Best Mani Ratnam films to watch before Ponniyin Selvan: I

Mouna Ragam established him as one of the leading filmmakers in the country

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Mohanlal’s Iruvar is set against the backdrop of cinema and politics in Tamil Nadu

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Kamal Haasan’s 'Nayakan' is loosely based on the real-life story of underworld gangster Varadarajan Mudaliar

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Kannathil Muthamittal is adapted from the short story Amuthavum Avanum by Sujatha

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Thalapathy is a crime thriller drama featuring Rajinikanth and Mammootty

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Roja is the first film in Ratnam’s ‘terrorism trilogy’ that also features Bombay (1995) and Dil Se (1998)

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Guru was directed and co-written by Mani Ratnam

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Starring Abhishek and Aishwarya, the movie Raavan is loosely based on Ramayana’s characters

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