Conversations with Mani Ratnam

by Baradwaj Rangan

‘Character flaws make a person more believable. When you say a person is bad, what is good in the bad person becomes the story.’

There were instances even earlier, where they’ve been ridiculous sometimes. They said Mouna Raagam had to be given an ‘A’ certificate because this girl is asking for a divorce. It came out of the blue. A lady on the board asked me how a housewife could ask for a divorce. After that, I stopped being surprised by anything the censor committee would throw at me.

In any relationship, there’s one phase where you don’t take the other person for granted, and therefore you’re at your best. Then, the moment the other person is within your grasp, you change without realizing it. You start taking them for granted.