Mani Matter's birth name is Hans-Peter Matter.
Jo Mani's birth name is Jyothi Mani Earl.
Mani Ratnam's birth name is Gopalaratnam Subramaniam.
Jerel Mani's birth name is Jerel Smith.
Priyamani's birth name is Priya Mani Vasudev Iyer.
Mani Matter was born on August 4, 1936, in Herzogenbuchsee, Switzerland.
Joy Matter's birth name is Joy Doebeli.
Mani Matter died on November 24, 1972, in Kilchberg, Kanton Zrich, Switzerland of car accident.
The matter is still under discussion.
Mani is the shorter name for Subramanian. I've observed this for quite some time now .. people with the name Subramanian , Subramaniam etc like to be called Mani. Hope this helps =)
Aboriginal
It is called Jamuni mani. In hindi mani means gemstone.
Its a Tamil name. Mani - Gem and Vel - the weapon of Lord Murugan. "Mani" represents wealth and "Vel" represents strength.