Sathish Kalathil


Sathish Kalathil is an Indian film and documentary director and producer in Malayalam. His debut movie Jalachhayam was well discussed His first film was Veenavaadanam, an experimental documentary about art. He is also a story writer, poet, lyricist and journalist.

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 union.

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'.
SongFilm YearSingerComposer
"Varakal Vaachaala Kadhakal"Veenavaadanam2008Dr.B. JayakrishnanBaburaj Puthur
"Priyamullavane Nee Vida Chollave"Jnana Saradhi2022Vineetha JoshiAdv PK Sajeev, Vineetha Joshi
"Sithaye Suthanuve"Arabikadalinte Ghazal Nilavu2022Sivadev UnnikumarAdv. P.K Sajeev
"Kadatthanadan Kalariyile"Kadathanadan Thathamma2024Suno AISuno AI

Book

He wrote the book, 'Laloorinu Parayanullathu ' Published by Vidyaposhini Publications, Thrissur.

Career

Sathish started the news magazine Prathibhavam in 2000., He established a trust in 2010, Digital Film Makers Forum, 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.