Sathish Kalathil

Sathish Kalathil
Born 30th August 1971
Sankarayya Road, Thrissur, Kerala, India India
Occupation Director, Lyricist, Story Writer
Years active 2008–present
Spouse(s) Rema K. P
Children Niveda, Navin Krishna, Akhil Krishna
Parent(s) Sankaran-Komalam
Website Official Website

Sathish Kalathil is an Indian film and documentary director and producer in Malayalam. He is also story writer, and lyricist. His experimental works are well known and appropriately discussed in Malayalam Cinema industry and his debut movie Jalachhayam (2010)[1][2] was well discussed according to its experimental approach.[3] His first film was Veena Vaadanam (2008),[4] an experimental documentary about art (painting). In 2012, he directed Laloorinu Parayanullathu, a social committed documentary film about municipal solid waste.

Personal life

Sathish was born to K. P. Sankaran and K. M. Komalam at Sankarayya Road, Poothole P.O in Thrissur district of Kerala, India. He completed his primary education from Namboodiri Vidyalayam UP school and Vivekodayam Boys Higher Secondary School nearby Thrissur town. In teenage, he was a Newspaper agent of Mangalam daily, when it was launched. Years later, he became an auto rickshaw driver. During his movie Jalachhayam, he was a fast food business man.[5] Now, he is also a political leader of Nationalist Congress Party with the post secretary of Nationalist Labour Congress, Kerala, a Labour wing of N.C.P. He is also an executive committee member in Thrissur district committee of the party. He is married to Rema K.P and he has three children. Niveda, Navin Krishna, Akhil Krishna.[6] His elder son Navin Krishna played the character of 'Kannan' in Jalachhayam.[7]

Filmography

Direction

Year Title Writer Script Cinematography Notes
2008Veena VaadanamYes Yes Sunil.A.D Documentary Film
2010JalachhayamSujith AalungalSujith Aalungal Pramod Vadakara Feature Film
2012Laloorinu Parayanullathu Yes Bhasi Pangil Saju Pukikkottil, Sunil.A.D Documentary Film

Lyrics

Sathish penned the lyrics of the Song 'Varakal vaachala kadhakal, kaalam chollum charithra kadhakal' In Veena Vaadanam Documentary and he has published many poems in his teenage under the Pen Name 'Surya'.[8]

SongFilm (Documentary)YearSingerComposer
"Varakal Vaachaala Kadhakal"Veena Vaadanam2008Dr.B. JayakrishnanBaburaj Puthur

Book

Script of Laloorinu Parayanullathu
Dr.P.V.Krishnan Nair, Secretary, Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi release the book 'Laloorinu Parayanullathu' and R.Gopalakrishnan, SSecretary, Kerala Sahitya Akademi receives the 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.[9] 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 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 .

BookYearPublisher
"Laloorinu Parayanullathu (What has Laloor To Say"2012Vidyaposhini

Career

Sathish started the news magazine Prathibhavam in 2000., He established a trust in 2010, Digital Film Makers Forum (D.F.M.F.),[10] to help amateur digital filmmakers make and promote digital films.[11] 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,[12] in 2013 to promote budding digital short filmmakers. The event resulted in a slew of digital short film festivals in and around Thrissur District and other places in Kerala, which was remarkable considering digital short films had remained obscure up until that time.

He took advantage of various opportunities opened up by the digital era. He was one of the first people around the world to experiment with filmmaking using first generation mobile phones.

References

  1. "Jalachhayam". FilmiBeat.
  2. "Jalachhaayam (2010)". Malayalasangeetham.
  3. "Film shot with cell phone camera premiered". Retrieved 2010-06-07.
  4. "Film shot using mobile phone". Retrieved 2008-08-20.
  5. "Sathish Kalathil". M3db.
  6. "Sathish Kalathil Biography". imdb.com.
  7. "Master Navin Krishna". Retrieved 2010-12-29.
  8. "Varakal Vaachaala Kadhakal". malayalasangeetham.
  9. "Story of Laloor in screen". Janmabhumi Daily. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  10. "INAUGURATION OF DIGITAL FILM MAKERS' FORUM".
  11. "Sathish Kalathil on "Jalachhayam"". Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  12. "'വില് യു ബി മി' നല്ല സിനിമ, 'മൗനനൊമ്പരം' മികച്ച ഡോക്യുമെന്ററി". kvartha.com. Retrieved 1 September 2013.



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