Jayaram’s Arwarkadiyan Nambi is the most talked about character after the release of Ponniyin Selvan. From the beginning to the end of the film, he is present in many places. When Jairam comes on screen, the audience laughs more and becomes more attractive. Along with the names of Karthi, Aishwarya Rai, Trisha and Vikram, critics also mentioned Jayaram.
Apart from Jayaram, Aishwarya Lakshmi, Lal, Rahman, Babu Antony and Riyaz Khan are also coming to Ponniyin Selvan as Malayalam presence. Apart from mere presence, all of them have come to the film as main characters.
Malayali actors are a staple in Mani Ratnam’s films. In all his successful films, the characters played by Malayalees have been great. We can see this from the very first film. Mani Ratnam directed his first film in Kannada and made his second film in Malayalam. Mohanlal was the hero in the film Unaru in 1984. In 1985 Mani Ratnam directed his third and first film in Tamil, Daylight Nilav. Revathi was the heroine in the film.
Mani Ratnam gained a lot of attention as a director with Mauna Raga released in 1986. Mani Ratnam chose Revathi as the female lead of Mauna Raag, which tops his list of best films.
After this, the film directed by Mani Ratnam was a crucial hero in his and Kamal Haasan’s career. Even today, our Karthika was among the heroes who are considered textbooks of Indian cinema.
Baby Shyamili played the title character of Anjali in Anjali released in 1989. This film also has Revathi as the lead character. Baby Shyamili won state and national awards for Best Child Artist for her performance in Anjali.
Dalapati came out in 1991. Rajinikanth and Mammootty in the lead roles, Shobhana and Geeta were the heroines in the film. Devaraj was in Dalapati to confirm the stardom of Mammootty, who was already known as a big star in Tamil Nadu through New Delhi and CBI.
Mani Ratnam’s Iruvar was directed by Mohanlal in 97. Anandan in Iruvar is one of the best roles of Mohanlal’s career.
In 2000, Mani Ratnam cast a Malayali actress as the heroine. Alaipayute’s Shalini Mani Ratnam is a favorite heroine in films. The Shalini-Madhavan pair in the film made waves in South India itself. Karthik’s proposal to Shakti is still used as a reference in films today.
In 2004, Mani’s Audhusham Ezhutham, starring Madhavan, Suriya and Siddharth, had Meera Jasmine as a strong character. In 2010, Vikram starrer Ravana was released. In the film, Prithviraj’s Dev Prakash shined as the hero in the beginning and the villain in the end.
In 2015 Mani Ratnam directed OK In Kanmani, Malayalees were the hero and heroine. Dulquer and Nithya Menon’s film, which grabbed the attention of the entire South India, has a good fan base even today.
All Malayalees who come to Mani Ratnam movie get one of the best roles of their career. Something important was said. Comment on the characters you liked or left out.
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