Mani Ratnam's Yuva

Mani Ratnam's Yuva

The acclaimed Indian filmaker Mani Ratnam has just released his latest film, entitled Yuva (Youth). With music by the Mozart of Madras himself--aka A.R. Rahman, Yuva, like many of Ratnam's films is labelled as having a "sharp political edge." TheNew York Times ran an interesting review of the film on its release date (5/21/04).

"...Ratnam, a prolific filmmaker who usually works in the Tamil-language cinema of southern India rather than the Hindi cinema centered in Mumbai (the former Bombay), uses the Bollywood conventions to get at a social reality. The title translates as "Youth," and Mr. Ratnam means to provide a generational portrait through his three male protagonists, each drawn from a different stratum of Indian society in contemporary Calcutta."

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Incidentally, the film seemed to do quite well over the weekend, as according to Hollywoodreporter.com Yuva, which debuted in 30 sites, took in an estimated $200,000, averaging $6,667 per theater.

posted by sajit @ 9:15 PM