List of films directed by Mani Ratnam featuring A. R. Rahman

This is a list of movies made by the Indian director Mani Ratnam featuring the Indian music composer A. R. Rahman. Their partnership is widely regarded as having produced some of the best film music in Indian movies in the 1990s.

History and significance

Mani Ratnam after his long relationship with Ilaiyaraaja, decided to drop him and introduce a newcomer in Roja. He happened to listen to some ad jingles, composed by Rahman, in an awards function, where Rahman received the award for Best Jingle Composer. Impressed with Rahman's works, Ratnam visited his studio and listened to a tune that Rahman had composed long back on the Kaveri River water dispute. Rahman would later say: "I wasn't sure myself why I accepted Roja. I was offered 25,000 for it, a sum that I could make in three days composing ad jingles. I think it was the prospect of working with Mani that enticed me".

Roja was released in 1992 to universal acclaim. It is considered a milestone in Tamil and Indian film music that heralded the...
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