Mani Ratnam is easily the most overrated director. I really don't understand how his movies are any different from the regular Masala flicks. The only difference is the cinematography is remarkable.
Right from his debut pagal Nilavu to Raavanan there has always been unwanted elements included.
The separate comedy track in both Pagal Nilavu and Agni Natchathiram was just for commercial reasons. It was plain nasty!
He never had the guts to make a song-less film. Most of his films had item numbers with actresses in skimpy clothes again just for commercial reasons. Pani Vizhum Iravu in Mouna Ragam, September Madham in Alaipayuthey, Nila adhu vanathu mele in Nayakan, Arabic Kadaloram in Bombay etc are some examples that come to mind. The songs were totally unnecessary. I don't know why he never gets criticized for it.
His last decent film was indeed Kannathil Muthamittal. After KM he is not working with actors who would be apt for the roles. He rather now wants to work only with bankable stars. If not how could a director of his caliber would even consider actresses with zero acting talent like Trisha and Ash.
So how exactly he is different from the masala filmmakers? Please enlighten me. His films also have the same standard fights, songs and comedy.
His creativity is also questionable. Everyone knows Thalapathy was based on Karnan's characterization from Mahabharatha. Iruvar was based on the TN political icons MGR - karunanidhi relationship. I dunno why the film is hailed as a masterpiece. Utter crap!) Now Raavanan/Raavan based on the epic Ramayana. Why can't he seriously think anything original?!
I prefer both KB and Bharathiraja any day over him.
Never writes dialogues for his movies. I'm sure everyone misses Sujatha. Man the dialogues of Raavanan were awful. How could he make Suhasini handle dialogues? Sh!t !
MR can never be put in the league of great Indian filmmakers like Satyajit Ray, Gulzar, Bimal Roy, Shyam Benegal etc
I won't rate Raavanan as even one of Vikram's best works. He was excellent in Pithamagan. But here all he does is hamming. The person who needs to be blamed is Mani! Ash's cleavage show was seriously disgusting. Reminds Manisha in Uyire Uyire song in Bombay. The way she was made to run in the song! Don't know why he exploits his heroines.
aishwarya abhi hritik r all useless actors..they deserve this kind of failure..feel sad fr mani sir..a lot of pain and heart problems he had while shooting fr this movie.sad end..... next big flop is guzarish ..that will literally finish hritik and aishwarya..as for abhi he is already finished
