By Moviebuzz
By Moviebuzz
Is Mani Ratnam Saying Goodbye to Kollywood?
By Moviebuzz
Chennai, Aug 7: Has Mani Ratnam and his banner `Madras Talkies` stopped making Tamil films? The answer is blowing in the winds, as Mani completes his Abhishek Bachchan-Aishwarya Rai, Vidya Balan, Mallika Sherawat starrer Guru. Afterwards he will start work on his new Aamir Khan-Kareena Kapoor film Lajjo.
Last week Mani sir flew to Mumbai for a hush-hush photo shoot of Lajjo which will start rolling in October. Aamir Khan plays a sleaze ball politician and was dressed in a starched white Khadi while Kareena spotted a village belle look.
It looks like India best known director who became a household name with his Tamil movies is no longer interested in doing films in his mother-tongue. Mani sir is doing big-budget Bollywood films with top stars who are willing to work with him at reduced rates!
Remember that Tamil superstars are reluctant to do ‘Mani films’ as there is no ‘Money’ for them! And the ace director does not want to make a film with newcomers in the lead as he is in no mood to experiment.
It seems, Mani has an axe to grind against Bollywood industry who has never given him his due. Only two of his dubbed Tamil films Roja and Bombay have been both critical and commercial success in Hindi while his straight films like Dil Se and Yuva were not only damp squibs, but was torn by the critics .
Now Mani wants to set the record straight and prove his detractors in the press and trade that he can make a commercially viable Hindi film which will also be appreciated by critics. Let us hope that Guru and Lajjo does it for him. But Kollywood is going to definitely miss him!
Has Mani Ratnam and his banner `Madras Talkies` stopped making Tamil films? The answer is blowing in the winds, as Mani completes his Abhishek Bachchan-Aishwarya Rai, Vidya Balan, Mallika Sherawat starrer Guru. Afterwards he will start work on his new Aamir Khan-Kareena Kapoor film Lajjo.
Last week Mani sir flew to Mumbai for a hush-hush photo shoot of Lajjo which will start rolling in October. Aamir Khan plays a sleaze ball politician and was dressed in a starched white Khadi while Kareena spotted a village belle look.
It looks like India best known director who became a household name with his Tamil movies is no longer interested in doing films in his mother-tongue. Mani sir is doing big-budget Bollywood films with top stars who are willing to work with him at reduced rates!
Remember that Tamil superstars are reluctant to do ‘Mani films’ as there is no ‘Money’ for them! And the ace director does not want to make a film with newcomers in the lead as he is in no mood to experiment.
It seems, Mani has an axe to grind against Bollywood industry who has never given him his due. Only two of his dubbed Tamil films Roja and Bombay have been both critical and commercial success in Hindi while his straight films like Dil Se and Yuva were not only damp squibs, but was torn by the critics .
Now Mani wants to set the record straight and prove his detractors in the press and trade that he can make a commercially viable Hindi film which will also be appreciated by critics. Let us hope that Guru and Lajjo does it for him. But Kollywood is going to definitely miss him!