Mammootty, the hero of this Mission...
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Mission 90 Days, Major Ravi's second directorial venture about the assassination of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi rises above the mundane because of Mammooty.
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I met an old friend for coffee in San Francisco yesterday afternoon, and had a few hours to kill before stopping in at the Wired reunion party. I didn't want to drive back to Berkeley because the weather was so crummy, and I was just across teh street from a movie theater and was just in time for the start of a movie that lots of people had been telling me to see. So I went. The movie -- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, I had no idea what it was about until the movie started, then I remembered hearing a Fresh Air show about it and finding it too painful to listen to. Now here I was in the theater, not just being asked to listen to it, but being asked to live it. Through some very wonderful film-making, you feel as if what is happening to the main character is happening to you. Or more accurately, probably, you get the slightest hint of what it's like to be this person. My immediate impulse, one which I gave serious consideration to, was to pack up my things and leave. Anything would be better than spending three hours living this guy's life.  Two things happen over time: 1. You get over it. 2. They change perspective, and instead of being inside his body, you move outside it.  I think those two things are the story we all live as we mature and learn to live inside our own bodies, with their limits. You learn to step outside and see the humor in your predicament. The main character says he lives in a diving bell because it's as hard for him to communicate with other people as it would be at the bottom of the ocean inside a diving bell. The movie teaches that it's not much easier for the rest of us, even though we can manipulate symbols better. On the other hand, of course it is. The film develops a relationship between the hero and his father, between the hero and his own children, his ex-wife, his lover.  We strive for deeper understanding of ourselves and each other. But it may be ridiculously easy to find the only meaning that exists, without language, without intellect, by just being. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly should probably be the picture of the year for 2007, it's that good. But like all great art it shows you something truthful about yourself, and you may or may not want to see it.
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Director Mehul Kumar hopes to set a record with his film.
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R. Mohan, the man who gave us the hard hitting film Chandni Bar is back. He is now making Gauri Â The
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At one of Islam's most revered shrines in India, a Sufi saint's legend is helping fill the hungry bellies of indigent youngsters and other beggars.
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Director Jyothi Krishna gives us a twist in the end, but it is the heroines who save Kedi.
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Actor Madhavan recounts his interview with the mentor of Infosys Technologies, Narayana Murthy.
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Man's best friend could also be a  lifesaver in the fight against cancer.
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Reader Fakkiresh Shambu Bijapursends us a picture.
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A high voltage entertainer with good performances from Darshan and Navya Nair. Music is the highlight of this Kannada entertainer. Worth a watch.
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The Tamil film industry has rushed to the help of tsunami-affected people in the state.
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Thanks  to Ashutosh Gowariker    Hrithik  has just  had an
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In conversation with the talented Malayalam scriptwriter on the Mammootty starrer.
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The actor-director delivers another soul-stirring film.
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Vijaykanth's new film sees him as both good cop and villain.
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Take a look at the much-awaited film, Sainikudu.
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This isnÂt the first comedy featuring the amazing Kamal Haasan, nor is it the blast. Come to think of it, this isnÂt even one of his funniest comedies.