Movie Description
The Mystic Masseur
(2001)Overview
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
Featured Crew
- Director : Ismail Merchant
- Producer : Nayeem Hafizka,Richard Hawley
- Writer : Caryl Phillips
- Editor : Roberto Silvi
- Cast : Aasif Mandvi,Albert Laveau,Jimi Mistry,Sanjeev Bhaskar,Om Puri,Ayesha Dharker,Sakina Jaffrey,Zohra Sehgal,James Fox,Rez Kempton
Cast
Ganesh
Headmaster
Pratap Cooper
Beharry
Ramlogan
Leela
Suruj Mooma
Auntie
Mr. Stewart
Basdeo
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Facts
Original TitleThe Mystic Masseur
Status Released
Release Information
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2001-10-05
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 57m
Production CompaniesMerchant Ivory Productions,Pritish Nandy Communications
Genres
- Drama
- Comedy
