The Mystic Masseur

The Mystic Masseur

2001
1h 57m
5.0

5.0/10

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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

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Merchant Ivory Productions Pritish Nandy Communications
Production Countries
India Trinidad and Tobago United Kingdom United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date October 5, 2001
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0282771

Cast

Aasif Mandvi
Aasif Mandvi

Ganesh

Albert Laveau
Albert Laveau

Headmaster

Jimi Mistry
Jimi Mistry

Pratap Cooper

Sanjeev Bhaskar
Sanjeev Bhaskar

Beharry

Om Puri
Om Puri

Ramlogan

Ayesha Dharker
Ayesha Dharker

Leela

Sakina Jaffrey
Sakina Jaffrey

Suruj Mooma

Zohra Sehgal
Zohra Sehgal

Auntie

James Fox
James Fox

Mr. Stewart

Rez Kempton
Rez Kempton

Basdeo

Key Crew

Caryl Phillips
Writer
Ismail Merchant
Director
Nayeem Hafizka
Producer
Richard Hawley
Producer