: It’s showtime once again for the classic Malayalam film ‘Thamp’ #IndiaNEWS The Cannes Film Festival’s line-up this year includes Thamp (1978), Aravindan Govindan’s acclaimed Malayalam film

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It’s showtime once again for the classic Malayalam film ‘Thamp’ #IndiaNEWS
The Cannes Film Festival’s line-up this year includes Thamp (1978), Aravindan Govindan’s acclaimed Malayalam film about a travelling circus. Restored by Film Heritage Foundation, Thamp is the only Indian title to be shown in the Cannes Classic section (May 17-28).Thamp is the second film by Govindan to be restored by Film Heritage Foundation after Kummatty (1979). The new restoration has been carried out along with Prasad Corporation and in association with The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project and Cineteca di Bologna.Along with a new print, Thamp has a new name too. The black-and-white film has been spelt as Thampu for years. Ramu Aravindan, the director’s son, suggested that the title should actually be Thamp, after the way it is pronounced in Malayalam. Ramu Aravindan also revealed that his father’s name is Aravindan, while Govindan is his surname. Thus, the posters for Thamp at Cannes credit the director as Aravindan Govindan.Shot in black-and-white by Shaji N Karun, Thamp is a virtuoso example of observational cinema. The film intimately captures the rhythms of a circus as it rolls into a village, sets up its tent and proceeds to entertain the wonder-struck villagers. The cast includes professional actors Bharath Gopi and Nedumudi Venu and members of a real circus. Govindan shot without a script, crafting the...Read more

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