Once the film is released, once my job is over, I can't see the film again. — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
The thing is that when you make a film, it is such an intense experience. It's like being married. — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
For a filmmaker, whether the film is liked, understood or appreciated counts as much as the moolah. — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
My job as a director is to communicate, and I want to communicate to all. — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
A film is between you and the audience. The distributors are the only people in between us. It is a straight equation. — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
As a filmmaker, every tool you get to tell the scene better is important. — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
I am not worried about people's expectations. I just want to get the film right. — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
Language, I think, has nothing to do with film-making. It is how you make your point and whether you exploit the visual… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
Within the mainstream cinema, I feel you can experiment and make sensible films. It's possible to tell a story with characters and… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
Every time you make a film, you want to do it in a genre that is different from your previous film, so… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
Most ideas remain inside you for a while. You tell somebody when there is a spark or a thought, and leave it… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
I am not against songs in films. We come from an oral tradition of storytelling. I have grown up listening to epics… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
As the soul of the film it has to work for you otherwise you don't take it up at all. It takes… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
Movie criticism is very subjective and everyone has the right to voice their opinion. You go to a movie and decide whether… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
In school I was sidelined by Tamil language teachers. But in the film industry, I got interested in Tamil poetry after reading… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
Film fests are an opportunity to see different kinds of films that you usually don't get to watch. When I'm part of… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
When I did my first film, I had a fair idea of what I liked and what I didn't while watching an… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
If you take 'Agni Natchathiram,' it is about two half-brothers and their emotions and those are genuine, which can be made into… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
Rahman is very very director friendly. He is ever ready to go whichever the director wants, the story wants, depending on the… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
The journey of filmmaking is so amazing. You start off with great confidence, and develop insecurity at the time of release. When… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
In a film like 'Kannathil Muthamittal,' I can't have a Rajnikanth or a Kamal Haasan. If you have a star, the expectation… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
When your principal artists deliver convincing performances, the film's quality is elevated. — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
A director is a very selfish person. For him, his film is like his baby. — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
There are filmmakers who get lucky with the first film itself, and then there are some of us who have to face… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
If you look at any film fest, the setting gives it colour. Be it Goa, Cannes or even Berlin in the winter,… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
If you ask a filmmaker to analyse his own film, it would take three or four years to do that, honestly. Because… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
What I feel is great acting might be rubbish for another filmmaker. There is no right or wrong way to do it.… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
Sometimes in a large family, you get taken to a movie and there just isn't enough space or not enough tickets and… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
Any good film you see gives you enough motivation and adrenaline rush to produce good content, while a bad film can get… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
I grew up on the commercial film format. I have grown up all my life watching films and they have all been… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
My films are as much for the people as they are for me. The reception affects me, but doesn't change me as… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
As a filmmaker, every tool you get to tell the scene better is important. — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
When Kamal Haasan did 'Nayakan,' he had done a few roles that had him aged and demanded a lot of commitment from. He was… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
I want to make a film that can reach as many as possible so I want to talk in a language which I can… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
Format is just the language. Content is the only thing that is important. Form is like handwriting. Whether you write in a scribble or… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
What I feel is great acting might be rubbish for another filmmaker. There is no right or wrong way to do it. It all… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
Film fests are an opportunity to see different kinds of films that you usually don't get to watch. When I'm part of a jury,… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
Language, I think, has nothing to do with film-making. It is how you make your point and whether you exploit the visual medium maintaining… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
I grew up on the commercial film format. I have grown up all my life watching films and they have all been mainstream commercial… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
For a filmmaker, whether the film is liked, understood or appreciated counts as much as the moolah. — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
