
Director · Writer · Producer
Mani Ratnam
71 credited titles on WatchWise
The man who revolutionized Tamil-language cinema, Mani Ratnam is the biggest director in South India and one of the most respected directors in all of India. Each of his films contains its own unique style, with beautifully photographed songs and unique back-lighting, and deal with a wide variety of topics, from the classic Indian love story to political thrillers.
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Commercial performance
All figures are associated, not attributed — box-office numbers are sourced from TMDB and Wikipedia (reused under CC BY-SA), shown in ₹ crore, and weighted by billing prominence. Coverage varies by title; figures are estimates, not audited trade data.
What the numbers say
Worldwide gross by tagged contribution — ₹ crore. Tap a genre to see those titles.
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Titles are ones WatchWise has catalogued so far — not necessarily a complete filmography.



























