Manirathnam's films are India's best films and are studied in
film institutes all over the world when mani 's iruvar was released
i remember read in india in '97 , political parties in condemned
his film & mani sir even removed some of the scenes b4
releasing that could make unwanted raptures between him & the
politicians that it was said to b portrayed in that film. but mani
sir later after releasing his movie denied in his interviews, it
was not abt any politicians jus a story abt 2 persons involvement
in politics but very obvious of the fact it was abt the 2 main
politician & their parties. his statement then sounded like
hiding a big coconut into his small pocket.
simlarly he might be portraying the ambanis in his latest "Guru"
(in the works, releasing sometime in 2007). but later may deny it
is not abt them. anyway 1 has appreciate the way mani sir observes
things happening in other regions & stories to depict in his
films boldly considering the fact he does not belong to that region
like Srilanka in KM film, Bombay movie, Dilse, Roja etc. like him
Mani reads the mind of the pple of all regions & give movies in
a variety of choices that every1 could enjoy. Like they say he is
one director who makes a film out of something he sees out of the
window in fine morning
Mani's official website, u can read abt all his films here
www.madrastalkies.com
