His first movie was Pallavi Anu Pallavi in
Kannada. The movie had Anil Kapoor in the
peak role. The camera was handled by the veteran
camera man cum director Balu
Mahendra .
Initially, Balu had his own
doubts
about Mani because he has neither worked as
an assistant director nor trained from any film
institute. After, completing the movie Balu
made a remarkable statement. The statement was
“His enthusiasm is infectious.”
