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Birthday wishes to the great director of Indian cinema Maniratnam. Mani Ratnam grew up watching the films of K. Balachander, Guru Dutt, and Sivaji Ganesan. He is greatly influenced by the film-making styles of Akira Kurosawa, Martin Scorsese, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Ingmar Bergman and J. Mahendran. Unlike most of his contemporaries, Mani Ratnam did not assist anybody in film-making prior to entering the industry. A majority of his films are characterized by a string of socio-political themes. Because of his idea of combining art and commercial elements, most of his films garnered both critical acclaim and commercial success. Nayakan, Bombay and Iruvar were inspired from real-life incidents, while Thalapathi and Raavan were based on Indian epics. Mani Ratnam handled screenplays for a majority of his films. Lauded for his casting in each of his films, he claimed in an interview that "I am not a director who performs and shows. I discuss the role, the scene with my actors and let them bring life to it". Right from the beginning of his career, his works were noted for their technical expertise in areas such as cinematography, art direction, editing and background score. For his debut film, he managed to handpick Balu Mahendra, Thotta Tharani, B. Lenin, and Ilaiyaraaja, leading craftsmen in their respective fields. As his career progressed, he worked with his childhood friend P. C. Sreeram and continued his collaborations with him until Geethanjali. In 1991 for his film Thalapathi, he chose Santosh Sivan and Suresh Urs—both newcomers to the Tamil film industry—to do cinematography and editing respectively. Both would later go onto become a part of his regular crew. While working on Raavan, Santosh Sivan noted "any cameraman can hone his skills just working with [Mani]" and described Mani Ratnam's films as difficult to film. From his debut project till Thalapathi, Ilaiyaraaja was his regular composer. The duo split due to some creative differences after the film. For his next film Roja (1992), he collaborated with debutant A. R. Rahman, who has been his regular composer for all his films till date. Among cinematographers, he has also worked with Madhu Ambat, Rajiv Menon, Ravi K. Chandran, V. Manikandan and Ravi Varman while switching between Sreeram and Santosh Sivan otherwise. Since Alaipayuthey, Sreekar Prasad has been his regular film editor.

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2 Decades of Block Buster Badri: 5 facts about the film that unbelievably interesting | The Times of India

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01/6Twenty years ago, the film made a staggering amount at the box office, making it one of the blockbuster hits of the year

Filmmaker Puri Jagannadh completes two decades in the Telugu film industry today on April 20. Puri has come a long way since his directorial debut Badri (2000), which also marked Amisha Patel and Renu Desai’s debut in Tollywood. Twenty years ago, the film made a staggering amount at the box office, making it one of the blockbuster hits of the year. Nobody seemed to have ever seen anything like it. It received extravagant rave reviews unlike anything in immediate memory. Here’re some of the facts about the movie that unbelievably interesting!

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02/6​Puri Jagannadh’s debut film

Badri was Puri Jagannadh’s debut film, which was an apparent attempt. Towards the end, when the director has managed to fit in the pieces of the puzzle to deliver a reasonably gripping romantic drama, he proves that he is here to stay. In just a couple of years, Puri has managed to make a unique place for himself in the industry. Puri Jagannadh is the name that is taken in high regards by cinema lovers across the world. Thus, when people came to know that the talented director is making a movie in and on India with Indian artistes, expectations reached to another level.

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03/6​Second time association between Pawan and Ramana Gogula

Right from the first scene of the film, the movie walks on a totally different path. Cinematographer Madhu Ambat gives some stunning visuals and breathes life into the beautiful vision of the director. The music of the movie was provided by music composer Ramana Gogula with whom the actor teamed up for the second time after Thammudu. Well, nobody can match up to his talent. There are some scenes that looked more beautiful because of his music and the background score falls short of being excellent.

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04/6​Power star’s powerful performance

In Badri, Power star Pawan Kalyan played an ad agency director whose girlfriend accuses of him for not loving her sincerely challenges him to make a woman for falling in love with him. However, their lives take a turn when that woman falls madly in love with him. The story may demand you suspend your disbelief, but Pawan Kalayn breathed life into the character with finesse and gravitas that would transform him into ‘Power Star.’ He’s won our hearts with his comic timing and perfect mannerisms of a daring and dashing hero.

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05/6Badri was remade in Hindi as Shart: The Challenge

The Puri Jagannadh directorial was a big hit in the Telugu film industry. The romantic drama was later remade in Hindi as Shart: The Challenge with Tusshar Kapoor, Gracy Singh, Amrita Arora, Prakash Raj and Anupam Kher in the lead, and was equally successful in Bollywood too. The film’s music, composed by Anu Malik, is still very popular. Hindi version was also helmed by Puri Jagan and produced by T Trivikrama Rao.

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06/6​Puri’s career was a mixed bag

While his first film was a blockbuster, his career has been a mixed bag with a few movies such as Bachi, Andhrawala, Golimaar, Nenu Naa Rakshasi, Devudu Chesina Manushulu, Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu, Jyothy Lakshmi, Ek Niranjan, Loafer, ISM, Rogue, Paisa Vasool, and Mehbooba didn’t fly with audiences. In recent years, Puri Jagan reinvented himself with films such as Temper and iSmart Shankar.

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50th Kerala State Film Awards: Winners list

50th Kerala State Film Awards: Winners list

By: Entertainment Desk | Bengaluru | Updated: October 13, 2020 4:32:32 pm

50th Kerala State Film Awards have been announced.

Here is the list of winners of the 50th Kerala State Film Awards. The jury for the latest edition of Kerala State Film Awards was headed by cinematographer Madhu Ambat.

Best Film – Vasanthi

Second Best Film – Kenchira

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50th Kerala State Film Awards: Winners list

50th Kerala State Film Awards: Winners list

By: Entertainment Desk | Bengaluru | Updated: October 13, 2020 12:48:18 pm

50th Kerala State Film Awards have been announced.

Here is the list of winners of the 50th Kerala State Film Awards. The jury for the latest edition of Kerala State Film Awards was headed by cinematographer Madhu Ambat.

Best Film – Vasanthi

Second Best Film – Kenjira

Best Actor – Suraj Venjarmmoodu, AndroidKunjappan…

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Some 2019 Malayalam movies that are worth your time

Malayalam movies 2019 were great. We saw some great stories and performances rolling out throughout the year. The first name that comes to mind is that of And the Oscar Goes To. Salim Ahamed has directed and written the film. It stars Tovino Thomas in the lead role. Ahamed has also produced the the film along with TP Sudheesh and Prasanthkumar Chandran. The other actors in the film may be enumerated as below:

·       Anu Sithara

·       Siddique

·       Sreenivasan

·       Salim Kumar

Bijibal has scored the music for the film and it has shot by Madhu Ambat. The film has been edited by Vijay Shankar. The production houses for the film are the Canadian Movie and the Allens Media.  

An International Local Story

This comedy film has been made by Harisree Ashokan. The film depicts the friendship of 5 individuals. Its lead actors may be enumerated as below:

·       Rahul Madhav

·       Deepak Parambol

·       DharmajanBolgatty

·       Manoj K Jayan

·       Bijukuttan

·       Tini Tom   

Gopi Sundar, Arun Raj, and Nadirshah have composed the music of the film. Rajeev Alunkal, Dinu Mohan, and Hari Narayanan have written the songs. The film released on 1st March 2019. M Shijith has produced the film, which was written by Ranjith, Saneesh, and Eban. 

Madhura Raja

This is an action film, which has been written by Udaykrishna and directed by Vysakh. It stars Mammootty, Jagapathi Babu, and Anusree in the lead roles. Siddique, NedumudiVenu, and Vijayaraghavan essay the supporting roles in the film. Gopi Sundar has composed the music for the film. This is also the first Malayalam film of Jai. The film happens to be a spin-off of Pokkiri Raja is a film that was made in 2010. In that film too Mammootty had played the role of Raja. Madhura Raja was released all around the world on 12th April 2019 under the production of Nelson Ipe.

Children’s Park

The last, but not the least, name on this list is Children’s Park. Shafi has directed the film. The script of the movie is written by Raffi. The film stars the following:

·       Gayathri Suresh

·       Dhruvan

·       Manasa Radhakrishnan

·       Sowmya Menon

·       Sharafudheen

·       Vishnu Unnikrishnan 

Milan Jaleel and RoopeshOmana produced the film under their banner – Cochin Films, which distributed the film as well. Arun Raj has composed the music of the film. Faizal Ali is the cinematographer and has done something good with the camera. If you are a fan of Malayalam movies and Malayalam TV series, Zee5 is a great platform to explore. 

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