Meenaxi: Tale of 3 Cities (2004)

Director:

M.F. Hussain

Writers:

Owais Husain (story)
M.F. Hussain (dialogue)

Release Date:

2 April 2004 (India)

Plot:

Delving into the limitless world of creative endeavors, and vicissitudes in the way of such endeavors, this tale of an artist and his muse, like a painting, leaves itself open to interpretations and readings by every viewer...

Plot Keywords:

Prague | Writer | Writer's Block | Rajasthan | Poet

Awards:

4 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Tabu	...	Meenaxi
Raghuvir Yadav	...	Nawab
Nadira Babbar	...	Khala / Masi
Kunal Kapoor	...	Kameshwar Mathur
Sadiya Turabi	...	Naghma
Zafar Ansari	...	Publisher
Zainab Ravdjee	...	Naghma's friend
Pawan Sughand	...	Qawwali main singer
Madhu Gopinath	...	Kalaripallu performer
Vakkom Sajeev	...	Kalaripallu performer
Bunty Sharma	...	Boy with kite
Chetan Motiwalla	...	Man on motorcycle
Raisa Husain	...	'Rang' exotic dancer
Sharmishta Roy	...	'Rang' exotic dancer
Ghanteshwar T. Guru	...	Man at Jaisalmer station / Photographer

Also Known As:

Meenaxi (India: Hindi title) (working title)

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi | Urdu

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Trivia:

During the making of the film, director M.F. Hussain painted several portraits of Tabu (I).

Soundtrack:

Potter's Village

Meenaxi:The intellectual's movie

It is sad that such a brilliant film went unnoticed by many people. Meenaxi is one of the best Indian movies. Though the screenplay seems confusing, it is in the class of movies like 'A beautiful mind' and 'Memento'. A depiction of the confusion between reality and mental projection is very difficult and M.F. Hussain has done it in a superb manner. It takes more than a man of average psyche to understand this film.

Other than the story and the direction, the music by AR Rahman is absolutely brilliant and the visualizations are really great. Overall, a must-watch for the mavericks out there.