Kummatty

Kummatty is a 1979 Malayalam film written and directed by G. Aravindan. Ramunni, Master Ashok and Vilasini Reema form the cast. Often considered as one of the greatest Indian movies ever made.[1]

Kummatty
Directed byG. Aravindan
Written byG. Aravindan, Kavalam Narayana Panicker
Produced byK. Ravindran Nair
StarringRamunni
Master Ashok
Vilasini Reema
CinematographyShaji N. Karun
Music byM. G. Radhakrishnan
G. Aravindan
Release date
  • 12 July 1979 (1979-07-12)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Cast

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.SongSingersLyricsLength (m:ss)
1"Aandiyambalam"Kavalam Narayana PanickerKavalam Narayana Panicker
2"Aarambatheerambathu"Kavalam Narayana PanickerKavalam Narayana Panicker
3"Aarambhathu"Kavalam Narayana Panicker
4"Karukare Kaarmukil"Kavalam Narayana PanickerKavalam Narayana Panicker
5"Karukare Kaarmukil" (Fast)ChorusKavalam Narayana Panicker
6"Maanathe Macholam"Kavalam Narayana PanickerKavalam Narayana Panicker
7"Maanathe Macholam"ChorusKavalam Narayana Panicker
8"Muthassikkadhayile"K. S. Chithra, Manju, Asha, UshaKavalam Narayana Panicker
9"Muthassikkadhayile" (Version 1)Kavalam Narayana Panicker
10"Naadan Paattu"Kavalam Narayana Panicker
11"Odiyodikkali"Kavalam Narayana Panicker, ChorusKavalam Narayana Panicker
12"Paandeedem"Kavalam Narayana PanickerKavalam Narayana Panicker

Awards

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."[5] The film was screened in the classics section at the 2022 IFFK.[6]

2021 restoration

On 19 July 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.[7][8]

References
  1. https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/142_IPCatalogue1979-80.pdf
  2. "Kummaatti". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  3. "Kummaatti". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  4. "കേരള ഫിലിം ക്രിട്ടിക്‌സ് അവാര്‍ഡ് 1977 - 2012". Kerala Film Critics Association (in Malayalam). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  5. "BFI". www.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016.
  6. "International Film Festival of Kerala - IFFK". www.iffk.in. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  7. "The Hindu". 17 July 2021.
  8. "World Cinema Program".


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