Director 'Mani Ratnam' is the one among the high profiled filmmakers in India. He is said to have a greater part in the elevation of Tamil cinema. Mani has discovered many talented artists who have attained popularity in various fields of Indian cinema. Right from the discovery of Anil Kapoor, his passion continues. Maniratnam's debut is a Kannada movie 'Pallavi Anupallavi', which has Anil Kapoor in the lead. Anil is still lauded in and out India for his excellent performances. The favorite Mother role artist Saranya Ponvannan also emerged from the team of Maniratnam. Similarly, he introduced 'Nirosha' in 'Agni Natchathiram'. 'Shamili', the cutest 2 year old child was introduced by him in 'Anjali' and still now the movie is a classic and watched by people regardless of the age. He made Arvind Swamy to perform in ‘Thalapathy’ and made him to become a popular icon among the youth. Through his movie 'Kadal' he introduced Gautham Karthik. Above all, this legendary director introduced the Oscar Winner 'A R Rahman' in his movie, ‘Roja’ and made the legend to attain everything in his career. Still Maniratnam is researching new faces for his next flick!