Chitra Varga

“ When you fall in love, it is temporary madness,” is what someone has pithily, but poignantly said. At times though, love is permanent madness. " ಮೈನಾ " (' Mynaa' ) is a 2013 Kannada film inspired apparently by real life incidents. The romantic drama has the theme of love-induced mayhem and murder...or, madness, in other words. The film was a trailblazer at the box office and won a slew of awards too; critical appreciation was heaped on it in no mean measure. As reported the flick is being remade in Hindi. The male protagonist of the movie, Sathya (Chethan), an orphan, falls in love with a differently-abled girl, Myna (Nithya Menen). He fakes a disability himself to win her heart. The two tie the nuptial knot and settle down to a blissful wedded life together. But then, destiny has different plans. Enter Dr. Anirudh Desai (Ajay), who under the pretext of curing the disability, takes a few nude snaps of anesthetised Mynaa unethically and blackmails her. Enra...