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Director – The key
“Most of Rahman’s movies in the early stage of his career were box office hits just because of the fact that he was working with two of the best directors, Manirathnam and Shankar”, says an assistant director to a popular director. There is a huge void of commercial hits once you remove off the blockbusters he had delivered with three of his best ever combination directors, Shankar, Manirathnam and K.S.Ravikumar. With Shankar he had produced five mega hits and three superhits with each of the other two. The rest of his hits come from Rajiv Menon, Kathir and S.J.Surya.
A.R.Rahman
His combination with Bharathiraja was a disaster with only one hit movie – and the rest of the three proving to be a complete whitewash; then again the music was exceptional. A trade analyst feels that, “It’s important for Rahman to start looking beyond Mani and Shankar in Tamil. There are lots of talented directors coming up.”

One of the top Tamil producers points out that, “Had Rahman combined with any of the new breed of top directors like Bala, Gowtham menon, Selvaraghavan, Murugadoss and Cheran, his list of box office superhits and audio blockbusters would have been endless”. “Rahman working with average directors is a national wastage”, adds a popular young hero. His exorbitant pay packet and his hectic international schedule also turn the directors away from him. His pay packet out budgets the entire budget of a Tamil movie. In an effort to outdo these views, he has agreed to work in Chakkarakatti which debuts Bhagyaraj’s son Shanthanu.
 
Directors   Movies   Box-office Result
Balachandar
Duet
Paarthale Paravasam
Flop
Flop
Bharathiraja
Kizhakku Cheemayilae
Karuthamma
Taj Mahal
Kangalal Kaidhu Sei
Hit
Flop
Flop
Flop
Manirathnam
Roja
Thiruda Thiruda
Bombay
Iruvar
Uyire
Alai Payuthey
Kannathil Muthamittal
Aaiyutha Ezhuthu
Hit
Avg
Hit
Flop
Flop
Hit
Avg
Flop
Shankar
Gentleman
Kadhalan
Indian
Jeans
Mudhalvan
Boys
Sivaji
Hit
Hit
Hit
Hit
Hit
Flop
Not yet released
Kadhir
Kadhal Desam
Kadhalar Dhinam
Kadhal Virus
Flop
Avg
Flop
Rajiv Menon
Minsara Kanavu
Kandukondain Kandukondain
Hit
Hit
S.J.Surya
New
Anbe Aaruyire
Hit
Flop
K.S.Ravikumar
Muthu
Thenali
Padaiyappa
Hit
Hit
Hit
Vikraman Puthiya Manargal Flop
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