Did you know Mani Rathnam made his directorial debut from the Kannada film industry

Many big actors from Deepika Padukone, Rekha, Anil Kapoor to Akshay Kumar and others, who are now popular in other film industries, have made their debuts and acted in the

Kannada film industry

. But did you know that even famous director Mani Ratnam made his directional debut from Kannada film industry?

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Pallavi Anu Pallavi

' was the first film directed by Mani Ratnam in the Kannada film industry. This movie was released in 1981, and Bollywood star Anil Kapoor played the lead role in this movie. Through this movie, Anil Kapoor made his acting debut in the Kannada film industry. Mani Ratnam gave a superhit love story to the audience through this film. Lakshmi and Kiran Vairale also played the lead role in this movie. Ilayaraja had composed the music for it.

‘Pallivi Anu Pallavi’ also won hearts for songs like ‘Hrudaya Rangoli’ and ‘Naguva Nayana’. Mani Ratnam won the

Karnataka State Film Awards

for Best Screenplay for this movie. After releasing in Kannada, the film was also dubbed in Tamil and Telugu.