Kammatti Paadam
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| Malayalam | കമ്മട്ടിപ്പാടം |
| Directed by | Rajeev Ravi |
| Produced by | Prem Menon |
| Written by | P. Balachandran |
| Story by | Rajeev Ravi |
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| Music by | John P. Varkey |
| Cinematography | Madhu Neelakantan |
| Edited by | B. Ajithkumar |
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| Distributed by | Global United Media |
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177.3 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹7.80 crore (US$1.2 million) |
| Box office | ₹15.10 crore (US$2.2 million) |
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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 |
| Label | Muzik247 |
| Producer | Prem Menon |
Kammatipaadam is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language action-crime drama film directed by Rajeev Ravi and written by P. Balachandran. The film stars Dulquer Salman, Vinayakan, Manikandan R Achari, Vinay Forrt, Shine Tom Chacko, and Shaun Romy. The songs were composed by K, John P. Varkey and Vinayakan while the background score was composed by K.
The film centers on Kammatipaadam, 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 urbanisation of Kochi metro-city took place over the plight of the Dalits. It won 4 awards at the 47th Kerala State Film Awards, including Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Art Director and Best Film Editing.
Krishnan, who works in a security firm in Mumbai, receives a call from his childhood friend 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 1980s, Krishnan who is a primary school student befriends with Gangadharan/Ganga, a kid who belongs to a Dalit family. Ganga's brother Balan/Balettan is a thug and is involved in smuggling spirit. Both Krishnan and Ganga are introduced to violence at a very young age. Krishnan is in love with Anitha, a relative of Ganga.
Later, Krishnan, Ganga, Balettan, Venu and others form a gang working for a local businessman, Ashaan. After the gang is involved in a fight, Krishnan kills a police officer while trying to save Ganga. He then goes to jail and returns 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 creates a lot of enemies which includes Johnny. Krishnan discovers that Ganga is also in love with Anitha and is planning to get married soon.The gang destroying the homes of the locals leaves Ganga's grandfather devastated. He dies of shock when he discovers that his grandchildren have no love for him.
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