Malayalam cinema buffs had a surprise in store late on Monday night from none other than legendary American filmmaker Martin Scorsese. His Instagram page showcased a photograph of a familiar oracle and a bunch of children around him, a scene from a Malayalam movie made more than four decades ago.
Mr. Scorsese had glowing words to share on G. Aravindan's Kummatty, which was recently restored jointly by the Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project, a program created by Mr. Scorsese in 2007, the Film Heritage Foundation and Italy-based Cineteca di Bologna.
" Kummatty is an adaptation of a Central Kerala folktale featuring a partly mythic and partly real magician called Kummatty. A sweet and engaging story and a visually stunning film, Kummatty is a must-see, especially since it has been largely unavailable outside of India until now," wrote Mr. Scorsese, the maker of Hollywood classics such as Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Gangs of New York, The Wolf of Wall Street and The Irishman.
