Clint (film)

Clint is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language biographical film on Edmund Thomas Clint, a child prodigy known for having drawn over 25,000 paintings during his short life of seven years. It was directed by Harikumar, starring Master Alok, Rima Kallingal, Unni Mukundan, Joy Mathew and K. P. A. C. Lalitha.

Summary
Clint is the story of a wonder kid who was tragically curtailed by kidney failure.

Cast

 * Master Alok as Clint
 * Rima Kallingal as Chinnamma
 * Unni Mukundan as M. T. Joseph
 * Vinay Forrt as Artist Mohan
 * Renji Panicker as Writer V. K. Nambiar
 * Joy Mathew as Doctor
 * K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Onamma
 * Salim Kumar
 * Akshara Kishor as Ammu
 * Riaz M. T. as Hero office friend

Soundtrack
The music composed by Ilaiyaraaja and the audio was unveiled on 21 July 2017.

Release
The film was released in India on 11 August 2017. It was premiered on Flowers TV during Onam after a month of its theatrical release.

Reception
Mathrubhumi wrote that the film should be watched to know more about the amazing talent Clint and the film will haunt the audience as the face of Clint, with colour palette follows you. The vacuum created by Clint's death is unbearable and the film is special for the same reason. Manorama said that it is the responsibility of audience to promote this small, but beautiful film with many touching scenes not to get drowned in the crowd of commercial potboilers. Mangalam wrote that the director Harikumar has made a simple, emotional and believable film of an unusual life.

Festivals

 * 23rd Kolkata International Film Festival- Official Selection
 * 20th International Children's Film Festival India (ICFFI)- Official Selection
 * 16th Pune International Film Festival- Official Selection
 * 16th Dhaka International Film Festival- Official Selection
 * 10th Bengaluru International Film Festival- Official Selection