Don Palathara is an independent director who has made his mark in Malayalam with just six films. Director Don Palathara has always succeeded in reinventing the medium of cinema beyond commercial films and experimenting with innovative narrative style.
Don Palathara
Only six films like Shavam, With, 1956 Madhya Travancore, Everything is Cinema, Santosh’s First Secret and Family are enough to mark the talent that is Don Palathara.
Now Don’s most critically acclaimed film ‘1956 Madhya Travancore’ is all set for streaming. Earlier, the film was shown on Mubi, a global movie streaming platform. Moviegoers can watch the movie for free through YouTube. On December 4, the film will start streaming on the YouTube channel of Bhavana Studios, a leading production company in Malayalam.
In the context of widespread migration in Idukki and other places before land reform, the constant physical and internal conflicts between nature and man and between man and man are expressed as a story through a group of men who go hunting. Filmed in black and white, the film is one of the best creations in the history of Malayalam cinema. Asif Yogi, Jane Andrews, Krishnan Balakrishnan, Kani Kushmi and Shaun Romy are the main characters in the film.
1956 Madhya Travancore is a film that received great response in many international film festivals like Busan International Film Festival and Moscow International Film Festival. Don Palathara’s film ‘Family’ is in the international competition category at this year’s Kerala International Film Festival.