Sathish Kalathil
Sathish Kalathil is an Indian film and documentary director and producer in Malayalam. His debut movie Jalachhayam (2010) was well discussed His first film was Veenavaadanam (2008), an experimental documentary about art (painting). He is also a story writer, poet, lyricist and journalist.
Sathish Kalathil
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- Name
- Sathish Kalathil
- Occupation
- Director, lyricist, writer
- Spouse
- Rema K.
- Born
- 1971 · Thrissur district.
- Nationality
- India
- Education
- Vivekodayam Boys Higher Secondary School
- Languages
- Malayalam
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Sathish Kalathil is an Indian film and documentary director and producer in Malayalam. His debut movie Jalachhayam (2010) was well discussed His first film was Veenavaadanam (2008), an experimental documentary about art (painting). He is also a story writer, poet, lyricist and journalist.
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Sathish Kalathil (born 1971) is a film director and screenwriter, of Indian nationality. The film director was born in Thrissur district. Sathish Kalathil was educated at Vivekodayam Boys Higher Secondary School. Languages used include Malayalam.
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• Name — Sathish Kalathil • Occupation — Director, lyricist, writer • Spouse — Rema K. P • Years Active — 2008–present
Personal life
Personal life
Sathish was born to K. P. Sankaran and K. M. Komalam in Thrissur district of Kerala, India. He is the editor at Prathibhavam online periodical and associate editor at Utthareeyam Magazine. 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 and state working president of Kerala Vazhi Vanibha Sabha (H.M.S) union.
Direction
Direction
• Year — Title — Writer — Script — Cinematography — Notes • 2008 — Veenavaadanam — Sunil.A.D — Documentary Film • 2010 — Jalachhayam — Sujith Aalungal — Sujith Aalungal — Pramod Vadakara — Feature Film • 2012 — Laloorinu Parayanullathu — Bhasi Pangil — Saju Pukikkottil, Sunil.A.D — Documentary Film • 2022 — Jnana Saradhi. — Bhasi Pangil — Navin Krishna — Documentary Film
Lyrics
Lyrics
Sathish penned lyrics for his documentaries, Veenavaadanam and Jnana Saradhi. He has also written Ghazals for a musical documentary film, Arabikadalinte Ghazal Nilavu and Sithaye Suthanuve. He has experimented in song creation using Artificial intelligence and released an audio collection, Kannin Chirakiloru Mazhatthulli. He also released two video albums in the same year, Kadathanadan Thathamma and Pranayathinte neerazhiyil using various AI video generated websites. Sathish has published poems under the Pen Name 'Surya'. • Song — Film (Documentary) — Year — Singer — Composer • "Varakal Vaachaala Kadhakal" — Veenavaadanam — 2008 — Dr.B. Jayakrishnan — Baburaj Puthur • "Priyamullavane Nee Vida Chollave" — Jnana Saradhi — 2022 — Vineetha Joshi — Adv PK Sajeev, Vineetha Joshi • "Sithaye Suthanuve" — Arabikadalinte Ghazal Nilavu — 2022 — Sivadev Unnikumar — Adv. P.K Sajeev • "Kadatthanadan Kalariyile" — Kadathanadan Thathamma — 2024 — Suno AI — Suno AI
Book
Book
He wrote the book, 'Laloorinu Parayanullathu (What has Laloor To Say)' Published by Vidyaposhini Publications, Thrissur.
Career
Career
Sathish started the news magazine Prathibhavam in 2000. He established a trust in 2010, Digital Film Makers Forum (D.F.M.F.), to help amateur digital filmmakers make and promote digital films. The trust intervened against the termination of Sree Rama Varma Music School in 2013 and made many protests for the survival of the school.

Sujith Aalungal, Scriptwriter and Sathish Kalathil, director of Jalachhayam are discussing about the script of the film.
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Sathish Kalathil in picturing Jalachhayam
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- 1.FilmiBeat. Jalachhayam.
- 2.Malayalasangeetham. Jalachhaayam (2010).
- 3.Film shot with cell phone camera premiered. The Hindu. 6 June 2010.
- 4.സെല്ഫോണില് ചാലിച്ച 'ജലച്ചായം'. mathrubhumi.
- 5.Jalchhayam:Mobile Movie. filmibeat. 22 August 2008.
- 6.ജലച്ചായം സിനിമ വിക്കിപീഡിയയിലൂടെ റിലീസ് ചെയ്തു. kerala kaumudi. 2024-10-02.
- 7.ജലച്ചായം സിനിമ വിക്കിപീഡിയയിലൂടെ റിലീസ് ചെയ്തു. thamasoma. 2024-10-02.
- 8.Film shot using mobile phone. The Hindu. 19 August 2008.
- 9.Mangalam Daily. അമ്മയൊരു സംജ്ഞയാണ്.
- 10.Deepika Daily. 'വഴിയിൽ വാണിഭമോ?'.
- 11.M3db. Sathish Kalathil.
- 12.Mathrubhumi. കേരള വഴിവാണിഭ സഭ (എച്ച്.എം.എസ്.) പ്രവർത്തക കൺവെൻഷൻ. 2023-10-31.
- 13.Mathrubhumi. വഴിയോരക്കച്ചവടക്കാർക്ക് വെൻഡിങ് സർട്ടിഫിക്കറ്റ് അനുവദിക്കണം- എച്ച്.എം.എസ്.
- 14.Keralakaumudi. നിയമത്തിന് അഞ്ച് വയസ്, ലൈസൻസില്ലാതെ വഴിയോരക്കച്ചവടക്കാർ.
- 15.Kerala Kaumudi Daily. നമ്പൂതിരി വിദ്യാലയത്തിന്റെ ആത്മകഥയ്ക്ക് ദൃശ്യഭാഷ്യം.
- 16.mathrubhumi daily. ഉമ്പായി ഇന്നും പാടുന്നു. 2 August 2022.
- 17.madhyamam daily. ഉമ്പായി ഇന്നും പാടുന്നു. August 2022.
- 18.keralakaumudi daily. ആ ഗസൽമഴ തോർന്ന് നാലാണ്ട്, ഉമ്പായിക്ക് സമർപ്പണമായി ഡോക്യുമെന്ററി.
- 19.Keralakaumudi. നിർമ്മിത ബുദ്ധിയിൽ ഓണപ്പാട്ടും. 2024-08-26.
- 20.Deshabhimani. ഓണപ്പാട്ടുകളുടെ കാസറ്റ് കാലം ഓർമ്മകളിൽ; വരുന്നൂ എ ഐ പാട്ടുകാലം. 2024-09-15.
- 21.Kvartha. മലയാളത്തിലെ ആദ്യത്തെ എഐ ഓണപ്പാട്ടുകൾ പുറത്തിറക്കി: ഒരു പുത്തൻ തുടക്കം. 2024-08-25.
- 22.Malayali Life. കണ്ണിൻ ചിറകിലൊരു മഴത്തുള്ളി; മലയാളത്തിലെ ആദ്യത്തെ എ ഐ ഓണപ്പാട്ടുകൾ റിലീസ് ചെയ്തു. 2024-08-25.
- 23.Keralakaumudi. പുലിക്കളിക്കൊരു എ.ഐ. പാട്ട്. 2024-09-17.
- 24.Malayalasangeetham. പ്രണയത്തിന്റെ നീരാഴിയിൽ. 2025-06-27.
- 25.'പ്രണയത്തിന്റെ നീരാഴിയിൽ'; എഐ വീഡിയോ സോങ്ങ് റിലീസ് ചെയ്തു. Anweshanam. 2024-09-23.
- 26.Thamasoma. 'പ്രണയത്തിന്റെ നീരാഴിയിൽ'; എഐ വീഡിയോ സോങ്ങ് റിലീസ് ചെയ്തു. 2024-09-24.
- 27.ഗുലാബ് ജാമുന്. mathrubhumi. 17 October 2022.
- 28.ആരാണവള്; അയാള്?. asianetnews.
- 29.Asianet News. ക്ലാര, നീയിപ്പോള് എവിടെയാണ്.
- 30.Janayugom Daily. ഇരുധ്രുവ പാതകൾ. Janayugom Online. 11 October 2020.
- 31.Suprabhaatham Daily. വാൽകണ്ണാടിയിലെ പ്രണയം. 7 March 2021.
- 32.Msidb. Priyamullavane Nee Vida Chollave.
- 33.malayalam daily news. ഉമ്പായിക്ക് സമർപ്പണമായി 'സിതയേ സുതനുവേ'. 19 July 2022.
- 34.കടത്തനാടൻ തത്തമ്മ. Malayalasangeetham.
- 35.കടത്തനാടൻ തത്തമ്മ. Malayala Manorama. 25 July 2024.
- 36.Keralakaumudi. ഒരു ഗീതകം പോലെ, മലയാളികളുടെ പ്രിയങ്കരിയായ സാഹിത്യകാരിയുടെ ഓർമ്മയ്ക്ക്.
- 37.INAUGURATION OF DIGITAL FILM MAKERS' FORUM.
- 38.Sathish Kalathil on "Jalachhayam".
- 39.keralakaumudi. സംഗീത കോളേജ് ഭൂമി കൈമാറ്റം ഉടൻ നടത്തണം.
- 40.sathyamonline. എസ്.ആർ.വി. സംഗീതകോളേജിൻറെ ഭൂമി കൈമാറ്റം ഉടൻ നടത്തണം: സതീഷ് കളത്തിൽ.
- 41.Daily, Keralakaumudi. സ്വന്തം കെട്ടിടമില്ല, ഒരു ക്ളാസിൽ മൂന്ന് ബാച്ച്. പാഴ്ശ്രുതിയിൽ ആദ്യ പാട്ടുപള്ളിക്കൂടം. Keralakaumudi Daily. keralakaumudi.
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