Don Palathara

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Don Palathara

Born August 22, 1986 · Kerala, India (age 40)

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 Internati…

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The CorpseThe Corpse · 2015
The Corpse
8.02015
MovieComedy
Thomas Ittikkora is dead. Family and friends gather at his home for the pre-funeral ceremonies.
FamilyFamily · 2024
Family
5.52024
MovieDrama
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.
GurutiGuruti
Guruti
Movie
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.
ChattambiChattambi · 2022
Chattambi
5.72022
MovieDramaThriller
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.
SeedSeed · 2017
Seed
5.02017
MovieDrama
A slow burning film dealing with tensions between a father and a son set in the highlands of Kerala
1956, Central Travancore1956, Central Travancore · 2019
1956, Central Travancore
5.32019
MovieDrama
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.
AmminiAmmini
Ammini
Movie
A life in the day of a south indian cow.
Joyful MysteryJoyful Mystery · 2021
Joyful Mystery
7.02021
MovieDrama
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.

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