Archive · 26 Jun 2025
Ram Gopal Varma on His and Mani Ratnam's Dislike for Each Other's Work
Two famous film directors, Mani Ratnam and Ram Gopal Varma, once worked together but haven't in a long time.
Varma says they don't like each other's movies.
Varma isn't a fan of Ratnam's movie 'Nayakan.'
They even worked together on a few films but haven't collaborated recently because they are too stubborn to work together again.
It seems they just have different tastes in movies and styles.
Ram Gopal Varma stated he is not a fan of Mani Ratnam's film 'Nayakan'.
Varma believes Ratnam dislikes his films.
The two directors collaborated as writers and a producer in the 1990s.
They have not collaborated for almost three decades.
Varma says they are too 'strong-minded' to collaborate again.
- Who
- Mani Ratnam and Ram Gopal Varma
- What
- Ram Gopal Varma shared his and Mani Ratnam's lack of admiration for each other's films.
- When
- The statement was made on the podcast ‘MPower by Maathevan’.
- Where
- The filmmakers are from South India.
- Why
- Varma cited differences in their creative styles and independent filmmaking desires.
- Filmmakers
- Mani Ratnam and Ram Gopal Varma
- Collaboration
- Co-writers, co-producer on 3 films
- Last Collaboration
- 1990s
- Varma's Opinion
- Not a fan of 'Nayakan'
- Ratnam's Opinion
- Dislikes Varma's films (according to Varma)
