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Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan are 'like brothers', says Suhasini Maniratnam: 'If Kamal gets injured, Rajini sir will immediately call me and ask...'
September 11, 2025 5:17 pm
Rajinikantha and Kamal Haasan are all set to collaborate together after 46 years. They were last seen in the 1979 film Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum.
Vivek Agnihotri questions 'honesty' of Kamal Haasan's Hey Ram, says Mani Ratnam presented 'terrorist's point of view' in Roja
September 04, 2025 11:09 am
Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri spoke about older hit films like Fiza, Fanaa and even Mani Ratnam's classic Roja, claiming that these movies were made from the terrorists' point of view. He also took a dig at Kamal Haasan's iconic film Hey Ram.
50 years of Rajinikanth: How directors and audiences came to love the man and his craft
August 21, 2025 7:42 pm
At the centre of this unprecedented stardom was the way in which the actor used his body as an instrument. Rajinikanth often used stillness and silence to convey meanings, his body held space
Accused of spreading disinformation himself, Vivek Agnihotri slams 'cunning' Nikkhil Advani's Freedom at Midnight, calls Aamir Khan's PK 'contrived'
August 20, 2025 1:16 pm
Filmmaker Nikkhil Advani didn't have any kind words to say about the recent series Freedom at Midnight, which deals with some of the same historical events as his upcoming film The Bengal Files.
'Kamal Haasan isn't affected by numbers game, that's a nouveau riche problem': Shruti Haasan on Thug Life disaster
August 19, 2025 10:01 am
Kamal Haasan's long-awaited reunion with director Mani Ratnam, Thug Life, was a massive box office bomb. His daughter Shruti Haasan spoke about the film's performance, and whether it affected him.
Nasser reacts to failure of Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam's Thug Life; blames social media: 'After the movie released on OTT...'
August 11, 2025 2:31 pm
Veteran actor-filmmaker Nasser has reacted to the underperformance of Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan's Thug Life.
Badhaai Ho, Mirzapur actor was once asked to play Manisha Koirala's body double: ‘Mani Ratnam came and asked if I would wear her clothes’
August 08, 2025 9:27 am
While she is now known for her significant roles in films and web series, she once appeared as Manisha Koirala's body double in Dil Se.
'Shah Rukh Khan was my senior in college, I played his mom in 2 films,' says Sheeba Chaddha: 'He asked my permission before touching me'
August 08, 2025 8:38 am
Sheeba shared that being typecast as mother shocked her at first but she made her peace with it claiming if she will rebel, she won't be left with work.
From Mani Ratnam nearly firing AR Rahman to Shammi Kapoor rejecting RD Burman: On Friendship Day 2025, Bollywood bonds that stood the test of time
August 03, 2025 5:47 pm
On Friendship Day 2025, we revisit some of Bollywood’s most iconic partnerships between filmmakers, composers, and singers -- bonds that created timeless classics and withstood fallouts.
Lokesh Kanagaraj reacts to Rajinikanth's comment that 'Coolie looked like Thalapathi to me': 'Hearing him say those words...'
July 14, 2025 9:59 pm
Lokesh Kanagaraj shared that what he tried to do in Coolie with Rajinikanth was emulate the same artistic and commercial balance that Thalapathi achieved.
MANI RATNAM PHOTOS
Inside Ponniyin Selvan 2 trailer and music launch
March 30, 2023 9:38 pm
The trailer and music launch of filmmaker Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan 2 was a star-studded affair. Besides the ensemble cast of the film, the event also had actors such as Kamal Haasan, Silmabarasan TR, Revathy, Khushboo Sundar, Shobana and other well known artists.
Ponniyin Selvan 1: Jayam Ravi, Trisha, Mani Ratnam and others kickstart multi-city promotional tour
September 20, 2022 3:36 pm
The cast of filmmaker Mani Ratnam's ambitious project Ponniyin Selvan 1 has started the film's promotions.
Vikram, Jayam Ravi and Aishwarya Rai: Here are the official posters of Ponniyin Selvan 1
July 04, 2022 3:48 pm
Ahead of its 30th September release, here is a look at the official posters of Mani Ratnam's magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan-1.
Happy birthday Mani Ratnam: Rare photos of the ace filmmaker
June 01, 2019 10:48 pm
Today, marks the 63rd birthday of ace filmmaker Mani Ratnam. Take a look at some rare photos of the Nayagan director from the Express Archives.
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