A file photo of Mani Ratnam.
New Delhi:
Ace filmmaker Mani Ratnam visited a private hospital in Delhi on May 5 for a master health checkup and contrary to the rumours, he was not hospitalised due to cardiac problems.
"Mani and his wife were holidaying in Delhi. A master health checkup was long overdue. He got it in done in a hospital in Delhi to avoid Chennai public eye," Mala Manyan, executive producer of Mani Ratnam's latest release
OK Kanmani, told IANS on Wednesday.
In 2004 and 2009, Mr Ratnam had suffered minor heart attacks while working on films
Yuva and
Raavan.
In his over two-decade long career, he's known for successful films such as
Nayagana,
Mounaragam,
Dil Se,
Bombay and
Guru.