Navodaya
Appachan's
Malayalam
film
My
Dear
Kuttichathan
is
the
first
Indian
3D
movie
and
it
was
released
in
1984.
The
film
hit
the
screens
again
in
1997
and
it
reached
the
Blockbuster
status
in
both
years.
Now,
Appachan
is
said
to
have
planned
to
re-release
it
for
third
time
during
this
Onam
festival.
The
story
of
My
Dear
Kuttichathan
revolves
around
three
children,
who
develop
friendly
relationship
with
a
ghost
named
as
Kuttichathan.
A
cruel
magician
wants
Chathan
to
lay
hands
on
a
treasure.
Even
though
magician
is
a
owner
of
Chathan,
he
is
burnt
and
killed
by
Chathan
in
the
climax.
Chathan
turns
into
a
bat
and
flies
away.
This
Malayalam
flick
has
been
directed
by
Jijo
Punnoose
and
produced
by
Navodaya
Appachan.
Raghunath
Paleri
and
TK
Rajeevkumar
have
penned
the
script
for
the
film,
which
has
Ilayaraja's
music,
Ashok
Kumar's
cinematography
and
TR
Shekhar's
editing.
It
was
first
made
with
a
huge
budget
of
25
crore.
However,
My
Dear
Kuttichathan
was
dubbed
into
Hindi
as
Chhota
Chetan
with
additional
scenes
with
Urmila
Matondkar
and
into
Tamil
as
Chutti
Chathan.
It
was
successful
in
these
two
languages.
Now,
the
movie
is
releasing
in
Malayalam
for
the
third
time
with
additional
footage
in
3D
digital
format
and
Prakash
Raj
and
Santhanam.
It
should
be
seen
whether
the
film
would
impress
the
present
generation.