Mani Ratnam Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & more

Bio
Full Name	Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam
Profession	Film Director, Producer and Screenwriter
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet inches- 5’ 7”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 75 kg in pounds- 165 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Grey
Date of Birth	2 June 1956
Age (as in 2023)	67 years
Birth Place	Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Gemini
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Madurai, Tamil Nadu
College	Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College, Madras University Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
Educational Qualification	Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Debut	Film: - Pallavi Anu Pallavi
Family	Father- S Gopal Ratnam Mother- Name Not Known Brother- G. Venkateswaran, G. Srinivasan, Sethu Sriram Sister- Sharda Ratnam
Religion	Hinduism
Address	Alwarpet, Chennai
Hobbies	Reading and Writing
Controversies	Split up of Maniratnam and Ilaiyaraaja (1992): As per industry buzz, Maniratnam had not worked with any other music director except Ilaiyaraaja till 'Roja'. K Balachander, who was the producer of 'Roja' wanted A.R Rehman in place of Ilaiyaraaja to direct music of the film. It led to the disassociation between Maniratnam & Ilaiyaraaja, and since then, both have stopped working together.
Favourite Food	South Indian, Continental
Favourite Actors	Rajnikant , Amitabh Bachchan , Kamal Hasan, Anil Kapoor
Favourite Actress	Suhasini, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Tabu, Manisha Koirala
Favourite Film(s)	Bollywood- Roja, Dil Se, Bombay, Guru Hollywood- Memento, Dark Knight, Inception
Favourite Singer	Ilaiyaraaja, A.R. Rahman
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife/Spouse	Suhasini Maniratnam
Marriage Date	year, 1988
Children	Son- Nandhan Maniratnam Daughter- None
Car Collection	BMW and Mercedes BENZ
Salary	5 crore/film (INR)
Net Worth	$18.3 million

                       

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mani Ratnam

• Does Mani Ratnam Smoke?: No

• Does Mani Ratna drinks Alcohol?: No

• Mani Ratnam had his alma mater from one of the prominent B-schools of India. He has completed his MBA (finance) from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies(JBIMS), which is ranked among top 10 B-shools in India.

•  India’s most exquisite filmmaker once said in his interview that during his childhood he was not allowed to watch movies and it was a ‘taboo’ in his parent’s mind that watching movies is a time killing task.

• Two of his films- ‘Anjali’ & ‘Nayagan’ also got the nomination and official entry from India for the Academy Awards (Oscars).

• At global and National level,  Mani Ratnam received various honor such as Padam Shri Award (2002), Filmfare Award for the films like Yuva, Bombay & Guru, National Film Award for Roja, Bombay, Anjali & Geethanjali, Gala Award for the film Bombay at Edinburgh International Film Festival.

• Here are some Glimpses of two legendary artists Maniratnam &  A R Rehman cherishing 25 years of their partnership.