Are Christopher Nolan and Sathish Kalathil both film directors?
Sathish Kalathil Sathish Kalathil (മലയാളം: ) is an Indian film and documentary Director and Producer in malayalam. He is also Story Writer, and Lyricist. His experimental works are well known and appropriately discussed in Malayalam Cinema industry and his debut movie Jalachhayam (2010) was well discussed according to its experimental approach. Actually, his first venture was in 2008 named Veena Vaadanam, a documentary film about Art (Painting) and that was his first experimental entry in movie. In 2012, he directed Laloorinu Parayanullathu, a social committed documentary film about Municipal solid waste.
P. Venu P. Venu (Malayalam: പി. വേണു , 8 November 1940 – 25 May 2011) was an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter with over 20 films to his credit. His directorial venture "Udhyogastha" in 1967 was the first ever multi-starrer film of South India. His work in Malayalam cinema was significant and most influential, covering all themes and genres over a career spanning 40 years. One of his most recognized film "C.I.D. Nazir" in 1971, revolutionized movie-making in the investigative genre in Malayalam cinema. Following the commercial and critical success of this film, he came up with two more in the series - "Taxi Car" in 1972 and Prethangalude Thazhvara in 1973, which were recognized as the first investigative sequels in the history of Malayalam cinema. From the late 60s to the 90s he continued to make films and then decided to take a break to devote more time to his family. His last film "Parinamam (The Change)" in 2003 won an honour for Malayalam cinema, winning the Best Screenplay Award at Ashdod International Film Festival held in Israel. In 2005 he was bestowed with the "Kala Prathiba" (Icon of Creative Arts) Award by the Kerala Film Critics Association for his immense contributions to Malayalam cinema. He was also an active member of "MACTA" (Malayalam Cine Technicians Association). He published his book titled "Udyogastha Muthal" (meaning ‘From Udyogastha Onwards’) in 2010 reminiscing his life as a filmmaker and his experiences in the film industry.