Sarath Kottikkal

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Sarath Kottikkal
Sarath Kottikkal speaking at Loyola College, Chennai.jpg
Kottikkal speaking at Loyola College, Chennai
Born
Thrissur, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active2011 - Present

Sarath Kottikkal is an Indian Filmmaker from Kerala, best known for the Documentary film Sarah Thaha Thoufeek [1] [2] (2022).

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Early life and education

Born in Thrissur, Sarath did graduation in Visual Communication and Masters in Journalism & Mass Communication. He has also completed a diploma in 3D Animation from Toonz Animation India, Academy. Sarath has done commercials for clients like Confident Group, Amrut Veni, Sangeetha Mobiles, and Gokulam Kerala FC [3] [4] through his production house OFT Studios Private Limited.

Career

He started his career with Synagogueinte Naatil, [5] a documentary about the Cochin Jews in Mattancherry, Kerala as a part of his academic project. In 2013, Sarath began the shoot of Sarah Thaha Thoufeek [6] [7] in Chendamangalam and continued till 2019. The makers hosted a special screening of Sarah Thaha Thoufeek as a homage to the late Sarah Jacob Cohen, the protagonist of the documentary, in Israel on 1 March 2020. [8] The event was organised by Embassy of India in Israel & the Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot. [9]

Filmography

YearTitleCategoryLanguageCreditsNotes
Director Producer Writer
2011Synagogueinte Naatil Documentary Malayalam Yes
2022Sarah Thaha Thoufeek [10] Documentary English
Malayalam
YesYesYes
2022Withdrawn Short film YesDirected by Nadiya Marwah

References

  1. "'Sarah Thaha Thoufeeq' rekindles memories of India's oldest Jew woman Sarah Cohen". "Onmanorama" 6 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  2. Abraham, Tanya (15 September 2018). "Of Sarah, Thaha and Thoufeek". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. "'ജിന്നും മുഹബ്ബത്തുമാണ് ഫുട്ബോൾ'; ഗോകുലത്തിന്റെ തീം സോങ് ഏറ്റെടുത്ത് ദുൽഖറും മലയാളക്കരയും". "IE Malayalam" 23 November 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  4. "ഗോകുലത്തിന്റെ ഫുട്‌ബോള്‍ ആരവത്തിനൊപ്പം ദുല്‍ഖറും". "Mathrubhumi" 23 November 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  5. "A walk down the lanes of antiquity". The Hindu. "The Hindu" 21 April 2011. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  6. "Sarah, Thaha and Thoufeek". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  7. Thomas, Sneha. (6 April 2024). "Saving Sarah: The last Jewish embroidery shop in Kochi". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  8. "Sarah, Thaha, Thoufeeq". "indembassyisrael.gov.in" 2 March 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  9. "Embassy of India & the Museum of Jewish people (Beit Hatfuzot) screening of Movie: Sarah, Thaha, Thoufeek". "diplomacy.co.il" 2 March 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  10. Anandan, S. (10 July 2018). "Portraying a bond that transcends identities". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 July 2018.