Manoj Paramahamsa shot both versions of Mani Ratnam's forest epic — Raavanan in Tamil and Raavan in Hindi. The dual production demanded a cinematographer who could sustain a consistent visual identity across two parallel shoots with different actors in the same locations. Paramahamsa brought a dense, saturated palette to the forest landscapes — greens that felt primordial, water that carried weight. The result was Mani Ratnam's most visually tactile film, where the natural world isn't backdrop but protagonist.
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