The Mystic Masseur
Circa 1940 in Trinidad, still a British Colony, lives Ganesh Ramseyor, of East Indian origin, along with his wife, Leela. He longs to reach out to people, especially to Hindus, in order to promote the Hindu Faith, and be known as a writer. He does get considerable success, so much so that he becomes famous as a miracle worker, having cured a man of sharing intimacy with his bicycle; prevented a man from believing that he can fly; and convincing a young woman to end her fast. His fame spreads all over the island and thousands throng to seek his blessings, which he does dole out quite benevolently, without charging any fees from the poor and the needy. He then decides to spread his wings by challenging the local politician Pandit Narayan Chandrashekhar alias Cyrus T., and takes over The Hindu Organization, thence opening his way to a seat in the prestigious Member of the Legislative Assembly
Year: 2001
Studio: Merchant Ivory Productions, Pritish Nandy Communications
Director: Ismail Merchant
Cast: Aasif Mandvi, Albert Laveau, Jimi Mistry, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Om Puri, Ayesha Dharker
Crew: Ismail Merchant (Director), Caryl Phillips (Writer), Ernest Vincze (Director of Photography), Zakir Hussain (Original Music Composer), Richard Robbins (Original Music Composer), V.S. Naipaul (Novel)
Runtime: 117 minutes
Release: Oct 05, 2001
IMDb: 5.50/10 by 10 users
Popularity: 1
Country: India, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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