
Don Palathara
Directing
Biography
Don Palathara is a film director, screenwriter, and documentary filmmaker from Kerala, India.Known for working on shoestring budgets and new or inexperienced actors, his films are expositions of local Kerala culture and study on the human nature. Palathara's films, gained accolades at several international film festivals, including the 42nd Moscow International Film Festival and the 25th International Film Festival of Kerala.
Known For

A slow burning film dealing with tensions between a father and a son set in the highlands of Kerala
Seed

Chris, a young, independent filmmaker from Kerala gets inspired by Louis Malle’s 1969 documentary Calcutta and aspires to recreate the modern version of the documentary himself. He moves to Kolkata with his wife Anita, who is also a movie actress, to work on his documentary. While the shoot of the documentary is already progressing, Corona virus outbreak starts in India and his producer withholds the funds that he had agreed to release earlier. As the government imposed lock-down starts, Chris is stuck inside the rented apartment in Kolkata with Anita. To overcome the pent up frustrations, Chris decides to make a film about his own marriage without the knowledge of Anita.
Everything Is Cinema

Maria, a young journalist, and Jithin, an aspiring actor, are in a live-in relationship without the knowledge of their parents. Set in the backdrop of the covid pandemic, this relationship drama reveals the nuances of an intense dispute and unreasoned maneuvers that the couple adapt in the intimate relationship.
Joyful Mystery

Kora and his brother Onan gather four men to go on a gaur hunt in order to make some quick money. Their journey progresses through their dreams, desires, fears, fantasies and struggles. Distanced from their families and loved ones, sharing stories help them remember and appreciate their inescapable pasts and make bonds. When the real and imagined nature turn out to be larger than their will and strength could handle, they learn the harsh realities of the endeavor they have taken up.
1956, Central Travancore

Set in 1995, Chattambi follows the lives of abrasive outlaws in rural Idukki. When Kariah feels he is being excluded from the clan, he decides to lead his life on his own terms without realizing the grave consequences of his decision.
Chattambi

Sony is a kind man, a good Christian. He is always willing to lend his fellow villagers a helping hand, assist struggling children with their school lessons or organise volunteer activities. When an outcast family is struck by tragedy, he negotiates with the Church to rehabilitate them financially. Sony is not just the connective tissue, but the beating heart of this small Catholic village. Under his genial exterior, however, lurks something dark.
Family

Thomas Ittikkora is dead. Family and friends gather at his home for the pre-funeral ceremonies.
The Corpse

The filmmaker spends a few weeks with his grandfather and records their time together.
Grandpa

A life in the day of a south indian cow.
Ammini

At Chottanikkara temple, the ritual of Guruti is performed every Friday and Tuesday evening. Devotees believe that mental health issues can be healed during the ceremony.