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{{short description|2017 film by Hari Kumar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Clint
| image = Clint 2017 film poster.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Harikumar (director)|Harikumar]]
| producer = Gokulam Gopalan
| writer = K .V .Mohankumar
| based_on = [[Edmund Thomas Clint]]
| starring = {{ubl|Master Alok|[[Rima Kallingal]]|[[Unni Mukundan]]|[[Vinay Forrt]]|[[Renji Panicker]]|[[Joy Mathew]]|[[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]]|[[Salim Kumar]]|[[Akshara Kishor]]}}
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = [[Madhu Ambat]]
| studio = Gokulam Films
| released = {{film date|df=y|2017|8|11}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
}}

'''''Clint''''' is a [[List of Malayalam films of 2017|2017]] Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[biographical film]] on [[Edmund Thomas Clint]], a [[child prodigy]] known for having drawn over 25,000 paintings during his short life of seven years. It was directed by [[Harikumar (director)|Harikumar]], starring Master Alok, [[Rima Kallingal]], [[Unni Mukundan]], [[Joy Mathew]] and [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Malayalam Movies Preview - Clint|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/previews/clint/articleshow/59999920.cms|accessdate=24 September 2017|date=10 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/07/31/stories/2003073101150200.htm |title="She spells hope and happiness" - The Hindu |access-date=21 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606125639/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/07/31/stories/2003073101150200.htm |archive-date=6 June 2011 |url-status=usurped }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=7 year-old kid unbelievably drew 25,000 paintings in 2522 days of his life|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/buzz/life/edmund-thomas-clint-paintings-128.html|work=indiatvnews}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=ക്ലിൻറ് സിനിമയിൽ പുനർജനിക്കുന്നതിന്റെ ആവേശത്തിൽ മാതാപിതാക്കൾ|url=http://www.manoramanews.com/news/entertainment/2017/07/31/clints-parents-on-clint-movie-31.html|accessdate=24 September 2017|publisher=[[Malayala Manorama]]|date=31 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=സെബാസ്റ്റ്യൻ|first1=അരുൺ|title=ക്ലിന്റ്: നിറങ്ങളുടെ കളിക്കൂട്ടുകാരൻ|url=http://www.deepika.com/feature/HealthNews.aspx?ID=7231&Topicid=5|accessdate=24 September 2017|publisher=[[Deepika (newspaper)|Deepika]]}}</ref>

==Summary==
'''''Clint''''' is the story of a wonder kid who was tragically curtailed by [[kidney failure]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=P|first1=Divya|title=Clint review: an endearing tale of a little genius|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2017/08/11/clint-alok-unni-mukundan-rima-kallingal-malayalam-movie-review.html|accessdate=21 September 2017|publisher=[[Malayala Manorama]]|date=12 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=MM Vetticad|first1=Anna|title=Clint movie review: A life filled with colour recounted through a limited palette|url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/clint-movie-review-a-life-filled-with-colour-recounted-through-a-limited-palette-3922689.html|accessdate=21 September 2017|publisher=Firstpost|date=13 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Clint - Review|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/clint-malayalam-movie-review-21747|accessdate=21 September 2017|publisher=India Glitz|date=20 August 2017}}</ref>

==Cast==

*Master Alok as Clint
*[[Rima Kallingal]] as Chinnamma
*[[Unni Mukundan]] as M. T. Joseph
*[[Vinay Forrt]] as Artist Mohan
*[[Renji Panicker]] as Writer V. K. Nambiar
*[[Joy Mathew]] as Doctor
*[[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] as Onamma
*[[Salim Kumar]]
*[[Akshara Kishor]] as Ammu
*[[Riaz M. T.]] as Hero office friend

==Soundtrack==
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The music composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and the audio was unveiled on 21 July 2017.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jayamani|first1=Deepika|title=Clint movie's audio launch will have Ilaiyaraja as the chief guest|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/clint-movies-audio-launch-will-have-ilaiyaraja-as-the-chief-guest/articleshow/59665763.cms|accessdate=24 September 2017|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=19 July 2017}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| 1 || "Neeleyetho Marivillal" || [[Ilaiyaraaja]]|| Prabha Varma
|-
| 2 || "Olathin Melathaal" || [[Shreya Ghoshal]] || Prabha Varma
|-
| 3 || "Thaaram Chenthaaram" || [[Vijay Yesudas]] || Prabha Varma
|-
| 4 || "Olathin Melathaal" (Sad) || [[Shreya Ghoshal]]|| Prabha Varma
|}

==Release==
The film was released in India on 11 August 2017. It was premiered on [[Flowers (TV channel)|Flowers TV]] during [[Onam]] after a month of its theatrical release.

===Reception===
[[Mathrubhumi]] 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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=മേനോൻ|first1=ശ്രീലക്ഷ്മി|title=കണ്ണുകളെ ഈറനണിയിച്ച് ക്ലിൻറ്|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/review/clint-movie-review-unni-mukundan-rima-kallingal-harikumar-first-day-first-review-1.2158049|accessdate=24 September 2017|publisher=[[Mathrubhumi]]|date=11 August 2017}}</ref> [[Malayala Manorama|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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=തോമസ്|first1=അജിത് ടി|title=ക്ലിൻറ് എന്ന വിസ്മയം; റിവ്യൂ|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-reviews/2017/08/11/clint-malayalam-movie-review-unni-mukundan-rima.html|accessdate=24 September 2017|publisher=[[Malayala Manorama]]|date=11 August 2017}}</ref> [[Mangalam]] wrote that the director Harikumar has made a simple, emotional and believable film of an unusual life.<ref>{{cite news|title=ക്ലിൻറ് - ഓർത്തിരിക്കാൻ ഒരു കാഴ്ച|url=http://www.mangalam.com/news/detail/136075-movie-reviews-clint-malayalam-movie-review.html|accessdate=24 September 2017|publisher=[[Mangalam]]|date=11 August 2017}}</ref>

===Festivals===

*23rd [[Kolkata International Film Festival]]- Official Selection
*20th [[International Children's Film Festival India (ICFFI)]]- Official Selection
*16th [[Pune International Film Festival]]- Official Selection
*16th [[Dhaka International Film Festival]]- Official Selection
*10th [[Bengaluru International Film Festival]]- Official Selection

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|6697508|Clint}}

[[Category:2017 films]]
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian biographical films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]

Clint film - Revision history

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