This is a list of films made by the Indian director Mani Ratnam featuring the composer A. R. Rahman.
History and significance
Mani Ratnam worked alongside Ilaiyaraaja before he introduced newcomer A. R. Rahman in Roja. A. R. Rahman, in spite of his reluctance, decided to seriously take up work in films. It is considered a milestone in Tamil and Indian film music that heralded the start of a new era. It was subsequently listed in Time magazine's World's "10 Best Soundtracks" of all time. Bombay, the most significant work from their combination, is the largest selling Indian music album of all time, with unprecedented sales of 12 million records.
List of films
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! Year !! Film !! Original Language !! Awards<sup>[B]</sup>
|-
| 1992
| Roja
|Tamil
| Cinema Express Award for Best Music<br />Cine Goers' Award for Best Music<br />Film Fans' Award for Best Music<br />Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil<br />Kalasaagar Award for Best Music<br />National Film Award for Best Music Direction<br />SuMu Music Awards: R. D. Burman Award for Best New Composer<br />Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director
|-
| 1993
| Thiruda Thiruda
| Tamil
| MagnaSound Award
|-
| 1995
| Bombay
| Tamil
| Cine Goers' Award for Best Music<br />Film Fans' Award for Best Music<br />Kalasaagar Award for Best Music<br />Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil<br />Listed in The Guardian 's "1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die"<br />"Kannalane/ Kehna hi kya" listed in The Guardian 's "1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear"
|-
| 2000
| Alaipayuthey
| Tamil
| Alaipaayuthey<br />Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil<br />Saathiya<br />Filmfare Award for Best Music Director<br />IIFA Award for Best Music Director<br />Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director<br />Bollywood Movie Award for Best Music Director<br />MTV Award for Best Composer (Film Category)
|-
| 2002
| Kannathil Muthamittal
| Tamil
| National Film Award for Best Music Direction
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004
| Aaytha Ezhuthu
| Tamil
|
|-
|Yuva
|Hindi
|Sangeet Award for Best Music Direction
|-
| 2007
| Guru
| Hindi
| Filmfare Award for Best Background Score<br />Filmfare Award for Best Music Director<br />IIFA Award for Best Background Score<br />IIFA Award for Best Music Director<br />Screen Award for Best Background Music<br />Screen Award for Best Music Director<br />Zee Cine Award for Best Background Music<br />Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director<br />Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer for "Tere Bina"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| Raavanan
| Tamil
| Raavanan<br />Mirchi Music Award for Best Music Director – Tamil
|-
|Raavan
|Hindi
|Raavan<br />Nominated—Mirchi Music Award for Best Background Score<br />Nominated—Screen Award for Best Background Score<br />Nominated—GiMA Award for Best Background Score<br />Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Background Score<br />Nominated—IIFA Award for Best Background Score<br />Nominated—Zee Cine Award for Best Background Score<br />Nominated—Mirchi Music Award for Best Song in Sufi Tradition – "Raanjha Raanjha"
| Tamil
| Vikatan Award for Best Music Director<br />iTunes music award for best Indian album<br />iTunes Best Artist of the year- A. R. Rahman<br />iTunes Best selling album of the year- O Kadhal Kanmani<br />Nominated- Filmfare Award for Best Music Director -Tamil<br /> Nominated- SIIMA Award for Best Music Director -Tamil
|-
| 2017
| Kaatru Veliyidai
| Tamil
|
National Film Award for Best Music Direction<br/>
Vikatan Awards For Best Music Director
Vijay Award for Best Music Director<br/>
Radio City Cine Awards Tamil – Favourite Music Director<br/>
Behindwoods Gold Medal for Best Music Direction<br/>
Nominated- Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil<br/>
Nominated – SIIMA Award for Best Music Director<br/>
|-
| 2018
| Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
|Tamil
|Nominated- SIIMA Award for Best Music Director
Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil<br />
Nominated- SIIMA Award for Best Playback Singer Male
|-
|2022
| Ponniyin Selvan: I
| Tamil
|National Film Award for Best Music Direction (Best Background Score)<br />Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil<br />Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards for Best Music Director<br />Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards for Best Music Director<br />Nominated - Asian Film Awards for Best Music
|-
|2023
| Ponniyin Selvan: II
| Tamil ||
|-
|2025
|Thug Life
|Tamil
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Notes
- A ^ Many of Mani Ratnam's movies are in the Tamil language and are released simultaneously or later in multiple languages, usually Telugu and Hindi.
- B ^ Only the major awards won for Best Music Direction are listed here. Several featured artists from the films have won numerous other awards.
- C ^ Alaipayuthey and O Kadhal Kanmani had Hindi remakes titled Saathiya and OK Jaanu respectively; those were scored by A.R. Rahman but direction credited to his assistant Shaad Ali. Story, screenplay and produced by Mani Ratnam himself.