born june commonly known screen indian film director screenwriter producer predominantly works tamil cinema cited media india acclaimed influential filmmakers widely credited tamil film industry altering profile indian cinema working mainstream medium films noted realism technical craft government india honoured acknowledging contributions film despite born film family develop interest films young completion post graduation management started career consultant entered film industry film failure subsequent films mean left little offers fifth directorial outing established leading filmmaker tamil cinema followed regarded cult film years known political trilogy consisting bombay commercial critical success established leading filmmaker indian cinema married tamil actress son won film awards including national film awards awards south bollywood awards awards international film festivals early personal life born june second child family closely associated film production father film distributor worked uncle venus film producer elder brother produce films younger brother like produce films grew madras siblings cousins joint family despite film family children allowed watch films elders considered taboo films like waste time claimed interview started watching films actively studying madras time developed admiration actors like watched films time got know director fan completing schooling graduated degree commerce affiliated later finance mumbai finishing post graduation employed firm madras management consultant continued work married established actress south indian cinema met got married year couple son born family resides runs production company film career beginnings satisfied job consultant found mere extension academics time friend son director process making film accompanied friend called son filmmaker complete script film took job order ensure participation making film inexperienced makers largely dependent american cinematographer magazine principal cast included filming begin left consulting job joined crew film eventually shelved firm idea film maker pleased films tamil cinema till amazed time befriended group people shared common interests entering film industry script hand idea producer film script celebrated film maker chance work know aspects involved film making chose directors attempts meet convince proved unsuccessful decided look producer process collaborate future projects met people efforts turned unsuccessful early years struggle developed script originally written english film named uncle agreed produce film imposed condition limited budget agreed wanted sure technical aspects film good persuaded cinematography found work impressive managed crew members editing art direction music composer music leading respective fields male lead cast watching performance telugu film leading actress signed female lead film explored relationship young man older woman average box office film year watching film producer offered chance direct film scripted corruption labour unions film completed months got released april attributed failure film conflict interests producer following entered tamil cinema offered chance direct film playing lead roles different previous films way included dance sequences comedy track film turned failure year directed tamil film romantic drama ready script lines described work film major box office success phase toughest career film rest lot breakthrough directed tamil romantic drama starred film critically acclaimed portraying urban realistic manner specifically told story friction newly couple score appreciated popular release subsequently dubbed telugu title hit film elevated status director won national film award best feature film tamil 34th national film awards won award directing film directed starring film huge success brought recognition national level inspired american crime film godfather film based real life story underworld don tells story orphaned rise mumbai underworld hierarchy included time magazine time greatest movies indian films appeared list indian critics dubbed film india answer godfather commercially successful critically acclaimed winning national awards best actor best art direction 35th national film awards film india official entry 60th academy awards following commercial successes wrote directed film deals story step brothers played notable use new techniques camera framework especially songs film successful run box office opted project maiden venture telugu lead role film told story ill fated couple suffering terminal diseases critically acclaimed won national film award best popular film providing entertainment addition won best director best story writer maintained momentum making emotional stories served people film starred told story child changed lives people film proved commercial success nominated india official entry best foreign language film category 63rd academy awards following release later underworld themed tamil film starring film adaptation dealt friendship portrayed respectively film met critical acclaim commercial success release musical score work highly appreciated went win music director best director awards respectively 39th awards international acclaim ended long term association music director bringing music director score tamil classic venture successful earning awards romantic film terrorism starring nominated golden george award 18th moscow international film festival highly popular gaining iconic status indian cinema dubbed languages met similar success regions took light hearted approach film scripted film fun filled departure previous style fared moderately box office premiered toronto international film festival teamed provide screenplay telugu film socio film loosely based godfather returned tamil language drama bombay starring told story hindu muslim couple midst religious bombay riots bombings indian film focus marriage hindu muslim people film met controversy censorship release subsequently dubbed hindi commercially successful appreciated critics won number awards spirit freedom award jerusalem international film festival gala award produced wife directorial debut film critical success lead film director honoured best film festival films film festival held belgrade came terrorism trilogy named starring second collaboration showed relationship young man dangerous disturbed woman fall love unable romance bleak past soundtrack album composed gained mass appeal gave best music direction unlike previous projects opened note film critics film poorly performed domestic market despite success overseas screened international film festivals won award berlin international film festival directed romantic drama starred film marriage explored relationships consequences garnered critical recognition screened berlin international film festival instrumental organizing stage musical marked theatre production numerous aid organization women children mental illness onwards present film dealt story child tamil adopted indian parents wishes meet biological mother film critically acclaimed commercially successful winning national film awards best direction tamil spirit freedom award jerusalem film festival award indian film festival los tells story incident sends lives youths collision course received positive reviews film simultaneously hindi second venture bollywood replaced respectively hindi version unlike appreciated critics suffered heart attack shooting guru biographical film based life business magnate india film starred production house film set early 1950s box office success received critical acclaim guru screened les cinemas world cinema section cannes film festival worked bilingual film titled tamil film look unveiled cannes film festival marketing campaign hindi tamil version dubbed telugu titled villain film released worldwide june film loosely based hindu epic narrative occurs days named lives forest kidnaps policeman wife avenge sister death tamil version received positive reviews critics compared versions new_york_times called movie critics pick reviewers hindi version panned film said crushing bore film disappointment virtually count tamil version declared box office success film released worldwide february mixed reviews critics box office failure later distributor film filed police complaint account huge losses suffered film romantic drama starring lead pair released april cinematography editing film handled respectively music scored film depicted life young couple live relationship mumbai said reflection modern mindset urban india dealing issues marriage traditional values small budget film achieved widespread critical acclaim commercial success film starring craft style technical collaborations grew watching films greatly influenced film making styles unlike contemporaries assist anybody film making prior entering industry credited tamil film industry referred bringing new dimension south asian cinema majority films characterized string socio political themes idea combining art commercial elements films garnered critical acclaim commercial success bombay inspired real life incidents based indian handled majority films lauded casting films claimed interview director performs shows discuss role scene actors let bring life right beginning career works noted technical expertise areas cinematography art direction editing background score debut film managed leading respective fields career progressed worked childhood friend continued collaborations film chose newcomers tamil film industry cinematography editing respectively later regular crew working noted skills working described films difficult film debut project till regular composer duo split creative differences film film collaborated regular composer films till date worked switching regular film editor awards honours recognized outside india retrospective films held film festivals world tokyo films screened regularly film festivals venice film festival montreal film festival palm springs international film festival government india honoured won awards awards south state awards apart awards films screened film festivals won numerous accolades directed won golden lotus award best popular film 37th national film awards films like won best regional film awards films bombay won award best feature film national integration nominated category 18th moscow international film festival honoured filmmaker venice international film festival july honoured sun mark lifetime achievement award london indian film festival contribution international cinema time new_york paid special tribute films bombay screened museum retrospective
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