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title: 'My Dear Kuttichathan (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jijo Punnoose'
released: '1984-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/my-dear-kuttichathan-1984'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280968/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# My Dear Kuttichathan (1984)

1984 · Action, Family · India

Original title: മൈ ഡിയർ കുട്ടിച്ചാത്തൻ

## Synopsis

My Dear Kuttichathan is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language children's fantasy film directed by Jijo Punnoose and produced by his father Navodaya Appachan under Navodaya Studio. It was the first Indian film to be filmed in 3D format. With screenplay by Raghunath Paleri, 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. The film's soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with cinematography and editing by Ashok Kumar and T. R. Shekhar, respectively. It was the debut film of actors Jagadish and Zainuddin.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jijo Punnoose](https://cinepixo.com/people/jijo-punnoose)
- **Screenplay:** [Raghunath Paleri](https://cinepixo.com/people/raghunath-paleri)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Anu Malik](https://cinepixo.com/people/anu-malik), [Ilaiyaraaja](https://cinepixo.com/people/ilaiyaraaja)
- **Producer:** [Navodaya Appachan](https://cinepixo.com/people/navodaya-appachan)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ashok Kumar](https://cinepixo.com/people/ashok-kumar)

## Cast

- [Dalip Tahil](https://cinepixo.com/people/dalip-tahil)
- [Urmila Matondkar](https://cinepixo.com/people/urmila-matondkar)

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Official site: http://mydearkuttichathan.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/my-dear-kuttichathan-1984
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