Rediscovering the Classics
Kummatty / Kummatty
Directors: G Aravindan
Synopsis
The film is a Pied Piper-like figment of Malabar's folklore about a partly mythic and partly real magician called Kummatty (bogeyman). Kummatty materialises from nature one day to mingle with and weave a spell of carefree abandon around the children of the village. Kummatty travels from place to place and entertains children with dancing, singing and performing magic. At one such performance at a village, Kummatty starts to mingle with and weave a spell of carefree abandon around the children of the village. He turns a group of children into animals. But one boy, who was changed into a dog, is chased away and misses the moment Kummatty changed the children back to their human form. The dog-boy has to wait a year until Kummatty returns to the village to get back his human form. All ends well and Kummatty melts back into nature.Details of Cast
Master Ashok, Ramunni, Vilasini ReemaDetails of Crew
DoP- Shaji N KarunEditor- A RameshanMusic- M. G. Radhakrishnan, G. AravindanProducer Details
K Ravindran NairWriter Details
G AravindanStills
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Ugetsu
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