Kummatty 1979 All Ages

When

Where

Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Accessible

About

This poetic, ethereal film by Govindan Aravindan is steeped in the folklore and landscape of Kerala, India. Pied Piper-like trickster Kummatty (played by famed musician and dancer Rammuni) visits a village every year, where he entertains children with music and magic tricks, before transforming them into animals. One boy misses the breaking of the magic spell and must live in the form of a dog, awaiting Kummatty’s return.

All Ages | Mild supernatural themes

Production Credits

  • Director: Govindan Aravindan
  • Script: Govindan Aravindan
  • Cinematographer: Shaji N Karun
  • Editor: Ramesan
  • Cast: Master Ashokan, Sivasankaran Divakaran, Kothara Gopalkrishnan
  • Print Source: Cineteca Di Bologna Restored by The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project The Film Heritage Foundation and Cineteca di Bologna at L'Immagine Ritrovata Laboratory, in association with General Pictures and the family of Govindan Aravindan. Funding provided by the Material World Foundation.
  • Rights: Cineteca di Bologna
  • Year: 1979
  • Runtime: 90 minutes
  • Country: India
  • Languages: Malayalam, with English subtitles
  • Colour: Colour
  • Shooting Format: 35mm
  • Screening Format: DCP