My Dear Kuttichathan
Seen it?1984 | 96 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans and adventure fans. If you loved The Dark Crystal, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 36 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
The story revolves around a mystical indigenous goblin called "Kuttichathan" who is under the spell of an evil sorcerer; however, it gets released by three children and then befriends them.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 67K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jijo Punnoose
- M.P. RamnathKuttichathan
- Sonia Bose VenkatLaxmi
- SureshVijay
- ArvindVinod
- Kottarakkara Sreedharan NairThe Cruel Magician
- Dalip TahilLaxmi's father
- Dominic AlummoodanFunny magician
- Jagathy Sreekumarfunny magician's assistant
- ZainuddinBartender
- Rajan P DevSchool Teacher