Crazy Diaries

 We all had been crazy Mani Rathnam fans when he was at his peak – Nayagan, Mouna Ragam, Agni Natchathiram and Thalapathi – of his creativity.  I remember it used to be like a mini festival, whenever those movies got released. Waiting with huge expectations before its release, discussions regarding story, stars and music and once the movie was out, to boast about first day first show, thronging the theatre in big groups, commenting, cheering loudly during the show, making sure others don’t enjoy the show peacefully, standing in the long queues with the unruly crowd– getting a ticket to movie like Thalapathi was tougher than getting a PG seat through All India PG Entrance exam!... Mani Rathnam’s path breaking Style of film making, inspired by Hollywood movies, became a trade mark not only in Kollywood, in Bollywood too. He became a national icon with the massive hits like Bombay and Roja .That image forced him to think at national level when he chose subjects for