G.Aravindan’s Kummatty to be restored to original glory

Filmmaker G. Aravindan’s 1979 film Kummatty, which has lost its rich palette of colours over the years, is set to be restored to its original glory through an international restoration project. The Fi

Filmmaker G. Aravindan’s 1979 film Kummatty, which has lost its rich palette of colours over the years, is set to be restored to its original glory through an international restoration project. The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project, a program created by filmmaker Martin Scorsese in 2007, the Film Heritage Foundation and Italy-based Cineteca di Bologna are collaborating to restore the film. The film will be restored at the L’Immagine Ritrovata lab in Bologna, Italy, and will have its world restoration premiere at the Il Cinema Ritrovato festival late July. “Aravindan was a visionary director and Kummatty is considered among his greatest work. The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project will share this film with the wider audience it deserves, making it a true cinematic discovery," said TFF founder and chair Martin Scorsese.