Mani Ratnam
Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam( born 2 June 1956), commonly known by his screen name Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema.
In 2002, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, acknowledging his contributions to film.
Despite being born into a film family, Mani Ratnam did not develop any interest in films when he was young.
Upon completion of his post graduation in management, he started his career as a consultant.
He entered the film industry through the 1983 Kannada film" Pallavi Anu Pallavi".
The failure of his subsequent films would mean that he was left with fewer offers.
However, his fifth directorial outing," Mouna Ragam"( 1986), established him as a leading filmmaker in Tamil cinema.
He followed that with" Nayakan"( 1987).
Mani Ratnam is well known for his" Terrorism trilogy" consisting of" Roja"( 1992)," Bombay"( 1995), and" Dil Se.."( 1998).
He is married to actress Suhasini and has a son with her.
He has won several film awards and nominations including six National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards South and three Bollywood Filmfare Awards.
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Bombay (film)
Bombay is a 1995 Indian Tamil- language romantic drama film directed by Mani Ratnam, starring Arvind Swami and Manisha Koirala in the lead.
The film tells the story of an inter-religious family in Bombay( now Mumbai) before and during the Bombay riots, which took place between December 1992 and January 1993 after the demolition of the Babri Masjid led to religious tensions between Hindu and Muslim communities.
It is the second in Ratnam's trilogy of films that depict human relationships against a background of Indian politics, including" Roja"( 1992) and" Dil Se.."( 1998).
The film was dubbed in Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam with the same title.
Eventually becoming one of the highest- grossing films of Tamil cinema, the film was well- received both critically and commercially, and it was screened at many international film festivals including the Philadelphia Film Festival in 1996 where it was an audience favourite.
The film's soundtrack earned composer A. R. Rahman his fourth consecutive Filmfare Best Music Director Award( Tamil), and is considered one of the greatest Indian soundtracks of all time.
However, the film caused considerable controversy upon release in India and abroad for its depiction of inter-religious relations and religious riots.
The film was banned in Singapore and Malaysia upon release.
In July 2005, a book on the film by Lalitha Gopalan was published by BFI Modern Classics, looking at the film's production, the several issues it covered, and its impact upon release in India and abroad.
The film was ranked among the top 20 Indian films in the British Film Institute's rankings.
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His first feature film," No. 2", starring Ruby Dee won the Audience Award( World Dramatic) at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.
His second," Dean Spanley", starring Sam Neill, Jeremy Northam and Peter O' Toole, premiered in September 2008.
His third film" Giselle" was selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
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Question: Are director of film Giselle (Film) and director of film Bombay (Film) from the same country?
Answer: no