with Mani Ratnam and his wife Suhasini Maniratnam after a screening of Ponniyin Selvan 2 in Mumbai. Anil Kapoor watched Ponniyin Selvan 2 on Sunday Anil wrote a series of tweets about Ponniyin Selvan 2 and shared pictures of his meeting with Mani Ratnam at the screening. He finally added, "I am privileged …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Kamal Haasan on Ponniyin Selvan 2: Mani Ratnam and team have worked together to make Tamil cinema international

Hindustan Times

Veteran actor Kamal Haasan, who lent his voice to Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan 2's narration, on Monday heaped praises on the ace filmmaker and cast of the film. Speaking exclusively to ANI, Hassan talked about his friendship with Mani Ratnam and praised his film. Mr Mani Ratnam, the team the cinematographer, the musician, everybody they have worked together to make …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Stop comparing Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan to SS Rajamouli's Baahubali! Here's why

India Today

When Mani Ratnam announced that he was making Kalki’s Ponniyin Selvan into a film, people were excited but also skeptical, since the book actually has five volumes. As soon as the first part of the period drama, Ponniyin Selvan, was released on September 20, 2022, and became a hit, people started comparing it to director SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus Baahubali, …

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1 year, 7 months ago

First Day First Show | Reviews of ‘Ponniyin Selvan: 2’ and ‘Citadel’

The Hindu

Around Tinsel Town >> New footage of ‘Barbie’, ‘Oppenheimer’, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’, and more unveiled at CinemaCon Martin Scorsese unveiled the first footage from his film Killers of the Flower Moon on April 27 at CinemaCon, where his lead actor Leonardo DiCaprio and pop superstar Rihanna were among the surprise guests. Guy’s passion for films and writing was …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Mani Ratnam interview: Doing pan-Indian films is not a trap, but a choice

The Hindu

During the promotions of Ponniyin Selvan 1, Mani Ratnam recalled how his first tryst with Kalki’s novel was from a book borrowed from Gopalapuram’s Easwari Lending Library, which was a childhood favourite haunt of mine. I feel like I’m making a film for myself as an audience member; I have just tried to capture how I see Ponniyin Selvan. That’s …

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1 year, 7 months ago

What is the next ‘Ponniyin Selvan’? Tamil literary pioneers recommend novels that would make for great movie adaptations

The Hindu

The trend of adapting literary works to the big screen is now booming, thanks to directors like Vetri Maaran and Mani Ratnam, whose magnum opus releasing this week, Ponniyin Selvan 2, is bringing Kalki’s novel to life. Tamil writer Su Venugopal, who says that the two-hour film format struggles to fully flesh out the essence of a novel, has a …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Mani Ratnam says Hindi cinema should stop calling itself Bollywood; Vetri Maaran concurs

The Hindu

Veteran director Mani Ratnam, who attended the second edition of CII Dakshin Media and Entertainment Summit in Chennai, spoke at a panel which was about the impact of south Indian films. Mani Ratnam said that if Hindi cinema can stop calling themselves ‘Bollywood,’ then people will stop identifying Indian cinema itself as ‘Bollywood.’ Vetri Maaran, who was also a panel …

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1 year, 8 months ago

First Day First Show | Reviews of ‘Dasara’, ‘Viduthalai’, and more

The Hindu

Around Tinsel Town The trailer of Ponniyin Selvan 2, the much-anticipated second instalment of Mani Ratnam’s magnum opus, was released by the makers on March 29 during a grand trailer launch event in Chennai. Bollywood Priyanka Chopra Jonas on moving to the U.S.: Was being pushed into corner in Hindi film industry Kareena Kapoor Khan, Tabu’s ‘The Crew’ begins production …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Ponniyin Selvan 2 trailer: Aishwarya Rai reigns supreme once again as Nandini

Hindustan Times

On Wednesday, the makers unveiled the film’s audio and trailer in a big way in Chennai Nehru indoor stadium. It also establishes that all the lead actors will have an equally strong presence with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan grabbing all the attention as the revenge-seeking Nandini, who yearns to avenge the death of her father. In a scene, she is heard …

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2 years, 1 month ago

OTT Tamil movies: Ponniyin Selvan I to Jai Bhim, films that provide surreal cinematic experience

India TV News

OTT Tamil movies: Tamil cinema has dominated the box office in India in recent years. Some Tamil films have done exceptionally well in theatres and on OTT platforms as well, such as Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, ZEE5, Disney+ Hotstar, and others. From Ponniyin Selvan I to Jai Bhim, there are Tamil films that have been an absolute gamechanger in Indian …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Thangalaan teaser: Pa Ranjith teams up with Chiyaan Vikram for new film, check out first footage

Hindustan Times

Chiyaan Vikram's 61st film has been titled Thangalaan and a teaser has also been released. Chiyaan Vikram in a still from Thangalaan teaser. Short glimpses of Malavika and Parvathy are Vikram was last seen as Adithya Karikalan, the crown prince and the commander of Northern troops in Sundara Chola's reign, in Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan. Based on author Kalki Krishnamurthy's …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Ponniyin Selvan 1 Box Office Collection Day 3: The Worldwide Gross Of Mani Ratnam's Film Now Exceeds Rs 230 Crore

ABP News

New Delhi: Director Mani Ratnam's magnum opus 'Ponniyin Selvan 1', which is based on eminent writer Kalki's literary classic by the same name, has grossed a whopping sum of Rs 200 crore worldwide so far, its makers announced on Monday. Lyca Productions, which has jointly produced the critically acclaimed superhit film along with director Mani Ratnam's Madras Talkies, on Monday, …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Ponniyin Selvan I: Why you must not have Baahubali, RRR size of expectations with this one

Hindustan Times

Filmmaker Mani Ratnam is a cinema school in himself with not a few but numerous timeless Tamil and Hindi classics under his belt. Coming to Ponniyin Selvan I, the film is not a work of fiction but a period drama, though it serves the hit mix of epic war scenes, the charm of history, romantic tension between historical characters, massive …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Women of Ponniyin Selvan I: Aishwarya, Trisha, Sobhita scrutinize their characters in Mani Ratnam's film

India TV News

Women of Ponniyin Selvan I: While critics constantly debate and advocate changing narrative of women in Indian cinema, little is echoed on the screen. The departure from the standard portrayal of women in Mani Ratnam films like Mouna Raagam, Bombay and Roja among many others left the audience spellbound. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Trisha Krishnan and Sobhita Dhulipala, the leading ladies …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Ponniyin Selvan I box office prediction: Mani Ratnam film set for ₹60 cr opening

Hindustan Times

Mani Ratnam’s historical epic Ponniyin Selvan: I released in theatres on Friday. All trends indicate that the multi-starrer will break Tamil cinema box office records, most likely emerging as the best-opening Tamil film of the year. As per trade sources, Ponniyin Selvan I had advance booking sales of almost ₹17 crore for Friday. Sources add that if the film gets …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Trade Talk: Crucial week for Hindi cinema

Firstpost

Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan are together again after 20 years for a Hindi remake of the 2017 Tamil hit Vikram Vedha. The directorial duo Pushkar-Gayatri ’s Vikram Vedha clearly has an edge over Mani Ratnam ’s Ponniyin Selvan 1, especially in the Northern belt of the country where Mani’s movie is being seen as a “dubbed film”. Vikram …

Tamil Hindi Vikram Ponniyin Selvan 20 Years Hrithik Roshan Hrithik

2 years, 2 months ago

Mani Ratnam: ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ offered huge scope to me as a filmmaker

The Hindu

Mani Ratnam doesn't take tags seriously. Mention the tag ‘pan Indian’, the latest in-phrase in cinema, in the context of his latest magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan, and the filmmaker shrugs. We’ve made a film as honestly as possible on the book it’s based on. We’ll accept whatever tags come along the way.” Described as India's first pan-Indian director by his …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Aishwarya Rai reacts to north vs south cinema debate: ‘Barriers have gone down’

Hindustan Times

Aishwarya Rai was asked to share her thoughts on the debate around north versus south films recently. The actor, who has been busy promoting her upcoming film Ponniyin Selvan: I, said that right now was an ‘amazing time’ for Indian cinema as the audience wants to see films ‘from every part’. At an event promoting Ponniyin Selvan: I in Delhi, …

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Closer the gap between literature and films, better Indian cinema will be: Mani Ratnam

Ashok Selvan and Keerthy Pandian Shine at Malaysia's Grandest Wedding

IIFA Utsavam 2024 full list of winners: Aishwarya Rai wins Best Actress award, Mani Ratnam bags Best Director

‘Blue Star’ movie review: Ashok Selvan, Shanthnu knock it out of the park in this powerful sports drama

SIIMA 2023 Winners: Kamal Haasan, R Madhavan Bag Top Awards

SIIMA 2023 winners: Ponniyin Selvan - I and Nna Thaan Case Kodu win big, R Madhavan takes major awards

Anil Kapoor praises Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan 2 after screening, Vikram reacts: ‘You so easily made my month’

Kamal Haasan on Ponniyin Selvan 2: Mani Ratnam and team have worked together to make Tamil cinema international

Stop comparing Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan to SS Rajamouli's Baahubali! Here's why

First Day First Show | Reviews of ‘Ponniyin Selvan: 2’ and ‘Citadel’

Mani Ratnam interview: Doing pan-Indian films is not a trap, but a choice

What is the next ‘Ponniyin Selvan’? Tamil literary pioneers recommend novels that would make for great movie adaptations

Mani Ratnam says Hindi cinema should stop calling itself Bollywood; Vetri Maaran concurs

First Day First Show | Reviews of ‘Dasara’, ‘Viduthalai’, and more

Ponniyin Selvan 2 trailer: Aishwarya Rai reigns supreme once again as Nandini

OTT Tamil movies: Ponniyin Selvan I to Jai Bhim, films that provide surreal cinematic experience

Thangalaan teaser: Pa Ranjith teams up with Chiyaan Vikram for new film, check out first footage

Ponniyin Selvan 1 Box Office Collection Day 3: The Worldwide Gross Of Mani Ratnam's Film Now Exceeds Rs 230 Crore

Ponniyin Selvan I: Why you must not have Baahubali, RRR size of expectations with this one

Women of Ponniyin Selvan I: Aishwarya, Trisha, Sobhita scrutinize their characters in Mani Ratnam's film

Ponniyin Selvan I box office prediction: Mani Ratnam film set for ₹60 cr opening

Trade Talk: Crucial week for Hindi cinema

Mani Ratnam: ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ offered huge scope to me as a filmmaker

Aishwarya Rai reacts to north vs south cinema debate: ‘Barriers have gone down’