The Best Mani Ratnam Movies, Ranked
28 credits from 1983 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Ponniyin Selvan: Part II (2023) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is Guru (2007) with $24.1M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Mani Ratnam Movies
The 4 highest-rated films Mani Ratnam is credited on. Ponniyin Selvan: Part II (2023) leads with 78, followed by Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018) at 75. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Mani Ratnam Box Office Hits
Mani Ratnam's films have made $56.5M worldwide in total. Guru (2007) is the biggest hit at $24.1M, ahead of Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022) ($21.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Guru 2007 · Biography $24.1M $2.1M dom. - 2
Ponniyin Selvan: Part I 2022 · Action $21.9M $4.28M dom. - 3
Ponniyin Selvan: Part II 2023 · Action $5.04M $3.81M dom. - 4
Raavan 2010 · Crime $1.36M $709K dom. - 5
Thug Life 2025 · Action $1.32M - 6
Raavanan 2010 · Adventure $1.01M - 7
Chekka Chivantha Vaanam 2018 · Thriller $802K - 8
Yuva 2004 · Crime $568K $331K dom. - 9
Kaatru Veliyidai 2017 · Thriller $262K - 10
O Kadhal Kanmani 2015 · Romance $81.3K
The Best Mani Ratnam Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Mani Ratnam has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 5 films, and Ponniyin Selvan: Part II (2023) is the pick of them.
- Action 5 films Ponniyin Selvan: Part II 2023 · Director Movie Echo Score: 78
- Crime 4 films Raavan 2010 · Director
- Romance 3 films O Kadhal Kanmani 2015 · Director
- Thriller 2 films Chekka Chivantha Vaanam 2018 · Director Movie Echo Score: 75
- Adventure 1 film Raavanan 2010 · Director
- Biography 1 film Guru 2007 · Director
The Best Mani Ratnam Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Mani Ratnam's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Mani Ratnam Movies
The most recent films Mani Ratnam is credited on, newest first — starting with Thug Life (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Thug Life 2025 · Director
- Ponniyin Selvan: Part II 2023 · Director
- Ponniyin Selvan: Part I 2022 · Director
- Chekka Chivantha Vaanam 2018 · Director
- Kaatru Veliyidai 2017 · Director
- O Kadhal Kanmani 2015 · Director
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Kadal 2013 · Director - Raavanan 2010 · Director
- Raavan 2010 · Director
- Guru 2007 · Director
- Yuva 2004 · Director
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The Youth 2004 · Director
The Best Mani Ratnam Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Mani Ratnam films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Mani Ratnam movie?
Ponniyin Selvan: Part II (2023) is the best-rated Mani Ratnam film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018) (75) and Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022) (74). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Ponniyin Selvan: Part II: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Mani Ratnam movie?
Guru (2007) made the most at the box office, with $24.1M worldwide, followed by Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022) with $21.9M. Together, Mani Ratnam's films with box office figures have made $56.5M.
What is the best Mani Ratnam action movie?
Ponniyin Selvan: Part II (2023) is the best-rated of Mani Ratnam's action films, with a score of 78. In other genres: Raavan (crime), O Kadhal Kanmani (romance) and Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (thriller).
What is the newest Mani Ratnam movie?
The newest film on Mani Ratnam's filmography is Thug Life (2025), directed by Mani Ratnam.
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