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This is a list of films made by the Indian director Mani Ratnam featuring the composer A. R. Rahman. [1]
Mani Ratnam after his long relationship with Ilaiyaraaja, parted ways and introduced newcomer A. R. Rahman in Roja . He happened to listen and was impressed with Rahman's works, Ratnam visited his studio and listened to a tune that Rahman had composed long back on the Kaveri River water dispute. [2] Ratnam signed him immediately for the film, which was the first one in his terrorism trilogy. Rahman, in spite of his reluctance to seriously take up work in films, accepted the offer since Ratnam had the reputation of a director with a good taste for music. [3] Rahman later said, "I wasn't sure myself why I accepted Roja. I was offered ₹25,000 [4] for it, a sum that I could make in three days composing ad jingles. I think it was the prospect of working with Mani that enticed me." [3]
Roja was released in 1992 to universal acclaim. It is considered a milestone in Tamil and Indian film music that heralded the start of a new era. [5] It was subsequently listed in Time magazine's World's "10 Best Soundtracks" of all time. [6] By April 2017, they had worked together in 15 films altogether (of which two are bilingual and hence refer to the same soundtrack twice with a change in the language), with every soundtrack having marked a phenomenal critical and commercial success in Indian cinema. Rahman won three of his six National Awards from his association with Ratnam. Bombay, the most significant work from their combination, is the largest selling Indian music album of all time, with unprecedented sales of 12 million records. [7]
| Year | Film | Original Language | Awards [B] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Roja | Tamil | Cinema Express Award for Best Music Cine Goers' Award for Best Music Film Fans' Award for Best Music Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil Kalasaagar Award for Best Music National Film Award for Best Music Direction SuMu Music Awards: R. D. Burman Award for Best New Composer Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director |
| 1993 | Thiruda Thiruda | Tamil | MagnaSound Award |
| 1995 | Bombay | Tamil | Cine Goers' Award for Best Music Film Fans' Award for Best Music Kalasaagar Award for Best Music Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil Listed in The Guardian 's "1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die" [8] "Kannalane/ Kehna hi kya" listed in The Guardian 's "1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear" [8] Sold 15 million soundtrack albums. [9] [7] |
| 1997 | Iruvar | Tamil | |
| 1998 | Dil Se.. | Hindi | Filmfare Award for Best Music Director MTV Video Music Award for Best Song (International Viewer's Choice) for "Dil Se Re" "Chaiyya Chaiyya" was 9th in BBC World Service top 10 songs of all time [10] |
| 2000 | Alaipayuthey | Tamil | Alaipaayuthey Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil Saathiya Filmfare Award for Best Music Director IIFA Award for Best Music Director Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director Bollywood Movie Award for Best Music Director MTV Award for Best Composer (Film Category) |
| 2002 | Kannathil Muthamittal | Tamil | National Film Award for Best Music Direction |
| 2004 | Aaytha Ezhuthu | Tamil | |
| Yuva | Hindi | Sangeet Award for Best Music Direction | |
| 2007 | Guru | Hindi | Filmfare Award for Best Background Score Filmfare Award for Best Music Director IIFA Award for Best Background Score IIFA Award for Best Music Director Screen Award for Best Background Music Screen Award for Best Music Director Zee Cine Award for Best Background Music Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer for "Tere Bina" |
| 2010 | Raavanan | Tamil | Raavanan Mirchi Music Award for Best Music Director – Tamil |
| Raavan | Hindi | Raavan Nominated—Mirchi Music Award for Best Background Score [11] Nominated—Screen Award for Best Background Score [12] Nominated—GiMA Award for Best Background Score [13] Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Background Score Nominated—IIFA Award for Best Background Score Nominated—Zee Cine Award for Best Background Score Nominated—Mirchi Music Award for Best Song in Sufi Tradition – "Raanjha Raanjha" [11] Nominated—Mirchi Music Award for Best Programmed and Arranged Song – "Raanjha Raanjha" [11] | |
| 2013 | Kadal | Tamil | Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Music Director Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil Vijay Award for Best Music Director Radio Mirchi Song of the Year – "Nenjukkule" Behindwoods Gold Medal for Best Music Direction Nominated—MTV Europe Music Award for Best Indian Act |
| 2015 | O Kadhal Kanmani [14] | Tamil | Vikatan Award for Best Music Director iTunes music award for best Indian album iTunes Best Artist of the year- A. R. Rahman iTunes Best selling album of the year- O Kadhal Kanmani Nominated- Filmfare Award for Best Music Director -Tamil Nominated- SIIMA Award for Best Music Director -Tamil |
| 2017 | Kaatru Veliyidai | Tamil | Vikatan Awards For Best Music Director Vikatan Awards For Best Music Director National Film Award for Best Music Direction Vijay Award for Best Music Director Nominated- Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil Radio City Cine Awards Tamil – Favourite Music Director Nominated – SIIMA Award for Best Music Director Behindwoods Gold Medal for Best Music Direction |
| 2018 | Chekka Chivantha Vaanam | Tamil | Nominated- SIIMA Award for Best Music Director Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil Nominated- SIIMA Award for Best Playback Singer Male [15] |
| 2022 | Ponniyin Selvan | Tamil | |
| 2023 | Ponniyin Selvan: II | Tamil | |
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Roja is the debut soundtrack album of music composer A. R. Rahman, featuring lyrics by Vairamuthu. It is the soundtrack to the 1992 Tamil film of the same name, directed by Mani Ratnam, and starring Aravind Swamy and Madhoo. The album features seven tracks in Tamil and Hindi, and six tracks in Malayalam, Telugu, Marathi and five tracks in the instrumental adaptation album.
Raavan is the soundtrack composed by A. R. Rahman, who accompanied for the music and background score for the 2010 Hindi film of the same name, directed by Mani Ratnam. It was released on 24 April 2010, by the label T-Series. The soundtrack features six songs, with four additional tracks included in the film were released later; the lyrics being penned by Gulzar. The same soundtrack was used for the Tamil version of the film, titled Raavanan as well as the Telugu dubbed version, titled Villain.
Raavanan is the soundtrack album composed by A. R. Rahman, who accompanied for the music and background score for the 2010 Indian Tamil film of the same name, written and directed by Mani Ratnam. The film marks Rahman's second collaboration with actor Vikram after Pudhiya Mannargal (1994). The soundtrack album was released by Sony Music on 28 May 2010.
Bombay is the soundtrack to the 1995 Indian film of the same name, with eight tracks composed by A. R. Rahman. The film was directed by Mani Ratnam, and stars Arvind Swamy and Manisha Koirala, while the soundtrack album was released in 1995 by Pyramid. The Indian film was originally a Tamil film dubbed into Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam. The soundtrack was thus released in multiple languages. The lyrics for the Tamil version were written by Vairamuthu, except for the song "Halla Gulla", which was written by Vaali. The lyrics for the Hindi and Telugu versions were written by Mehboob and Veturi, respectively.
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Kadal is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language drama film co-written, co-produced and directed by Mani Ratnam. The film stars debutantes Gautham Karthik, and Thulasi Nair, with Arjun Sarja, Aravind Swamy and Lakshmi Manchu in supporting roles. The music was composed by A. R. Rahman. The film revolves around life of fishermen who instill the fact that faith can sometimes lead to the triumph of humanity.
Kadal is the soundtrack album, composed by A. R. Rahman for the 2013 Tamil film of the same name, directed by Mani Ratnam that stars Gautham Karthik and Thulasi Nair in the lead roles. Noted poet-lyricist Vairamuthu and his son Madhan Karky penned lyrics for three songs each. Sri Lankan rapper Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam made his debut for Indian cinema with one of the songs. The album was released under Sony Music on 28 November 2012.
O Kadhal Kanmani is the soundtrack album, composed by A. R. Rahman, to the 2015 Indian Tamil film of the same name written and directed by Mani Ratnam. The soundtrack album consists of nine tracks each in original Tamil and Telugu version of the albums with one track "Maula Wa Sallim" being common to both. Majority of the tracks for the original version were penned by Vairamuthu. The lyrics to the Telugu version were written by Sirivennela Sitaramasastri.The lyrics to its Hindi version songs in its Hindi remake OK Jaanu is by Gulzar The songs are fusion of contemporary music with carnatic music as well as pure classical Indian music based songs in the genres—carnatic and Hindustani. The original score was produced by ensemble Qutb-e-Kripa along with Rahman. The score utilises the songs and re-performed carnatic compositions of musicians Tyagaraja and Annamacharya.
O Kadhal Kanmani, also known as OK Kanmani, is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written, directed and produced by Mani Ratnam. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan and Nithya Menen, portraying a young couple in a live-in relationship in Mumbai. Prakash Raj and Leela Samson play supporting roles as an older couple in the film, portraying the younger couple's landlords. The film was said to be a "reflection of the modern mindset of urban India", dealing with issues such as marriage and traditional values. The film featured music composed by A. R. Rahman, cinematography by P. C. Sreeram and editing by Sreekar Prasad.
Alai Payuthey is the soundtrack album, composed by A. R. Rahman, to the 2000 Indian Tamil film of the same name. The soundtrack album consists of nine tracks from the original Tamil version of the album, whereas the Telugu version has seven tracks. The soundtrack of Alaipayuthey was unanimously hailed as a Mani Ratnam film soundtrack turning for rhythmic fusion using modern synthesizers. A film, initially planned with film score, eventually took place.
Kaatru Veliyidai is the soundtrack album, composed by A. R. Rahman, to the 2017 Indian Tamil romance film of the same name, written and directed by Mani Ratnam starring Karthi and Aditi Rao Hydari. The soundtrack album consists of six tracks each, in the original Tamil, and in the Telugu version of the album. Four of the tracks for the original version were penned by Vairamuthu, one by his son Madhan Karky, and one by Shellee. The lyrics to the Telugu version were written by Sirivennela Sitaramasastri. The album won Rahman the National Film Award for Best Music Direction in the “Songs” category at the 65th National Film Awards. The choreography for the songs were done by Brinda and the cinematography for the film by Ravi Varman.
Ponniyin Selvan: I is the soundtrack album for 2022 Indian Tamil-language epic period drama film of the same name directed by Mani Ratnam which features an ensemble cast of Vikram, Karthi, Jayam Ravi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Trisha, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sobhita Dhulipala, Prabhu, R. Sarathkumar, Vikram Prabhu, Jayaram, Prakash Raj, Rahman and R. Parthiban. The film’s soundtrack and score were composed by Ratnam's norm composer A. R. Rahman, marking the duo's 30th year collaborating.