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 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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "An eye for visuals". The Hindu. 2016-11-02. ISSN   0971-751X. Archived from the original on 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  2. 1 2 Menon, Vishal (2019-11-14). "'Grandeur Is Not Just Wide Frames And Lots Of People': Bigil Cinematographer GK Vishnu". www.filmcompanion.in. Archived from the original on 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  3. 1 2 மா.பாண்டியராஜன் (2019-10-30). "'விஜய் பிகிலுக்காக ஃபுட்பால் கத்துக்கிட்டாரா... அனிமேஷனா?!' - 'பிகில்' கேமராமேன் விஷ்ணு பதில்". Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  4. ↑ "Mersal cinematographer GK Vishnu gets married. Keerthy Suresh, Varalaxmi attend wedding". India Today. 25 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  5. 1 2 3 "Didn't expect such a reaction: Mersal DoP GK Vishnu on GST controversy". Hindustan Times. 2017-11-03. Archived from the original on 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  6. ↑ "Krack Review: Mass potlam Biryani". Telugu Cinema. 2021-01-10. Archived from the original on 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  7. ↑ IANS. "Telugu star Ravi Teja's 'Khiladi' in cinemas on February 11, 2022". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  8. ↑ "Anirudh Ravichander performs Jawan song Chaleya, Shah Rukh Khan reacts 'I have to dance on this while you sing beta'". Hindustan Times. 2023-09-15. Archived from the original on 2023-10-24. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  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 (2018-02-26). "Ilayathalapathy Vijay's Mersal sweeps Edison Awards [winners' list]". www.ibtimes.co.in. Archived from the original on 2018-04-29. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  11. ↑ "SIIMA 2018 Nominations: Vijay's Mersal Beats Madhavan And Vijay Sethupathi's Vikram Vedha". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  12. ↑ "இதுவரை மெர்சல் செய்துள்ள சாதனைகள்: பட்டியலிட்ட படக்குழு". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 2018-02-19. Archived from the original on 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  13. ↑ "Vijay Awards". Hotstar. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  14. ↑ Upadhyaya, Prakash (2021-08-21). "Dhanush's Asuran Gets 10, Ajith's Viswasam Gets 6, Vijay's Bigil Gets 5 Nominations at SIIMA [Vote]". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  15. ↑ "List of Nominations for 69th Filmfare Awards 2024". filmfare.com. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
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