Mani Rathnam has lived up to his reputation of being touted as the country's best director. His Guru, starring Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, has managed to collect huge revenue and also has won the director greater accolades.

The Hindi version of Guru opened worldwide last week and has been collecting huge revenue wherever it was screened.

Mani Rathnam, considered the master of mixing commercial and mass cinema, is now going places.

The director was reportedly approached by a couple of Hollywood production houses to do a film for them, but he meekly rejected those offers.

Guru, loosely based on the life of business tycoon Dhirubhai Ambani, is expected to win several awards for Mani Rathnam and his team. Abhishek's excellent performance, Rahman's catchy musical score and Rajeev Menon’s cinematography have been winning appreciations.

However, Mani Rathnam is his usual self, ready to commence work for his next movie, Lajjo, starring Aamir Khan.