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Mani Ratnam

Best rated: Nayakan (8.6)

Films
27
Avg rating
7.41
Peak run
1987’91
7+ run
16 films
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Mani Ratnam, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1987 to 1991, 8.24456789198519901995200020052010201520202025Nayakan 8.6Thug Life 4.1Career avg 7.41

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Mani Ratnam's career barcodecoolhot
198327 films2025
Current formLast 5: 6.34 vs career 7.41 (−1.07)
  1. LKaatru Veliyidai2017 · 5.8−1.6
  2. LChekka Chivantha Vaanam2018 · 7.1−0.3
  3. WPonniyin Selvan: Part I2022 · 7.5+0.1
  4. LPonniyin Selvan: Part Two2023 · 7.2−0.2
  5. LThug Life2025 · 4.1−3.3
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Mani by the numbers

Average
7.41
25 rated films
Vote weighted
7.45
bigger films count more
Median
7.6
half are better
Consistency
±1.14
rating spread
Career
43y
1983 to 2025
Total votes
292K
across every film
Best
8.6
Nayakan
Worst
4.1
Thug Life
Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography
2025Thug Life posterThug Life4.16,998
2023Ponniyin Selvan: Part Two posterPonniyin Selvan: Part Two7.220,095
2022Ponniyin Selvan: Part I posterPonniyin Selvan: Part I7.538,886
2018Chekka Chivantha Vaanam7.17,551
2017Kaatru Veliyidai5.82,709
2015OK Kanmani7.48,207
2013Kadal5.41,827
2010Raavan5.45,093
2010Raavanan7.05,192
2007Guru posterGuru7.726,494
2004Aayitha Ezhuthu7.95,586
2004Yuva7.39,870
2002Kannathil Muthamittal posterKannathil Muthamittal8.310,936
2000Alai Payuthey8.39,128
1998Dil Se.. posterDil Se..7.533,835
1997Iruvar8.49,080
1995Bombay posterBombay8.115,360
1993Thiruda Thiruda7.11,569
1992Roja posterRoja8.114,935
1991Thalapathi posterThalapathi8.516,270
Better together?

Mani Ratnam's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Mani Ratnam

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