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In Tamil film ‘Kuthiraivaal’, the tale of a horse’s tail turns out to be an unforgettable head trip
Manoj Leonel Jahson and Shyam Sunder’s experimental movie will be screened at the International Film Festival of Kerala’s Thalassery edition on February 25. Kuthiraivaal (2020) | Neelam Productions/Yaazhi Films
Lacan and Freud, Borges and Siddhar – what are they doing in a Tamil film? What happens when legends, myths, beliefs, stories, epics, scriptures and blogs mix and meld? And what does all this have to do with MGR, his ardent fans and immortal legacies?
In the world of
Kuthiraivaal (Horse Tail), these elements are equally potent and converse with each other beyond the gravitational limits of time/periods, space/places and narrative/contexts. You are only a dream away from the umpteen other magical worlds that you inhabit and refuse to see. Follow a dream and it turns into a journey down the rabbit hole, which is where the film too takes you.