When you break new grounds and try to do something different, it's always a high. I remember the first time we did… — 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
We always work for money but when you do something for The Banyan, you feel so good. — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
I work with actors who fit the bill. I have worked with Abhishek in 'Yuva,' 'Guru' and 'Raavan' because he was the… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
I'm not saying that every song has to be an all-time hit or the greatest ever music. That's not what you should… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
I don't believe that to be mainstream you have to be foolish. I don't think you have to be a buffoon to… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
When I did my first film, I didn't have formal training; I didn't work under any director. I really didn't know how… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
Roja,' 'Bombay' and 'Dil Se' weren't planned as political films. It was a phase India was going through and these things affected… — 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
