Chandru Selvaraj

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Chandru Selvaraj
Born
Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation Cinematographer
Years active2020–present
Notable workKayattam (2020)
Vazhakku (2022)
Marco (2024)
Awards Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography (2020, 2022)

Chandru Selvaraj is an Indian cinematographer who works in the Malayalam film industry. [1] [2] [3] He has received two Kerala State Film Awards for Best Cinematography for his acclaimed work in Kayattam (2020) and Vazhakku (2022). [4] [5]

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Early life

Chandru was born in Ooty, Tamil Nadu. His father's job required frequent transfers, which eventually led his family to settle in Chennai. Initially, Chandru pursued a career in engineering because of the suggestions from his family. However, he made the bold decision to take up filmmaking despite initial objections from his family. [3]

Career

He started his career by assisting cinematographer Tirru. He has assisted on seven films in a span of four years, during which he was introduced to Sanal Kumar Sasidharan by an associate of Karthik Subbaraj while they were working on Petta (2019). [1]

In 2021, Chandru won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography for his work in Kayattam (2020), which was his feature debut film. The film was entirely shot on an iPhone XS Max in the Himalayas. [2] [6]

In 2022, he worked on Mahaveeryar , directed by Abrid Shine and starring Asif Ali and Nivin Pauly in the lead roles. He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography, again, for his acclaimed work in the film. His collaboration with Sanal Kumar Sasidharan on Kayattam was a significant turning point in his career as he got to work with him again in 2022, in Vazhakku . [1] [7]

Filmography

As cinematographer

Key
†Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
  • All films in Malayalam unless otherwise noted
YearFilmNotesRef.
2020Kayattam Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography [8]
2022 Mahaveeryar [9] [10]
Vazhakku Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography; Selected for IFFSA-SEOUL 2022 [1] [11]
2023 Madhura Manohara Moham [12]
2024 Jai Ganesh [13]
Her [14]
Marco

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Antony, Seena. "മികച്ച ക്യാമറ, തുടർച്ചയായി സംസ്ഥാന അവാർഡ്: ചന്ദ്രു സെൽവരാജ് അഭിമുഖം". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 Haran, Praveen V. "ഹിമാലയത്തിൽ പനിച്ചു കിടന്നു; ഒടുവിൽ അവാർഡ് നേട്ടത്തിലേക്ക് ചന്ദ്രുവിന്റെ 'കയറ്റം'". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  3. 1 2 "മഞ്ജു മാം എങ്ങനെ സ്വീകരിക്കും എന്ന ആശങ്ക ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു; പുരസ്കാര ജേതാവ് ചന്ദ്രു സെൽവരാജ് പറയുന്നു". Mathrubhumi. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "ഐ ഫോൺ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് ചന്ദ്രു പടം പിടിച്ചു, ലിജു നിറം ചാലിച്ചു; 'കയറ്റ'ത്തിന് ലഭിച്ച അവാ‍ർഡുകൾക്ക് പിന്നിൽ". Samayam Malayalam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Mammootty, Vincy win Kerala Best Actor awards for Nanpakal, Rekha". The News Minute. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (31 August 2021). "'Kayattam' wins Sanal Kumar Sasidharan the first 'Disruptor in Cinema' award at Melbourne". The Hindu.
  7. ↑ "Her: Urvashi, Parvathy, Aishwarya Rajesh, Ramya Nambessan join multi-starrer". Cinema Express . 2 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "ഐ ഫോണിൽ ഷൂട്ട് ചെയ്തു; മികച്ച ക്യാമറമാനായി; തിളങ്ങി 'കയറ്റം'". Manoramanews. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Mahaveeryar Movie Review: Nivin Pauly, Asif Ali's experimental film misfires". India Today. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Unusual storytelling style of 'Mahaveeryar' makes an impression". English.Mathrubhumi. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Tovino Thomas' Vazhakku Officially Selected for IFFSA-SEOUL 2022". LatestLY. 12 July 2022. p. 1. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  12. ↑ Anand, Shilpa Nair (13 May 2023). "Award-winning Malayalam costume designer Stephy Zaviour turns director with the movie 'Madhura Manohara Moham'". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "Unni Mukundan and director Ranjit Sankar's film Jai Ganesha launched". Cinema Express . 9 November 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Her first-look poster out: Parvathy, Aishwarya Rajesh, Oorvasi, Remya Nambessan headline Lijin Jose's film". The Indian Express. 26 November 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  15. ↑ "Winners of 2021 Kerala State Film Awards declared, find full list here". The New Indian Express. 16 October 2021.
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