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Oct 22, 2021 · Tathagat: Directed by Manav Kaul. With Ashwath Bhatt, Sayani Gupta, Harish Khanna, Ghanshyam Lalsa. The hills, especially in our country, are associated with austerity - saints, renouncement and embracingthe vagabond path.
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- Drama
- Manav Kaul
- 2021-10-22
Oct 22, 2021 · Tathagat is a gentle film that raises tough questions. While doing so, it travels deep into itself, making it a meditative experience. Advertisement. Tathagat is streaming on MUBI INDIA. Rating: ***1/2. (Anna M.M. Vetticad is an award-winning journalist and author of The Adventures of an Intrepid Film Critic.
Set in the meditative quietude of a Himalayan village, Tathagat is a poetically shot tale of guilt. Following the journey of a monk questioning his renunciation, this philosophical drama takes a thought-provoking look at the relationship between our childhood memories and adulthood perplexities. Cast. Crew. Details.
- Manav Kaul
- Creative Coconuts
- The Past Continues to Haunt
- A Poetic Awakening
- Conclusion
But what if midway into an individual’s spiritual quest, they are unexpectedly haunted by their childhood memories and a deep longing to connect with the past? Is the biting realization that their renounced self isn’t dead but alive in the recesses of their mind, too disconcerting to shake them to the core? In Manav Kaul‘s second directorial outing...
When it dawns on Baba that the ascetic path of sacrifice towards enlightenment might be a sham and an escape route from one’s reality, he decides to return home. But his disciple Amar (Ghanshyam Lalsa) is shattered on learning about his guru‘s rejection of their sacred and all-consuming belief. This is followed by Amar’s attempts to persuade Baba t...
Like most meditative films, this one too floats a lot of existential ideas and questions to ponder. Kaul deserves to be appreciated for daring to question the age-old tradition of seeking moksha/truth through renunciation and asceticism. The reason I think this is a gutsy film is that in a country plagued by religious fundamentalism and where saint...
Oct 23, 2021 · Tathagat (2021) MUBI Review: We are welcomed into the film with a commentary on time – “one always feels the lack of it”. Soon, we are led into the timeless setting of the Himalayas, snow-capped mountains in the distance, and tranquility growing upon the audience like fresh snow. We witness Suraj Singh, a monk who lives atop a mountain ...
Set in the meditative quietude of a Himalayan village, Tathagat is a poetically shot tale of guilt. Following the journey of a monk questioning his renunciation, this philosophical drama takes a thought-provoking look at the relationship between our childhood memories and adulthood perplexities. Manav Kaul. Director, Screenplay, Story.
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Tathagat. A monk in the mountains is haunted by the world he once renounced. Late into his life, the monk receives a letter about the death of an aunt from his childhood. The piece of news ...
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