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]

Contents

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 has assisted T. S. Suresh in Vanakkam Chennai (2013), George C Williams in Theri (2016), Richard M. Nathan and P. S. Vinod. [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 Suriya 45 TamilAnnounced [9]

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.

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