Jeethu Joseph's Miragelooks morelikeaplaythanafilm

Often, a director's first creations remain his or her very best. Satyajit Ray made an umpteen number of films, but when I spoke to many people across continents, they swore by his first work, Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road). My friend and legendary movie critic, the late Derek Malcolm, always felt that Pather Panchali was brilliant.

- GAUTAMAN BHASKARAN

This could be because a creator's early works have not only freshness but also oodles of passion.

Bimal Roy made great classics like Sujata and Bandini, but his first effort, Do Bigha Zameen, remains unforgettable. Later, I always felt that Mani Ratnam's Mouna Ragam, one of his earliest, exuded a kind of sincerity that I loved. I have always wanted a film to touch my heart.