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This is a list of films made by the Indian director Mani Ratnam featuring the composer A. R. Rahman.[1]
History and significance
editMani Ratnam worked alongside Ilaiyaraaja before he introduced newcomer A. R. Rahman in Roja.[2] A. R. Rahman, in spite of his reluctance, decided to seriously take up work in films.[3] It is considered a milestone in Tamil and Indian film music that heralded the start of a new era.[4] It was subsequently listed in Time magazine's World's "10 Best Soundtracks" of all time.[5] 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.[6]
List of films
edit| 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"[7] "Kannalane/ Kehna hi kya" listed in The Guardian 's "1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear"[7] Sold 15 million soundtrack albums.[8][6] |
| 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[9] |
| 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[10] Nominated—Screen Award for Best Background Score[11] Nominated—GiMA Award for Best Background Score[12] 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"[10] Nominated—Mirchi Music Award for Best Programmed and Arranged Song – "Raanjha Raanjha"[10] | |
| 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[13] | 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 |
National Film Award for Best Music Direction |
| 2018 | Chekka Chivantha Vaanam | Tamil | Nominated- SIIMA Award for Best Music Director
Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil |
| 2022 | Ponniyin Selvan | Tamil | National Film Award for Best Music Direction (Best Background Score) Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards for Best Music Director Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards for Best Music Director Nominated - Asian Film Awards for Best Music |
| 2023 | Ponniyin Selvan: II | Tamil |
Notes
edit- A ^ Many of Mani Ratnam's movies are in the Tamil language and are released simultaneously or later in multiple languages, usually Telugu and Hindi.
- B ^ Only the major awards won for Best Music Direction are listed here. Several featured artists from the films have won numerous other awards.
- C ^ Alaipayuthey and O Kadhal Kanmani had Hindi remakes titled Saathiya and OK Jaanu respectively; those were scored by A.R. Rahman but direction credited to his assistant Shaad Ali. Story, screenplay and produced by Mani Ratnam himself.
References
edit- ^ Meera Srinivasan (14 March 2009). "Music of the soul". Frontline. Chennai, India. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ "Artist of the Month: AR Rahman". TFM. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ N. Ravikumar (10 February 2010). "Golden Grammy boy". The Tribune. Chandigarh. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ Saraswathy Nagarajan. "Of rhythm and soul". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2006.
- ^ Corliss, Richard (2 June 2005). "That Old Feeling – Secrets of the All-Time 100". Time. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2008.
- ^ a b Das Gupta, Surajeet; Sen, Soumik. "Composing a winning score". Rediff. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
- ^ a b "100 Best Albums Ever". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ^ "The 'Mozart of Madras' AR Rahman is Performing LIVE in Australia". SBS. 14 February 2017.
- ^ "The World's Top Ten". BBC World Service. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
- ^ a b c "3rd Uninor Mirchi Music Awards 2010 – Nominations and Winners". 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ "17th Annual Star Screen Awards 2011 Nominations". 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Chevrolet Star GiMA Award Nominees 2011". 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Mani Ratnam begins new film, a Tamil-Malayalam bilingual". Hindustan Times. 10 October 2014. Archived from the original on 3 December 2014.
- ^ "Vijay Sethupathi, Nimisha Sajayan and others nominated for SIIMA awards". The News Minute. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- "SIIMA 2019 winners full list: Dhanush, Trisha, Prithviraj win big". The Indian Express. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.