Kummatty

A stranger who may be the trickster magician Kummatty comes to a village in Malabar, India. A young boy, Chindan, brushes his teeth, gets ready, and leaves for school, where he learns about elections and the rules of voting. Chindan encounters a mysterious man with bohemian animal masks, who sings and performs tricks, captivating the children. The children, including Chindan, form a close bond with the man, who they come to call Kummatty. As the story unfolds, Kummatty performs a magical trick, turning the children into animals, and then returns them to their human forms. After Kummatty leaves, the village searches for Chindan, who has been transformed into a dog, and he eventually finds his way back home, where his family and mother, who has been searching for him, are overjoyed.