G. K. Vishnu

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G. K. Vishnu
NationalityIndian
Occupation Cinematographer
Years active2016–present
Notable work Mersal (2017)
Bigil (2019)
Jawan (2023)
Spouse
Mahalakshmi
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(m. 2021)​

G. K. Vishnu is an Indian cinematographer who predominantly works in the Tamil film industry. [1] [2] [3]

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Personal life

Vishnu married Mahalakshmi on 25 April 2021. [4] Vishnu's brother, Vignesh, a data scientist who encouraged him to take up cinematography as a career. [1]

Career

Vishnu is a computer science engineering graduate. [1] Before venturing into cinematography, he worked as an interface designer. [5] He assisted Richard M. Nathan and George C. Williams in Vanakkam Chennai (2013) and Theri (2016), respectively. [2] [5]

Filmography

As cinematographer

YearFilmLanguageNotesRef.
2016Ctrl Alt DelTamilWeb series [1]
2017 Cinema Veeran Tamil Documentary film
Mersal Tamil [5]
2019 Bigil Tamil [3]
2021 Krack TeluguDebut in Telugu [6]
2022 Khiladi Telugu [7]
2023 Ravanasura Telugu1 song
Jawan HindiDebut in Hindi [8]
2025 Karuppu TamilFilming [9]
2026 AA22×A6 †
Tamil		Pre-Production

Awards and nominations

AwardDate of ceremony [a] CategoryWorkResultRef.
Edison Awards 26 February 2018Best Cinematographer Mersal Won [10]
South Indian International Movie Awards 14 – 15 September 2018 Best CinematographerNominated [11]
Techofes Awards 19 February 2018Best CinematographerWon [12]
Vijay Awards 3 June 2018 Best Cinematographer Nominated [13]
South Indian International Movie Awards 18 September 2021 Best Cinematographer – Tamil Bigil Nominated [14]
Filmfare Awards 28 January 2024 Best Cinematography Jawan Nominated [15]

Notes

  1. ↑ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "An eye for visuals". The Hindu. 2 November 2016. ISSN   0971-751X. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 Menon, Vishal (14 November 2019). "'Grandeur Is Not Just Wide Frames And Lots Of People': Bigil Cinematographer GK Vishnu". www.filmcompanion.in. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 மா.பாண்டியராஜன் (30 October 2019). "'விஜய் பிகிலுக்காக ஃபுட்பால் கத்துக்கிட்டாரா... அனிமேஷனா?!' - 'பிகில்' கேமராமேன் விஷ்ணு பதில்". Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Mersal cinematographer GK Vishnu gets married. Keerthy Suresh, Varalaxmi attend wedding". India Today. 25 April 2021. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "Didn't expect such a reaction: Mersal DoP GK Vishnu on GST controversy". Hindustan Times. 3 November 2017. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Krack Review: Mass potlam Biryani". Telugu Cinema. 10 January 2021. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  7. ↑ IANS. "Telugu star Ravi Teja's 'Khiladi' in cinemas on February 11, 2022". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Anirudh Ravichander performs Jawan song Chaleya, Shah Rukh Khan reacts 'I have to dance on this while you sing beta'". Hindustan Times. 15 September 2023. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "'Suriya 45': Is RJ Balaji's film with Suriya a devotional fantasy drama?". MSN . 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  10. ↑ Upadhyaya, Prakash (26 February 2018). "Ilayathalapathy Vijay's Mersal sweeps Edison Awards [winners' list]". www.ibtimes.co.in. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "SIIMA 2018 Nominations: Vijay's Mersal Beats Madhavan And Vijay Sethupathi's Vikram Vedha". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "இதுவரை மெர்சல் செய்துள்ள சாதனைகள்: பட்டியலிட்ட படக்குழு". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 19 February 2018. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "Vijay Awards". Hotstar. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2023.[ permanent dead link ]
  14. ↑ Upadhyaya, Prakash (21 August 2021). "Dhanush's Asuran Gets 10, Ajith's Viswasam Gets 6, Vijay's Bigil Gets 5 Nominations at SIIMA [Vote]". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  15. ↑ "List of Nominations for 69th Filmfare Awards 2024". filmfare.com. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
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