Martin Scorsese is all praise for the Malayalam classic ‘Kummatty’, calls it a must-watch visually stunning movie

The last day was indeed a proud moment for all the Malayalam cinema lovers as the renowned Award-winning American filmmaker who has given birth to several Hollywood classics, called G Aravindan’s Malayalam classic movie a visually stunning masterpiece with a very engaging storyline.

The ‘Good Fellas’ director heaped praise for ‘Kummatty’ while announcing the premiere of the restored version of G Aravindan’s classic.The film foundation screening room is co-curated by Martin Scorsese along with Kent Jonas.

Martin mentioned in his Instagram post that G Aravindan’s ‘Kummatty’ has a very sweet and engaging story along with several visually striking sequences. The director also said that ‘Kummatty’, which is an adaptation of a Central Kerala folktale, is a must-watch one. The restored version of ‘Kummatty’ was screened on Monday (July 11) at 7:00 PM and will be available on-demand at 7:00 PM local time.

The ‘Taxi Driver’ director’s Instagram note read, “Govindan's KUMMATTY is an adaptation of a Central Kerala folktale featuring a partly mythic and partly real magician called Kummatty. A sweet and engaging story and a visually stunning film, KUMMATTY is a must-see, especially since it has been largely unavailable outside of India until now. Also, be sure to watch the special features with Govindan's son, Ramu, and Film Heritage Foundation founder Shivendra Singh Dungarpur.”
His post further read, “KUMMATTY was restored by The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project, Film Heritage Foundation, and Cineteca di Bologna at L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory, in association with General Pictures and the family of Aravindan Govindan. Funding provided by the Material World Foundation.”
Netizens have flooded the post with comments lauding the director’s effort at restoring G Aravindan’s classic. One among the netizens commented, “Proud moment.” another one’s comment read, “Scorsese finding Malayalam films.” Tovino Thomas, Basil Joseph, and Shebin Benson also commented on the veteran Hollywood director’s post.
Written and directed by G Aravindan, ‘Kummatty’ had Shaji N Karun as a cinematographer and the music by MG Radhakrishnan and G Aravindan. The bogeyman character in the film called ‘Kummatty’ was played by the actor Ambalappuzha Ravunni.