Kammatti Paadam
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| Directed by | Rajeev Ravi |
| Produced by | Prem Menon |
| Written by | P. Balachandran |
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| Music by | Songs: K John P. Varkey Vinayakan Vishnu Vardhan Background Score: K[1] |
| Cinematography | Madhu Neelakantan |
| Edited by | B. Ajith Kumar |
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| Distributed by | Global United Media |
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177 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Box office | ₹7.62 crore (in 9 days from Kerala theatres) |
Kammati Paadam (Malayalam: കമ്മട്ടിപ്പാടം) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language crime drama film directed by Rajeev Ravi and written by P. Balachandran.[2]:{{{3}}} The film stars Dulquer Salman, Vinayakan, Manikandan R Achari, Vinay Forrt, Shine Tom Chacko,[3]:{{{3}}} and features model Shaun Romy in her film debut.[4] The songs were composed by K, John P. Varkey, Vinayakan, and Vishnu Vardhan.[5]
The film centers on Kammati Paadam, a slum locality in Ernakulam, Kerala. It focuses on how the Dalit community was forced to give up their lands to real-estate mafias. And how modern urbanization of Kochi metro-city took place over the plight of the Dalits.[6]
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Plot
Krishnan who works in a security firm in Mumbai receives a call from his childhood buddy Ganga. The call indicates that Ganga is in danger and need Krishnan's help. Later,Krishnan travels to Kerala to find Ganga. During his journey Krishnan recalls all the problems that he had to face in his hometown Kammatti Padam.
In the early 70s, Krishnan who is a primary school student befriends with Gangadharan/Ganga, a kid who belongs to a family which is below the poverty line. Ganga's brother Balan/Balettan is a thug and is involved in smuggling spirit.Both Krishnan and Ganga is introduced to violence at a very young age. Krishnan is madly in love with Anitha, a relative of Ganga.
Later, Krishnan,Ganga,Balettan,Venu and others form a gang during their teenage. Meanwhile, Krishnan accidentally kills a police officer while trying to save Ganga.He then goes to jail and returns back to Kammatti Padam only to discover that the gang is now more advanced and are smuggling spirit under the leadership of Surendran/Ashaan.The gang also creates lot of enemies which also includes Johnny.Krishnan discovers that Ganga is also in love with Anitha and is planning to get married soon.The gang also destroys the houses of some people leaving Ganga's grandfather devasted.He dies of shock when he discovers that his grand children has no love for him.
Balettan who is now a changed man after his grandfather's death wants to stop everything.One night Balan's wife desires to go to medical shop to get some accessories.They are accompanied by both Ganga and Krishnan.Balettan says that he wants stop everything and also wants to live happily with his family in Kammatti Padam by starting a travel agency.During their conversation about Anitha, Balan and Ganga ends up in a fight and Ganga gets out of the car.Then Balan,Krishnan and Balan's wife Rosamma travels to the nearby medical shop.Rosamma moves to the medical shop along with Krishnan.Balettan gets hit by a truck and dies.Ganga blames Krishnan for his brother's ultimate death and both their friendship is torned apart.
Later, Krishnan starts a travel agency and Ganga still remains a thug.The gang later learns from their fellow buddy Sumesh that Johnny was the one who planned Balan's murder.An enraged Krishnan and Ganga stabs Johnny and lands in a trouble chased by police.Krishnan gets arrested saving Ganga. Meanwhile Ganga marries Anitha and then Krishnan relocates to Mumbai.
In present ,Krishnan learns about the mishaps created by Ganga and tries to find him with the help of Rosamma.Rosamma reveals that it can be Johnny who is behind all these and Krishnan sets on a journey to find Johnny.Johnny who is paralysed after Ganga stabbing him says that he is not aware of Ganga's presence.Krishnan also gets stabbed by Johnny's brother but saves himself by beating all of them.Krishnan is left heart broken when he finds that Ganga is dead.He later seeks the help of Surendran Ashaan to find the real killer only to discover that he is the one who murdered Ganga.Ashaan reveals that he killed Ganga as he used to disturb him always asking for money.Surendran who is now a big business entreprenuer gets himself killed by Krishnan and is thrown away from the top his apartment.
In the aftermath, Krishnan says that he did all these for the sake of his hometown, Kammatti Padam.
Cast
- Dulquer Salman[3]:{{{3}}} as Krishnan
- Vinayakan[3]:{{{3}}} as Ganga
- Manikandan as Balan
- Vinay Forrt[3]:{{{3}}} as Venu
- Shine Tom Chacko[3]:{{{3}}} as Johnny
- Anil Nedumangad as Surendran aka Ashan
- Amalda Liz as Rosamma
- Shaun Romy as Anitha[7]:{{{3}}}
- P. Balachandran as Krishnan's father
- Suraj Venjarammood as Sumesh
- Alancier as Mathai
- Anjali Aneesh as Krishnan's mother[8]
- Muthumani as Krishnan's sister
- Sreekanth Chandran
- Ganapathy as Charlie
- Soubin Shahir as Karate Biju (Extended Cameo)
Production
The film started production in September 2015 in Mumbai.[9][10] The title Kammatti Paadam was announced in February 2016.[11] The filming was completed on 10 March 2016 and the release was scheduled for May 2016.[3]:{{{3}}} A one minute twenty five second long trailer of film was released on 16 May in YouTube.[12]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack features songs composed by three composers, namely K ,John P.Varkey and Vinayakan. The background score was composed by K.[13]
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| Soundtrack album by John P. Varkey, K, Vinayakan | |
| Released | 2016 |
| Recorded | 2016 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 16:18 |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Producer | Prem Menon |
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Para Para" | Anwar Ali | Anoop Mohandas, Sunil Mathai, Sarath, Syam | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Chingamaasathile" | Dileep K.G | Anoop Mohandas | 3:20 |
| 3. | "Kaathirunna Pakshi Njan" | Anwar Ali | Karthik | 4:14 |
| 4. | "Puzhu Pulikal" | Anwar Ali | Sunil Mathai, Savio Laz | 4:15 |
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Box office
The film has collected ₹1.52 crore (US$230,000) on its opening day at the Kerala box office, becoming the fifth Malayalam film of 2016 with highest first day collection after Kali, King Liar, Darvinte Parinamam and Action Hero Biju and collected around ₹4.01 crore (US$600,000) within three days of release and ₹27 lakh (US$40,000) from the Kochi multiplexes and ₹5.66 lakh (US$8,400) from the Chennai box office.[14] The film collected ₹4.8 crore (US$710,000) from 4 days run in Kerala.[15] It collected ₹7 crore (US$1.0 million) from all over India in it's first week.[16] The film collected ₹7.62 crore (US$1.1 million) within 9 days from Kerala box office alone.[17][18]
Critical reception
Gowtham VS of The Indian Express wrote: "Rajiv Ravi has dismantled all conventional concepts of Malayali aesthetics by capturing the unadulterated beauty of black skin through characters who portrayed the lives of Dalits. The director has continued to use his anarchic concepts of visualisation, which include shaky shots, blurred frames and sometimes abrupt sequences. The realistic and daring approach of Rajiv Ravi deserves standing ovation at times when the paper tigers in this industry still fear to come up with something different from the old mould."[19] A critic from Indiaglitz.com described it as "one classy movie which needs to be applauded for its passion and intensity".[20]
References
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