An honest voice. A brave and good film. Not necessarily great filmmaking but original. Deeply experimental of the cinema verite format. I was impressed that the protagonist actually looked like Shanmugun and not -Amir Khan. Unfortunately he could not act like Amir Khan either. But Seema Biswas can! And could! And always will.
There were moments that strike a deep chord, like Parikrama’s music. The simple poignancy of a father’s loss. The guilt of friends who didn’t take his last call. The loneliness of the unbeaten path, the solitary battle. Is the sacrifice worth it? Is anybody listening?
I hope they are, for the sake of Manjunath. One ends up wishing the film well.
May your tribe increase.
Shivani Singh 