Sathish Kalathil is an Indian

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and

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director and producer in

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. His experimental works are well known and appropriately discussed in

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industry and his debut movie '' Jalachhayam'' (2010) was well discussed according to its experimental approach. His first film was '' Veenavaadanam'' (2008), an experimental documentary about art (painting). In 2012, he directed '' Laloorinu Parayanullathu'', a socially committed documentary film about

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and '' Jnana Saradhi'' in 2012, a historical documentary film about the first communal school of Kerala, Namboodiri Vidyalayam. He is also a story writer, poet and lyricist in

Personal life

Sathish was born to K. P. Sankaran and K. M. Komalam at Sankarayya Road, Poothole P.O in

Thrissur Thrissur (, ), Renaming of cities in India, formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the List of most populous urban agglomerations in Ke ...

district of

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. He completed his primary education from Namboodiri Vidyalayam UP school and Vivekodayam Boys Higher Secondary School nearby

town. As a teenager, he was a Newspaper agent of Mangalam daily, when it was launched. Years later, he became an auto rickshaw driver. During the production of '' Jalachhayam'', he was a fast food business man. Now, he is also a political leader of

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with the post secretary of Nationalist Labour Congress,

, a Labour wing of N.C.P and state working president of Kerala Vazhi Vanibha Sabha ( H.M.S) union. He is married to Rema K.P and he has three children. Niveda, Navin Krishna and Akhil Krishna. His elder son Navin Krishna played the character of 'Kannan' in '' Jalachhayam''.

Filmography

Direction

Lyrics

Sathish penned lyrics for his documentaries, '' Veenavaadanam'' and '' Jnana Saradhi''. He has also written

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s for a musical documentary film, ''Arabikadalinte Ghazal Nilavu'' as the tribute for Umbayee and its audio album, ''Sithaye Suthanuve'' was released on 1 August 2022 by Goa Governor P. S. Sreedharan Pillai, received by MLA K. K. Shailaja at

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. Sathish has published many poems since his teenage under the Pen Name 'Surya'.

Book

After some research about the sufferings and various problems faced by people of Laloor due to the heavy dumping of Municipal Garbage of Thrissur Municipal Corporation at their premises and the associated protest manifested through various forms of strikes, Sathish Kalathil wrote the Principal Story for his documentary Laloorinu Parayanullathu Bhasi Pangil made a Script out of this Story about Laloor. The Book, 'Laloorinu Parayanullathu (What has Laloor To Say)' Published by Vidyaposhini Publications, Thrissur. And, the book released on 29 August 2013 by Dr.P.V. Krishnan Nair, secretary,

Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi is located in Thrissur city, of Kerala, in India. The academy presents awards for various fields like music, dance, theatre and traditional art forms. Some of the major awards include: * Kerala Sangeetha Nata ...

and copy received by R. Gopalakrishnan, secretary, Kerala Sahithya Akademi at Prof. Joseph Mundassery Memorial Auditorium, Thissur, associated with D.F.M.F Short Film Festival-2013 contested by Digital Film Makers' Forum Trust.
http://dfmfshortfilmfestival2013.yolasite.com D.F.M.F. SHORT FILM FESTIVAL]

Career

Sathish started the

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He established a trust in 2010, Digital Film Makers Forum, Digital Film Makers Forum (D.F.M.F.), to help

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digital filmmakers make and promote digital films. He and his trust also involved socially and conducted many programs. The trust intervened against the termination of Sree Rama Varma Music School in 2013 and made many protests for the survival of the school. Through Digital Film Makers Forum, Sathish Kalathil and his associates organised a digital short film festival, called the D.F.M.F Short Film Festival. He took advantage of various opportunities opened up by the digital era through mobile phone cameras, and he was one of the first people around the world to experiment with filmmaking using first generation mobile phones.

References

External links

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Official WebsiteD.F.M.F Trust
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