M. Manikandan is one of a small group of filmmakers from Tamil Nadu who are a hair's breath away from making a huge international splash. Two years ago his film Kaaka Muttai (The Crow's Egg) wowed Toronto Iff audiences with its whimsical but realistic take on the plight of poor children in Chennai who have just discovered the existance of pizza and whose only desire is to taste it for themselves, no matter what it takes. That film was a strong contender for India's 2015 National Award for best film, the most prestigious honor given in the country. It lost out by the smallest of margins to Chaitanya Tamhane's Court, a worthy opponent. This year Manikandan is back with not one, but two films worth...
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- 5/17/2016
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