Mr.Ratheesh set foot in the field of journalism in 1991, through the Malayalam language (One of India's regional language) daily `Mangalam’. Later, worked in different capacities as reporter, senior reporter, sub-editor, chief sub-editor, news editor and editor in dailies and periodicals. Now working at Safari Communication and script writer of Sancharam

Won the awards, the UNICEF award for eminent journalists and the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) National Award instituted for human rights related journalism.