Multiple choice general knowledge

I was born born in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India to Hindu Tamil parents. My debut film as director was in 1983, through a film : Anil Kapoor starring Kannada film Pallavi Anu Pal.then my following efforts were the Malayalam film Unaru (1984), which starred Mohanlal and then two Tamil films, the first being Pagal Nilavu followed by Idaya Kovil. Who am I ?

  1. Shankar

  2. Ravi Teza

  3. Mani Ratnam

  4. Bala

  5. Prabhu Deva

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Mani Ratnam's filmography matches exactly: Pallavi Anu Pallavi (1983, Kannada), Unaru (1984, Malayalam with Mohanlal), Pagal Nilavu and Idaya Kovil (early Tamil films).