Mani
Ratnam’s masterpiece is about the
three great passions of the Tamil people:
cinema, music and politics. He masterfully
evokes several decades from the early years
of Tamil cinema, while A.R. Rahman’s
songs accurately reflects the sound and
song style of films from each of those decades.
Most memorable (and remarkable) are all
the early scenes of struggling actor Anandan
(Mohanlal) and his electrically charged
encounters with poet and screenwriter Thamilchelvam
(Prakash Raj). |
