1979 / India / 130’ / Color / status : completed
A partly mythic and partly real magician called Kummatty materialises from nature one day to mingle with and weave a spell of carefree abandon around the children of the village. He 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.
The films are restored in 4K by The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project and Cineteca di Bologna at L’Immagine Ritrovata from sources around the world.