Mani Ratnam Painted A Picture Of Poise

Mani Ratnam is inarguably one of the finest filmmakers working in cinema today.But the man remains an epitome of humility and patience, as his admirers in Chennai discovered.

At a time when celebrities are roped in to make blink-and-miss appearances at special ceremonies and ushered away to safety even before the culmination of the proceedings, Mani painted a picture of poise as he sat through an array of felicitations and entertainment programmes held at the valedictory function of a photography salon in the city.

Not just that, he gladly obliged for photographs with many of his fans after the event. No wonder, people call him a mani (gem in Tamil) in the true sense of the word.