Programmed July 2021

Directed by Mani Ratnam: Three Modern Classics of Tamil Cinema

One of the most renowned directors working in India’s Tamil-language cinema, Mani Ratnam combines explorations of hot-button social and political issues with vivid human stories to create films that are at once thought-provoking, moving, and immensely entertaining. This sampler of his extensive and acclaimed body of work features three of his finest: Nayakan , a masterful crime epic inspired by The Godfather ; Bombay , a groundbreaking and controversial tale of an interfaith Muslim-Hindu romance; and Kannathil muthamittal ( A Peck on the Cheek<?em>), a powerful look at the Sri Lankan Civil War through the eyes of a young girl.

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