Tag Archives: Mani Ratnam

Raavanan In Austrian Film Museum

by Box Office India (March 10, 2012)

Mani Ratnam’s Raavanan is now part of the permanent collection of the Austrian Film Museum, which houses 25,500 films. Director of the museum Alexander Horwath was trying to acquire a copy of the film ever since he watched it at the Venice Film Festival (VFF) last year, where Ratnam received ...

Posted in Straight News | Tagged Abhishek Bachchan and southern star Vikram, Aishwarya Rai, Austrian Film Museum, Mani Ratnam, Raavan, Raavanan, Satyajit Ray and Yash Raj Film’s Veer Zaara | Leave a comment

Raavanan In Austrian Film Museum

by harshita (March 10, 2012)

Posted in Straight News | Tagged Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Alexander Horwath, Austrian Film Museum, Mani Ratnam, Raavanan, Satyajit Ray, Veer Zaara, Venice Film Festival, Yash Raj Film | Leave a comment

Mani Ratnam To Launch New Jodi

by Box Office India (July 27, 2011)

After Raavan, Mani Ratnam hits the headlines once again. Apparently, the maverick was all set to make a mythological epic with an ensemble star cast, and called for elaborate set designs and expensive costumes. It was going to be Ratnam’s most expensive film to date. Our source ...

Posted in Trade Gup | Tagged Arvind Swamy, Mani Ratnam, Raavan, Roja | Leave a comment

Captured In A Book…!!

by Box Office India (April 9, 2011)

The launch of Nasreen Munni Kabir’s book on A R Rahman was a grand affair. Attended by many stalwarts of the film industry, the book was launched by Mani Ratnam. The author along with Rahman shared her experiences of penning the book of a reticent music director.

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Raavan

by Box Office India (June 19, 2010)

Abhishek Bachchan stands atop a mountain before plunging into a river. That’s how Mani Ratnam opens Raavan. Next, Bachchan kidnaps Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Exquisitely executed, the scene is breathtaking but what follows is a letdown thanks to the not-so-cohesive screenplay written by the man himself. Only a few weeks ...

Posted in Movie Reviews | Tagged A R Rahman, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Big Pictures, Gulzar, Madras Talkies, Mani Ratnam, Vikram | Leave a comment

Na Na Na Na Na Na

by Box Office India (March 27, 2010)

We know that Mani Ratnam has roped in Ranbir Kapoor for his next film, Azaan. Now we hear that Ratnam wanted to cast Nana Patekar in a pivotal role as well. In fact, our source insists that Patekar was even paid a signing amount. So what went wrong? It seems ...

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Money-Sir

by Box Office India (January 30, 2010)

We hope Mani Ratnam is not competing with Rajkumar Santoshi these days. Why then is he on a shooting spree? We keep hearing tidbits about Mani-Sir shooting and shooting and shooting and shooting his next, Raavan. The latest is, when this maverick filmmaker saw Raavan (dubbing is underway at Lakdawala’s ...

Posted in Trade Gup | Tagged Mani Ratnam, Raavan, Rajkumar Santoshi, Reliance BIG Pictures | Leave a comment

History To Repeat?

by Box Office India (January 23, 2010)

Come June 18 and we will see two maverick filmmakers from the South at loggerheads. We’re talking about Mani Ratnam and Priyadarshan. Reliance BIG Pictures has already announced the release of Mani Sir’s next Raavan, featuring Abhishek Bahchchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Govinda and Nikhil Dwivedi on June 18. And last ...

Posted in Trade Gup | Tagged Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, bhishek Bahchchan, Gadar-Ek Prem Katha, Govinda, Khatta Meetha, Lagaan, Mani Ratnam, Nikhil Dwivedi, Priyadarshan, Raavan, Reliance BIG Pictures, Shree Ashtavinayak | Leave a comment

Not Now, Later

by Box Office India (January 16, 2010)

Now we all know that Anurag Basu’s Kites is releasing on May 21 and Mani Ratnam’s Raavan on June 18. But what not many know is that Mani-Sir wanted Basu’s date! The decision was left to Reliance BIG Pictures, who has bankrolled both films and who naturally wanted a gap ...

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First Ramayana Then Mahabharata

by Box Office India (December 26, 2009)

We all know that two bigges releasing on the same date always end up eating into each other’s business. Time and again, it has been proved and accepted that a solo release always helps as the audience does not have the spending power to ...

Posted in Trade Gup | Tagged Amitabh Bachchan, avtaar, Farhan Akhtar, Karthik Calling Karthik, Mani Ratnam, My Name Is Khan, Prakash Jha, Raavan, Rajneeti, Ramayana, Rann, Teen Patti | Leave a comment

Surprise! Surprise!

by Box Office India (October 3, 2009)

Most people address Mani Ratnam as Mani-sir. But what should a dutiful disciple of the celebrated director do when Ratnam asks him to shave his head? Actor Nikhil Dwivedi found himself in this predicament when shooting a crucial scene for Ravana. Ratnam, anxious to lend the character an authentic touch, ...