Kummatty

The Film Foundation sends us on a journey into the depths of Kerala, restoring the mystical film by Aravindan Govindan, who glorified the local tradition of India's southern region, but remained largely unknown outside of his homeland.

Synopsis

A magician called Kummatty comes to entertain a group of village children with dancing, singing and magic tricks. In one such game, he changes the children into animals. One boy, changed into a dog, is chased away and misses the moment when the magician breaks the spell restoring the children to their human form. The dog-boy has to wait until Kummatty returns.