Kammatipaadam

Kammattippaadam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRajeev Ravi
Written byP. Balachandran
Story byRajeev Ravi
Produced byPrem Menon
Starring
CinematographyMadhu Neelakandan
Edited byB. Ajithkumar
Music byK[1]
Production
company
Distributed byGlobal United Media
Release date
  • 20 May 2016 (2016-05-20) (India)
Running time
175 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Kammatipaadam, alternatively spelled as Kammatti Paadam, is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film[3][4] directed by Rajeev Ravi and written by P. Balachandran.[5] The film stars Dulquer Salmaan, Vinayakan, Shaun Romy, Manikandan R. Achari, Vinay Forrt, Shine Tom Chacko, and Suraj Venjaramoodu.[6] The songs were composed by K, John P. Varkey and Vinayakan[7] while the background score was composed by K.

The film centers on Kammattippaadam, a slum locality in Kochi, Kerala. It focuses on how the Dalit community was forced to give up their lands to real-estate mafias and how modern urbanisation of Kochi metro-city took place over the plight of the Dalits.[8] The film won four awards at the 47th Kerala State Film Awards, including Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Art Director and Best Film Editing.[9] It has been listed by several publications as one of the best Malayalam films of the decade and a defining movie of the New Wave Movement.[10][11]

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  2. ^ "Kammatipaadam". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Kammatipaadam (2016) - Rajeev Ravi". AllMovie.
  4. ^ "Kammattipaadam". Hotstar.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference James (2016-03-11) was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Menon, Akhila (3 March 2016). "Dulquer Salmaan Sheds 15 Kilos For Kammatipaadam!". Filmibeat. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Kammatipaadam – Music Review (Malayalam Soundtrack)". musicaloud.com. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  8. ^ "How Malayalam film 'Kammatipaadam' shatters stereotypes about caste and complexion". Firstpost. 26 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Kerala State Film Awards 2017: Why Vinayakan as best actor is an unconventional choice". 8 March 2017.
  10. ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (19 December 2019). "The 25 best Malayalam films of the decade: 'Premam', 'Maheshinte Prathikaram', 'Kumbalangi Nights' and more". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  11. ^ "When script trumps superstars: How Malayalam cinema has changed in the last decade". The News Minute. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.