Edmund Thomas Clint

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| nationality = Indian

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Edmund Thomas Clint (19 May 1976 — 15 April 1983) was an Indian child prodigy known for having drawn over 25,000 paintings during his life of less than seven years.{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/07/31/stories/2003073101150200.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113062658/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/07/31/stories/2003073101150200.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=13 January 2016 | title=She spells hope and happiness | date=31 July 2003 | newspaper=The Hindu | access-date=17 December 2018 }}{{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}}

Background

Clint was the only son of Late M.T. Joseph and Chinnamma Joseph.{{cite web|title=Who is Edmund Thomas Clint?|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/clint/aboutclint/|website=Kerala Tourism|access-date=5 August 2014}} He was named after the veteran Hollywood actor and director Clint Eastwood.

He loved painting Hindu festivals and traditional events near his home in Kochi, Kerala. When he died of kidney failure on Vishu day in 1983, he was just six years and 11 months old, yet left behind some 25,000 artworks.{{cite web|url=http://www.rd-india.com/newsite/rdliving/Studio_feb10.asp|title=Temple Festival by Edmund Thomas Clint|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006064100/http://rd-india.com/newsite/rdliving/Studio_feb10.asp|archive-date=6 October 2010|publisher=Reader's Digest}} His work has been displayed in exhibitions in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala in 1995 and 2007.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121106014747/http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/12/stories/2005121218550300.htm "In Tiruvananthapuram Today" - The Hindu].{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/12/10/stories/2009121051970400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107022327/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/12/10/stories/2009121051970400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 November 2012|title= It is still fascinating... |last=Sadasivan|first=T. K|date=10 December 2009|access-date=9 April 2010|work=The Hindu|location=Chennai, India}}{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/30/stories/2007123060770300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080103164110/http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/30/stories/2007123060770300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2008|title= Painting exhibition |date=30 December 2007|access-date=9 April 2010|work=The Hindu|location=Chennai, India}} At the age of 5, he secured first place in a competition held for painters below the age 18.

Legacy

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Clint Road in Kochi, Kerala is named after him. A biography, Clint - Nirangalude Rajakumaran (Clint - The Prince of Colours) was written by Sebastian Pallithode about him.{{cite web|url=http://www.ksicl.org/newbooks09_iframe.htm|title=Clint - Nirangalude Rajakumaran|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903135611/http://www.ksicl.org/newbooks09_iframe.htm|archive-date= 3 September 2010}}

The 2007 Malayalam film Anandabhairavi, about a child prodigy was inspired by Clint's life.{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/26/stories/2007022619580300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070228124420/http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/26/stories/2007022619580300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 February 2007|title= 'Missing out award painful' |date=26 February 2007|access-date=9 April 2010|work=The Hindu|location=Chennai, India}} Edmund Thomas Clint memorial painting competition for children was held at Kochi in his memory.{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/21/stories/2009112159860300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124111258/http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/21/stories/2009112159860300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 November 2009|title=Edmund Thomas Clint memorial painting competition for children|access-date=9 April 2010|location=Chennai, India|work=The Hindu|date=21 November 2009}}

Feature film about Clint

In September 2014, director Harikumar declared he was planning to make a film based on the life of Clint.{{cite news|title=Harikumar to make a film on child prodigy Clint|url=http://www.klapboard.com/harikumar-to-make-film-on-the-child-prodigy-clint/|work=Klapboard}} The movie shooting was completed in 2017. Its trailer was released on 25 July 2017, and finally the film Clint was released on 11 August 2017. Master Alok plays the title role as Clint, while Unni Mukundan and Rima Kallingal play as Clint's parents.{{cite news|title=Unni, Rima to play parents in 'Clint'|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/feb/03/unni-rima-to-play-parents-in-clint-1566606.html|work=New Indian Express}}

{{cite web|url=http://quintdaily.com/2017/08/clint-malayalam-movie-review-clint-movie-rating-3-out-of-5-news-public-talk/|title=Clint Malayalam movie Review, Clint Movie Rating (3/5) News – Public Talk – QuintDaily|last=quintdaily|date=11 August 2017}}

References

External links

[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030306/punjab1.htm "YPS children paint in vibrant hues" - The Tribune]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNmEMz0D5JY Short Film By Kerala Tourism]