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Kummatty is a 1979 Malayalam film written and directed by G. Aravindan. Ramunni, Master Ashok and Vilasini Reema were cast in the film, which is often considered one of the greatest Indian movies ever made.
Mar 5, 2022 · Kummatty finally returns to the village and turns Chinda back to a boy, and as predicted, he frees his parrot. This is then followed by an astonishing montage of birds in flight to the tune of children singing the same folk song which Kummatty sang.
Jul 12, 1979 · Kummatty: Directed by Govindan Aravindan. With Master Ashokan, Sivasankaran Divakaran, Kothara Gopalkrishnan, Ramunni. Kummatty, a magician, appears and transforms village children into animals.
Find out how. The children cannot get enough of Kummatty. One day when he arrives midway during school hours, the children leave school to run to him, circling him as he sings his old songs over...
17.8K subscribers. Subscribed. 9.8K. 303K views 3 years ago #ShajiNKarun #KavalamNarayanaPanicker #Kummatty. Kummatty (The Bogeyman) A Film by G. Aravindan Directed by Govindan Aravindan ...more.
Jul 17, 2021 · Malayalam master G Aravindan’s fourth feature Kummatty (1979) is in the final stages of restoration by the World Cinema Foundation in the US, India’s Film Heritage Foundation and the Italian...
Govindan's KUMMATTY is an adaptation of a Central Kerala folktale featuring a partly mythic and partly real magician called Kummatty. A sweet and engaging story and a visually stunning film, KUMMATTY is a must-see, especially since it has been largely unavailable outside of India until now.
Jul 12, 2022 · Kummatty, winner of the Kerala State Film Award for the Best Children’s Film in 1979, tells the story of a Pied Piper-like character who materialises in a village one day, mingling with the ...
Sep 30, 2022 · Filmmaker Govindan Aravindan’s lyrical South Indian folktale Kummatty is a remarkable study of nature, magic and the landscapes of Kerala. The story celebrates a mythical figure ‘Kummatty’ who enchants and terrifies the children of a village.
A poetic work informed by folklore and early cinema alike, Kummatty tells the tale of a trickster “bogeyman” who descends upon a village in Malabar year after year, drawing children whom he transforms into animals through sorcery. Aravindan’s camera synthesizes mythology and documentary, alchemically conjuring a singular kind of magical ...
