G. K. Vishnu | |
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Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Years active | 2016–present |
Notable work | Mersal (2017) Bigil (2019) Jawan (2023) |
Spouse | Mahalakshmi (m. 2021) |
G. K. Vishnu is an Indian cinematographer who predominantly works in the Tamil film industry. [1] [2] [3]
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]
Vishnu is an 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]
Year | Film | Language | Notes | Ref. |
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2016 | Ctrl Alt Del | Tamil | Web series | [1] |
2017 | Cinema Veeran | Tamil | Documentary film | |
Mersal | Tamil | [5] | ||
2019 | Bigil | Tamil | [3] | |
2021 | Krack | Telugu | Debut in Telugu | [6] |
2022 | Khiladi | Telugu | [7] | |
2023 | Ravanasura | Telugu | 1 song | |
Jawan | Hindi | Debut in Hindi | [8] |
Award | Date of ceremony [lower-alpha 1] | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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Edison Awards | 26 February 2018 | Best Cinematographer | Mersal | Won | [9] |
South Indian International Movie Awards | 14 – 15 September 2018 | Best Cinematographer | Nominated | [10] | |
Techofes Awards | 19 February 2018 | Best Cinematographer | Won | [11] | |
Vijay Awards | 3 June 2018 | Best Cinematographer | Nominated | [12] | |
South Indian International Movie Awards | 18 September 2021 | Best Cinematographer – Tamil | Bigil | Nominated | [13] |
Filmfare Awards | 28 January 2024 | Best Cinematography | Jawan | Nominated | [14] |
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