Part of India Kaleidoscope: Celebrating India’s Regional Cinema
Saturday, December 10, 2016, 6:30 p.m.
Redstone Theater

India. Dir. Priyadarshan. 2016, 102 mins. DCP. New York premiere. In Tamil with English subtitles. With Prakash Raj, Sriya Reddy, Ashok Selvan. One of India’s leading multilingual director, Priyadarshan, tackles a serious subject with compassion and unexpected humor in this emotionally resonant comic drama. In a clinic’s waiting room, eight people of varying backgrounds nervously await the results of their HIV tests. When they learn that one among them has tested positive, tensions mount and anxious guessing games begin as they try to determine who it might be. Featuring well-known actors, this Tamil production is both richly entertaining and topically urgent.