Kammatipaadam, alternatively spelled as Kammatti Paadam, is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film[3][4] directed by Rajeev Ravi and written by P.

[5] The film stars Dulquer Salmaan, Vinayakan, Shaun Romy, Manikandan R. Achari, Vinay Forrt, Shine Tom Chacko, and Suraj Venjaramoodu.

[10][11] In the 1980s, Krishnan is a primary school student in Kammattippaadam who befriends Gangadharan/Ganga, a kid who belongs to a Dalit family.

Krishnan, Ganga, Balan, Venu and others form a gang working for a local real estate conman named Surendran Aashaan.

Krishnan goes to prison and returns to Kammattippaadam only to discover that the gang is now more advanced and is smuggling alcohol under the leadership of Surendran Aashaan.

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.

However, Balan dies after being struck by a truck, where Ganga blames Krishnan for his brother's death and their friendship is torn apart.

[17][18] It is an irony that Balan Chettan and Gangadharan who work as goons of the mafia themselves are grandsons of a staunch Communist grandfather (Achachan in the film).

Father of Gangadharan is also depicted as strong believer of Communism, who reads only Deshabhimani, the official Communist daily.

Because of the rude deeds of few uncivil minds in their own community, the history of Dalits repeats, as most of them lose their lands and existence itself.

Although the film upholds intercaste friendship and marriage values, the main characters' lives are depicted to be wasted due to their irresponsible and impulsive behaviour.

[24] Gowtham VS of The Indian Express wrote: "Rajiv Ravi has dismantled all conventional concepts of Malayali aesthetics by capturing the unadulterated beauty of black skin through characters who portrayed the lives of Dalits.

The director has continued to use his anarchic concepts of visualisation, which include shaky shots, blurred frames and sometimes abrupt sequences.

The realistic and daring approach of Rajiv Ravi deserves standing ovation at times when the paper tigers in this industry still fear to come up with something different from the old mould.