Nireeswaran

<p>Is it possible for society to exist without religion? <i>Nireeswaran </i> the most celebrated of Malayalam novelist V.J. James' works uses incisive humour and satire to question blind faith and give an insight into what true spirituality is. <br> Three atheists Antony Sahir and Bhaskaran embark on an elaborate prank to establish that God is nothing but a superstition. They instal a mutilated idol of Nireeswaran literally anti-god to show people how hollow their religion is. Their plan starts turning awry when miracles start being attributed to Nireeswaran-a man waking up from coma after twenty-four years a jobless man ineligible for government employment getting a contract a prostitute turning into a saint-leading hordes to turn up to worship the fake deity. <br> The trio is put in a quandary. Will they fight their own creation? Is their intractable minds an indication that atheism is a religion in itself? Belief and disbelief it is possible are two sides of the same coin.</p>