Actors praise God and Lady Luck if they get to act in a Mani Ratnam movie. He is one of very few directors to command respect in Bollywood too. He is the only director to make a Pan-Indian movie. A respected figure across the world, Mani has earned the reputation of being the boldest when it comes to taking up social issues. His quiet personality is often misleading as his influence in the industry has no bounds. The latest talk of the town is who will act in Mani Ratnam's next movie ‘Ponniyin Selvan’: Kamal, Vikram or Suriya?