Adwaith Shine

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Adwaith Shine
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Born26 October 1994
Occupation(s)Fashion photographer
Advertising photographer
Film director
Cinematographer
Website http://www.adwaithshine.com/

Adwaith Shine is a commercial photographer, film director, and cinematographer, who works in the Malayalam film industry.

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He began working as a cinematographer at age 20,[ citation needed ] and made his debut as a head cinematographer with 2 Penkuttikal in 2016, [1] which won a Kerala State Film Award.[ citation needed ]

He is one of the youngest approved members of the Film Employees Federation of Kerala[ citation needed ] and the Cinematographers Union Of Malayalam Cinema.[ citation needed ] He studied a BSc in Director of Photography film technology,[ citation needed ] and a master's degree in cinematography under G.P. Krishna and J. Robert Asirvatham.[ citation needed ]

Early life

Adwaith Shine was born on 26 October 1994 in Bharananganam, Kottayam District, Kerala.[ citation needed ] During his school days, he used to practice photography with a basic non-reflex camera.[ citation needed ] He took a keen interest in cameras, and an interest in film making after acting in a documentary film about Saint. Alphonsa in the 7th grade.[ citation needed ]

After graduating from Alphonsa Residential School,[ citation needed ] he began a BSc in Director of Photography Film Technology at SRM Sivaji Ganeshan School of Film Studies in Chennai.[ citation needed ]

Following his passion in photography, he attended Udaan School of Photography in Mumbai [ citation needed ] to master the basics of photography from veteran photojournalist and photographer Arko Datta.[ citation needed ]

After participating in various advertising photography classes and workshops conducted by Indian commercial photographers,[ citation needed ] he returned to Chennai to spend another year in the Muybridge Film School[ citation needed ] to learn advanced motion picture and imaging technologies under G.P. Krishna.[ citation needed ]

Career

Adwaith Shine started his career acting in feature films, documentaries and short films.[ citation needed ] He got his first professional camera after joining the Film Institute.[ citation needed ] He created small short films as a part of his studies.[ citation needed ]

His short film 'Murivunangum Munbe' was screened on NDTV [ citation needed ] and he acted in a short film titled 'NILA' which has been screened at various short film festivals. [ citation needed ] At the age of 20, he produced his first feature film, '2 Penkuttikal'. [2] His personal portrait photography project on the homeless elderly has been published in Deccan Chronicle, titled "Capturing the Many Faces of Joy". [3] [4]

He have worked as Chief Fashion and Celebrity Photographer for Kerala Fashion League and Indian Fashion League.[ citation needed ] On 9 August he was officially commissioned by the Government of India to photograph President Shri Ram Nath Kovind,[ citation needed ] the First Lady, Governor, and the Lady Governor, during their official visit to Kerala. Adwaith now works as a Director of Photography on various television commercials commissioned by film production houses in Kerala, as well as for advertising agencies. His first directorial debut feature film, "Vahni", [5] features his own mother as the lead heroine. He served as Director and Director of Photography on his feature film "Atreyi", [6] which was officially selected at the 2018 Fashion Film Festival in Chicago. [7]

Filmography

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