Asian Film Festival showcases film on Rajiv Gandhi's assassins

Mumbai, Oct 16 (UNI) A film, protraying the trauma of Rajiv Gandhi's assassins, is being showcased at the Asian Film Festival in Mumbai, which will come to an end on October 19.

'Cyanide', a Kanada film, shown under the category of 'Indian Vista, displays the 20-day trauma faced by the assassins in Bangalore before they took cyanide and ended their lives.

Without making any political statements, or venturing into the role of the LTTE, the film is backed by the research done by its director, A M R Ramesh, himself.

As the story goes, on May 21, 1991, a human bomb detonates and kills former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), starts rounding up several suspects.

While the SIT intensifies its search for the notorious killers, the two prime suspects, one-eyed jack, Shivarasan and his female accomplice Shubha, are on the run. 'Cyanide' is an attempt to authentically capture the human drama that unfolds during the last 20 days of the LTTE assassins.

''It is very difficult to get such a role. Even though I have two eyes, I had to close one eye and act. It was a risk we took and everyone has worked very hard. I was the only one who did not know Kannada. You see my performance and tell me how was it,'' the character who played the main role of Sivarasan said.

The film director, has several acclaimed films and serials like 'Tholaindu Ponavargal', 'Clock house' 'Deadline' and 'Santosha' to his credit. He is also the recepient of several national and state awards.

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