: Male D.O.B : 2/Jun/1956 Profile Mani Ratnam  (born  Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam Iyer  on 2 June 1956) is an  Indian   filmmaker ,  screenwriter and  producer . He made his directorial debut with the Kannada film  Pallavi Anu Pallavi  starring  Anil Kapoor  in 1983. Directing landmark films such as  Mouna Raagam