Postcard17- December

Balaram J is a writer and independent filmmaker from Kerala, India. He is a Communication Design graduate from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. He created animation for Lijo Jose Pellissery's feature films Jallikattu (2019) and Churuli (2021). His thesis film 'Story of a beginning' (2020) talks about human's never-ending conflicts over ideas, beliefs and faiths and the constant search for meanings and answers in life. The film travelled to more than 45 international film festivals and bagged several awards.

His stories are born from observing life around and personal experiences. He craves stories that make him a better human and wishes to make films that do the same to others. He enjoys telling compelling stories using different visual mediums and hopes to push the limits of the existing visual communication methods. Currently, he is working on a few music videos and feature film projects.