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Kummatty is a 1979 Malayalam film written and directed by G. Aravindan. Ramunni, Master Ashok and Vilasini Reema form the cast.[1]

Kummatty
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
Release date	12 July 1979 (1979-07-12)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Cast

• Ambalappuzha Ravunni
• Ashok Unnikrishnan
• Kottara Gopalakrishnan Nair
• Kuttyedathi Vilasini

Soundtrack

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)
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

Awards

• Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film

Legacy

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]

2021 Restoration

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]

References

External links

• "Aravindan's profile". India Film database. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
• Sashi Kumar (25 January 2010). "Aravindan's art". Frontline. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2011.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
• Kummatty at IMDb

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