Nayakan
The
1987
crime
film
marked
Kamal
Haasan's
maiden
collaboration
with
the
director.
Also
starring
Saranya
and
Karthika,
the
film
revolves
around
a
youngster
who
witnesses
the
brutal
murder
of
his
beloved
father,
stabs
a
police
officer
and
later
escapes
to
Bombay
only
to
become
a
gangster.
The
film
turned
out
to
be
a
huge
success
especially
in
Ulaganayagan's
career,
as
it
fetched
him
the
year's
National
Award
for
Best
Actor.
The
film
also
won
National
Award
for
Best
Cinematography
(PC
Sreeram)
and
Best
Art
Direction
(Thota
Tharani).
Notably,
Nayakan
was
remade
in
Bollywood
as
Dayavan
(1988)
that
featured
Vinod
Khanna
and
Madhuri
Dixit
in
lead
roles.
Iruvar
Iruvar,
the
political
drama
of
Mani
Ratnam
grabbed
huge
attention
as
the
director
this
time
roped
in
Malayalam
actor
Mohanlal
in
his
film,
after
almost
13
years
of
their
Mollywood
flick
Unaru
(1984).
Iruvar
revolves
around
an
actor
and
a
scriptwriter
who
become
friends
and
involve
in
politics.
However,
the
situation
changes
when
a
party
leader
dies
and
the
two
become
rivals.
Featuring
Aishwarya
Rai,
Prakash
Raj,
Revathi,
Tabu
and
Gautami
in
key
roles,
the
film
received
1997's
National
Award
for
Best
Supporting
Actor
(Prakash
Raj)
and
Best
Cinematography
(Santosh
Sivan)
along
with
a
few
international
honours.
Bombay
The
1995
romantic
drama
Bombay
was
an
absolute
gem
of
a
movie
that
earned
several
coveted
accolades
nationally
and
internationally.
Starring
Arvind
Swami
and
Manisha
Koirala
in
the
lead
roles,
the
film
put
forward
a
story
that
involved
controversial
subjects
like
the
Bombay
riots
and
Babri
Masjid
demolition
that
led
to
repulsion
between
Hindu
and
Muslim
communities.
Along
with
the
storyline,
AR
Rahman's
music
composition
also
captured
people's
interest
as
all
the
songs
including
‘Uyire',
‘Kannalane'
and
‘Hamma'
turned
out
to
be
chartbusters
upon
Bombay's
release.
Along
with
National
Award
for
Best
Editing
(Suresh
Urs)
and
Nargis
Dutt
Award
for
Best
Feature
Film
on
National
Integration
(Mani
Ratnam),
the
film
also
won
2
Filmfare
Awards,
4
Filmfare
Awards
South
and
2
Tamil
State
Film
Awards
among
many
others.
Roja
Starring
Arvind
Swami
and
Madhoo,
the
film
revolved
around
a
young
lady
who
is
on
a
mission
to
find
her
husband,
after
learning
about
his
abduction
by
militants.
The
1992
romantic
thriller
became
a
huge
hit
at
the
theatres
and
indeed
catapulted
director
Mani
Ratnam
to
never-seen-before
heights
of
success.
The
film
won
3
National
Awards-
Best
Music
Director
(AR
Rahman),
Best
Lyricist
(Vairamuthu)
and
Nargis
Dutt
Award
for
Best
Feature
Film
on
National
Integration.
The
film
also
received
5
Tamil
Nadu
State
Awards
and
2
Filmfare
Awards
South
along
with
other
national
and
international
honours.
Mouna
Ragam
The
critically
acclaimed
film
Mouna
Ragam
marked
Mani
Ratnam's
third
venture
in
Tamil.
The
1986
romantic
drama
had
Mohan,
Revathi
and
Karthik
in
key
roles.
The
film
revolves
around
the
life
of
a
young
woman
who
is
forced
into
an
arranged
marriage
at
a
time
when
she
mourns
the
death
of
her
boyfriend.
Her
unconventional
life
as
a
wife
and
her
inner
conflict
is
Mouna
Ragam's
subject
of
focus.
Notably,
Mani
Ratnam
bagged
his
first
National
Award
because
of
the
film
in
the
category
Best
Regional
Film.
He
also
won
the
year's
Filmfare
Awards
South
and
Cinema
Express
Award
for
Best
Director.
Well,
the
list
doesn't
end
here.
However,
we
take
a
pause
and
wish
the
doyen
of
Indian
cinema
Mani
Ratnam
a
very
happy
birthday.