Kammatti Paadam

Kammatipaadam, alternatively spelled as Kammatti Paadam, is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Rajeev Ravi and written by P. Balachandran. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan, Vinayakan, Shaun Romy, Manikandan R. Achari, Vinay Forrt, Shine Tom Chacko, and Suraj Venjaramoodu. The songs were composed by K, John P. Varkey and Vinayakan 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. 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. 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. Plot In the 1980s, Krishnan is a primary school student in Kammattippaadam who befriends Gangadharan/Ganga, a kid who belongs to a Dalit family. Ganga's brother Balan Chettan is a thug and is involved in smuggling spirit. Krishnan and Ganga are introduced to violence at a very young age. Krishnan is in love with Ganga's relative Antha (Anitha is actually Ganga's bride as per custom). Krishnan, Ganga, Balan, Venu and others form a gang working for a local real estate conman named Surendran Aashaan. After the gang is involved in a fight, Krishnan kills a police officer while trying to save Ganga. Krishnan goes to prison and returns to Kammattippaadam only to discover that the gang is now more advanced and are smuggling spirit under the leadership of Surendran Aashaan. 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 threatens the local people to leave their homes at low price. Ganga's grandfather is devastated at his grandchildrens' involvement and dies grief-stricken at their disrespect. Balan, who is now a changed man after his grandfather's death, wants to stop everything and lead a peaceful life. One night Balan's wife demands to go to medical shop for some supplies, where they are accompanied by Ganga and Krishnan. Balan tells that he wants to stop his illegal activities and simply wants to live happily with his family in Kammattippaadam by starting a travel agency.