Kummatty is a 1979 Malayalam film written and directed by G. Aravindan. Ramunni, Master Ashok and Vilasini Reema form the cast.[1]
Kummatty | |
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Directed by | G. Aravindan |
Written by | G. Aravindan , kavalam narayana panicker |
Produced by | K. Ravindran Nair |
Starring | Ramunni Master Ashok Vilasini Reema |
Cinematography | Shaji N. Karun |
Music by | M. G. Radhakrishnan G. Aravindan |
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Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
The music was composed by M. G. Radhakrishnan and Kavalam Narayana Panicker and the lyrics were written by Kavalam Narayana Panicker.[2][3]
No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
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1 | "Aandiyambalam" | Kavalam Narayana Panicker | Kavalam Narayana Panicker | |
2 | "Aarambatheerambathu" | Kavalam Narayana Panicker | Kavalam Narayana Panicker | |
3 | "Aarambhathu" | Kavalam Narayana Panicker | ||
4 | "Karukare Kaarmukil" | Kavalam Narayana Panicker | Kavalam Narayana Panicker | |
5 | "Karukare Kaarmukil" (Fast) | Chorus | Kavalam Narayana Panicker | |
6 | "Maanathe Macholam" | Kavalam Narayana Panicker | Kavalam Narayana Panicker | |
7 | "Maanathe Macholam" | Chorus | Kavalam Narayana Panicker | |
8 | "Muthassikkadhayile" | K. S. Chithra, Manju, Asha, Usha | Kavalam Narayana Panicker | |
9 | "Muthassikkadhayile" (Version 1) | Kavalam Narayana Panicker | ||
10 | "Naadan Paattu" | Kavalam Narayana Panicker | ||
11 | "Odiyodikkali" | Kavalam Narayana Panicker, Chorus | Kavalam Narayana Panicker | |
12 | "Paandeedem" | Kavalam Narayana Panicker | Kavalam Narayana Panicker |
In 2012, filmmaker Ashim Ahluwalia included the film in his personal top ten (for The Sight & Sound Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time poll), writing: "G. Aravindan – the most interesting Indian filmmaker ever. Sadly none of his work is in distribution."[4] The film was screened in the classics section at the 2022 IFFK.[5]
In July 19, 2021 The Film Foundation's World Cinema Project, a program created by filmmaker Martin Scorsese in 2007, the Film Heritage Foundation and Italy-based Cineteca di Bologna collaborated to restore the film which had lost its rich color palette over the years with Scorsese notably saying: “Aravindan was a visionary director and Kummatty is considered among his greatest work. The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project will share this film with the wider audience it deserves, making it a true cinematic discovery." The film was restored at the L’Immagine Ritrovata lab in Bologna, Italy, and had its world restoration premiere at the Il Cinema Ritrovato festival later that month.[6][7]
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