# Mani Ratnam's best films

From Nayakan to Ponniyin Selvan: the best films of the Tamil and Hindi director Mani Ratnam, based on lists by Amar Ujala and Zee News.

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- Mar 29, 2023 · Rohit Pandey
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## Top 13

1. **Nayakan (1987)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Kamal Haasan in the Bombay underworld; on Time's All-Time 100 Movies.
2. **Roja (1992)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A wife searches for her husband kidnapped in Kashmir; A. R. Rahman's first film score.
3. **Bombay (1995)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A Hindu-Muslim couple caught in the riots.
4. **Mouna Ragam (1986)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A marriage drama with a memorable Revathi.
5. **Kannathil Muthamittal (2002)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Set against the Sri Lankan war; six National Film Awards.
6. **Thalapathi (1991)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Rajinikanth and Mammootty in a story inspired by the Mahabharata.
7. **Anjali (1990)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A sick little girl and her family.
8. **Guru (2007)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Abhishek Bachchan in the rise of a businessman.
9. **Ponniyin Selvan: I (2022)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The Chola saga from Kalki's novel.
10. **Iruvar (1997)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Mohanlal; Aishwarya Rai's film debut.
11. **Dil Se.. (1998)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Shah Rukh Khan and Manisha Koirala, set in India's northeast.
12. **Yuva (2004)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Three young men's lives collide in Kolkata.
13. **O Kadhal Kanmani (2015)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Dulquer Salmaan and Nithya Menen in a live-in relationship in Mumbai.

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