''Clint'' is a

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-language biographical film on

Edmund Thomas Clint Edmund Thomas Clint (19 May 1976 — 15 April 1983) was an Indian child prodigy known for having drawn over 25,000 paintings during his life of less than seven years. Background Clint was the lone son of Late M.T. Joseph and Chinnamma Joseph ...

, 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,

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and K. P. A. C. Lalitha.

Summary

''Clint'' is the story of a wonder kid who was tragically curtailed by

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Cast

*Master Alok as Clint *

as Chinnamma *

as M. T. Joseph *

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as Artist Mohan *

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as Writer V. K. Nambiar *

as Doctor * K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Onamma *

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* 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

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during

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after a month of its theatrical release.

Reception

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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.

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wrote that the director Harikumar has made a simple, emotional and believable film of an unusual life.

Festivals

*23rd

Kolkata International Film Festival The Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) is an annual film festival held in Kolkata, India. Founded in 1995, it is the third oldest international film festival in India. The festival is organized by the West Bengal Film Centre under the W ...

- Official Selection *20th

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- Official Selection *16th

Pune International Film Festival The Pune International Film Festival (also known as PIFF) is an annual film festival held in Pune, a city in Maharashtra, India. Open to general public, the films are screened at NFAI, Inox, City Pride, PVR cinema halls, all located in Pune ...

- Official Selection *16th

Dhaka International Film Festival Dhaka International Film Festival ( bn, ঢাকা আন্তর্জাতিক চলচ্চিত্র উৎসব) is a biennial film festival held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1992, the festival was initially organized on a ...

- Official Selection *10th Bengaluru International Film Festival- Official Selection

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 6697508, Clint 2017 films 2010s Malayalam-language films Indian biographical films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja