Jubith Namradath
Jubith Namradath's early attempts in blending unique and literate, yet intelligent visions through a medium called cinema was at his alma mater, Sainik School Kazhakootam. Starting with pencil sketching and paintings, equally at ease in the company of words, Jubith was adjudged the Best Artiste of the Year on his graduation in 1998. A qualified engineer in Electronics & Communication, Jubith did a short stint as a UI Specialist at Xchanging Inc at Bangalore and Chennai. The Passion of Cinema - culmination of both his traits, words and art, beckoned him in Chennai. He resigned his job to pursue Cinema and started off with a short film Naalu Mazhapaatakal (2009), portraying life, ego and marriage. It was followed by Democracy: To Each His Own (2010) - a satire on Indian Democracy which was received with critical acclaim. The same year saw the release of Chuvar Chitrangall (2010) - an insight into the revolution during the Emergency period of 1975. In 2011, he founded Dravida Productions, a collective of filmmakers ad artists. In 2015, he made Marching Ahead (2014), a short fiction based on the life, light and leaves of Sainik School, Kazhakootam. His first Feature film Aabhaasam is completed ad is expected to hit the theaters on April 14th, 2018.