India, June 27 -- Filmmakers Ram Gopal Varma and Mani Ratnam are among the most renowned names in both South Indian and Bollywood cinema. In a recent interview with the MPower Podcast, RGV revealed that he and Mani don't like each other's films and explained why a future collaboration between them is unlikely.

RGV revealed that he is not really a fan of Nayakan and said, "Mani Ratnam doesn't like my films, and I don't like Mani's films. That's our relationship. Nayakan, for me, Kamal's performance was fine and some moments were good too, but overall as a film, I didn't like it. Not about Nayakan, Mani didn't influence me. Who influenced me was K. Balachander. In fact, recently I was watching one Tamil/Telugu film of his and I was surpris...