Question: Mani Ratnam and Noël Mitrani, share which mutual occupations?

Context articles: V. Manikandan
Mani Ratnam
Raavanan (soundtrack)
Kannathil Muthamittal
Vairamuthu filmography
Dil Se..
Chatriyan
Ok Jaanu
Noël Mitrani
V. Priya

V. Manikandan is a leading cinematographer hailing from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
 He has worked as the cinematographer for a number of major box office hits in Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam.
 He is an acclaimed ad film cinematographer with more than 3000 ad films to his credit.
 He won the Best Cinematographer award [filmfare award] for the movie "Anniyan".
 His debut movie was "Atharmam" (Tamil) in 1994.
 He has been congratulated by the industry's most acclaimed directors like Mani Ratnam and S. Shankar.
 In a function Mani Ratnam said "Yes - he is one of the good cinematographers in India".
 V. Manikandan was nominated for Asia Pacific Cine Awards(ASPA) for his work in Raavanan/Raavan in 2010 for Best Cinematography.
 He has won Apsara award for best cinematography for Raavan in 2011.
 He is the younger brother of Artist V. Jeevananthan, A National Awardee for his Book On Cinema 'Thiraicheelai' in the National film Awards 2010.
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.
 Cited by the media as one of India's influential filmmakers, Mani Ratnam is widely credited with revolutionising the Tamil film industry and altering the profile of Indian cinema.
 Although working in the mainstream medium, his films are noted for their realism, technical finesse, and craft.
 The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, acknowledging his contributions to film in 2002.
Raavanan is the soundtrack album to the 2010 Indian Tamil film of the same name, written and directed by Mani Ratnam.
 It was released on May 5, 2010 by Sony Music.
 The music and background score were composed by Academy Award winning composer A. R. Rahman with lyrics penned Vairamuthu and Mani Ratnam.
 The same soundtrack was used for the Hindi version of the film, titled "Raavan", which was launched on April 24.
 It was also dubbed and used in the Telugu version of the film, titled "Villain".
 "Raavanan" was Rahman's second collaboration with actor Vikram after "Pudhiya Mannargal" (1994).
Kannathil Muthamittal (English: "A Peck on the Cheek" ) is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language musical war drama film written, produced and directed by Mani Ratnam.
 It features Madhavan, P. S. Keerthana and Simran in the leading roles with Nandita Das, J. D. Chakravarthy, Prakash Raj and Pasupathy portraying other pivotal characters.
 The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman, while Ravi K. Chandran handled the cinematography.
 Mani Ratnam presents the story of a child of Sri Lankan Tamil parentage adopted by Indian parents, who desires to meet her biological mother in the midst of the Sri Lankan Civil War.
Vairamuthu is an Indian poet and a lyricist.
 He has won a total of seven National Awards which is the highest by any Indian lyricist.
 His association with two time Academy Award winning music maestro A. R. Rahman is widely appreciated and has brought her high critical acclaim and commercial success.
 Their association has won two out of four of his National Awards for A. R. Rahman and four of his seven National Awards for Vairamuthu.
 His association with legendary filmmaker Mani Ratnam is also very well known and highly successful.
 The trio (A. R. Rahman, Vairamuthu, Mani Ratnam) have recently completed 25 years of their highly successful association.
Dil Se (translation: "From the Heart)" is a 1998 Indian romantic thriller film in the backdrop of insurgency in Northeast India, written and directed by Mani Ratnam, and produced by Mani Ratnam, Ram Gopal Varma, and Shekhar Kapur.
 The film stars Shahrukh Khan and Manisha Koirala in lead roles while Preity Zinta (in her film debut) appears in a supporting role.
 Mani Ratnam also co-wrote the screenplay for the film with Tigmanshu Dhulia.
 It is the third in Ratnam's trilogy of terror films after "Roja" and "Bombay".
 An example of parallel cinema tackling difficult subjects, to be found in director Ratnam's wider body of work as well, the film received a special mention at the Netpac Awards.
Chatriyan (The warrior) is a 1990 Indian Tamil crime-drama film written and produced by Mani Ratnam, and directed by K. Subash, assistant of Mani Ratnam.
 The film stars Vijayakanth, Bhanupriya and Revathi in the lead roles.
 The film has Vijayakanth playing the role of an honest cop and Thilakan as a corrupt politician in the main villain role.
 This film is one of the super hit films of early 90's and has attained cult status It was also dubbed in Telegu as "Kshatriyudu".
OK Jaanu (English: "OK Darling" ) is a 2017 Indian romantic drama film directed by Shaad Ali, story and screenplay by Mani Ratnam.
 Produced by Mani Ratnam and Karan Johar under their banners Madras Talkies and Dharma Productions respectively.
 The film stars Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor in the lead roles, portraying a young couple in a live-in relationship in Mumbai with Naseeruddin Shah and Leela Samson play supporting roles as an older couple in the film, portraying the younger couple's landlords.
 Eesh Kakkkar plays Tara's ex-boyfriend.
 A. R. Rahman composed the film's score and soundtrack.
 Gulzar is the dialogue writer of this film.
 Gulzar has also written the lyrics for the songs in the film.
 It is an official remake of Mani Ratnam's Tamil film "O Kadhal Kanmani" starring Dulquer Salmaan and Nithya Menon.
Noël Mitrani (born 11 November 1969) is a Canadian-born French film director, film writer and a film producer.
V. Priya is a Tamil film director.
 She worked as an assistant to director Mani Ratnam after learning her craft under Suhasini Mani Ratnam.