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Posted on November 27, 2012
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Manreet S Someshwar (@manreetss)
November 27, 2012
Congrats Mr Rangan! I am sure the book will be super – shall pick it up when next in Des.
Cheers
Harish Udayakumar
November 27, 2012
All the best for the launch. Its going to be a steller launch with the book already getting awesome reviews. Please make a video of the entire launch program and upload it on YouTube for those like me who can’t make it for the launch.
Gayathri
November 27, 2012
All the very best for the launch.
shiva
November 27, 2012
is this event covered exclusively by any top media house
K Rajaram IRS
November 27, 2012
god bless you and congradulations
venkatesh
November 27, 2012
Launch ?? – is the book generally available ? – or is this something else
Prasanna
November 27, 2012
Bravo. I am halfway through the book. It is sweet nostalgia for me to re-live the films and the songs. I am one of the ‘generation’ identified by you who adopted Mani as their own. Along the way the magic has dissipated, as it always will. So a big thank you for rekindling my love affair with Mani’s movies.
dinakaranonline
November 27, 2012
Good Luck Sir ! I already bought the book and even finished it
Can i get Mani sir autograph if I bring the book ? 
Sonofgun
November 27, 2012
Please make a video of this, B. And all the best!
hari
November 27, 2012
Awesome read. Will probably have to revisit the book after a Manirathnam movie night.
athreya
November 27, 2012
Hope your discussion covers the continued preference of directors (Mani included) for dubbing and not live sound recording.
Sakkaravarthi
November 27, 2012
I’m done reading halfway through the book and I have to say that it is brilliant. I’m glad you kept it in this format, made the conversations more natural, more engaging. Loved the part when Mani talks about his troubles with the Censor Board. I don’t think I can watch a Mani Ratnam movie without thinking about these conversations!!
athreya
November 28, 2012
There has been a soft launch. This is the hard one:-)
meera
November 28, 2012
Yet to read the book but can’t wait I get my hands on it! Good luck for the launch!
KayKay
November 28, 2012
Wish I could be there. Any chance at all that this would be filmed and I can catch it on cable or YouTube? All the best, B!
oracle86
November 28, 2012
Hope Penguin brings you to Delhi also as part of the promotion for the book launch.
Ananthanarayanan Subramanian
November 29, 2012
Would I be able to buy a copy there so that you can sign it?
aneek
December 1, 2012
did any of you check out the latest open magazine review of this book?i was grinning ear to ear reading it.
Vikram
December 1, 2012
BR, are you coming to Bangalore as part of the launch event?
brangan
December 2, 2012
Aneek: After a whole bunch of rapturous reviews from all leading mags and newspapers, one less-than-enthused review has got to be par for the course
But was a little surprised that he found that I took a backseat. Hmmm…
Vikram: I have a reading in Bangalore on Dec 23. Will put up details once things are confirmed.
Praveen
December 2, 2012
In Bangalore too?! Wow! Pls do let us know. I will be in Chennai for this one though.
Vikram
December 2, 2012
cool, would there be a signing as well after the reading?…look fwd to the details….
aneek
December 2, 2012
BR , i thought that part where Mani Ratnam called you out for finding some abstract meaning where none existed not once but a few times,in his movies,absolutely hilarious.sometimes i found the same thing in your reviews,but somehow cajoled myself into believing,”heck ,i missed it”.now that Mani Ratnam mentioned the same i figure i wasnt that wrong on a few counts.i m so buying the book now.
having said that,i gotta tell you i enjoyed reading those more than anything,because that shows you bring in to your reviews the same kind of passion that a good scriptwriter or an auteur brings while conceptualising each and every touch in their movies.somehow i miss this thing in your reviews lately.why dont you review a lil bit of world cinema also?it leaves the field ripe for interpretations.just throw in a bit of world cinema into the mix once in a while.Or that section where you used to describe meticulously and interpret a particular scene in a classic foreign movie.?
brangan
December 3, 2012
Aneek: Do read the book. Especially the parts where he points out, himself, instances from his films of what you call “abstract meanings”
Dhilip
December 3, 2012
B,
Can i plz get an invite.
Wanna make it to the launch.
Plz lemme know.
srivi84
December 5, 2012
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-arts/chen-books/candid-conversations-on-cinema/article4163732.ece?homepage=true – The Hindu’s coverage of the launch
Vinod
December 6, 2012
BR,
Please have a reading at Mumbai too! ‘Would love to be there. ‘Am kind-of mesmerized with his moview
Vikram
December 17, 2012
BR, any update on the bangalore reading?
brangan
December 17, 2012
vikram: Here goes –
A reading/launch of “Conversations with Mani Ratnam” — 23rd December, Sunday 6:00PM. In conversation with Arul Mani.
This is a free event. Please call the bookstore at 3018 1626 / 96325 10126 to book your seats. Venue: Atta Galatta, 3002 Sobha Dahlia, Sarjapur Outer Ring Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560103.
brangan
December 19, 2012
vikram: Please note the correct address for the Bangalore event this Sunday – The venue (Atta Galatta) is at -75, 2nd Main, 1st Block, Koramangala, Bangalore 95.
Rangeesh
December 19, 2012
Wow. A Reading huh. Who’s doing Mani Ratnam’s voice ?
Kiruba
December 20, 2012
BR: Is this the quizzing guy?
BTW, Atta Galatta is a nice little place to be. Hope I can make it there on Sunday
brangan
December 20, 2012
Kiruba: Yes, that’s him.
brangan
December 27, 2012
vikram: Were you the guy in the front row at the launch? He came up after the discussion to get the book signed and said his name was Vikram, and I didn’t make the connection then. If that was you, well, nice to have met you
brangan
December 31, 2012
A report in The Hindu about the Bangalore event around “Conversations with Mani Ratnam” — http://www.thehindu.com/arts/books/talking-about-talking/article4238160.ece
Vikram
January 6, 2013
yes that was me
….thanks for making it to bangalore and for signing the
copy…. good to have met you….
puntonpiper
February 9, 2013
Did u receive the pics from Kol Launch with director-Q?
brangan
February 10, 2013
puntonpiper: I got one set that Arijit kindly sent across. Will load them soon. Just got to a computer after almost two days of non-access in Cal and Durgapur, hence the delay.
brangan
March 10, 2013
Found this and thought I’d post the link (The New Indian Express’s coverage of the Chennai launch):
http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article1366695.ece