Girish Gangadharan

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Girish Gangadharan
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Born (1985-03-08) 8 March 1985 (age 39)
Occupation Director of Photography
Years active2013–present
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Girish Gangadharan ISC (born 8 March 1985) is an Indian cinematographer known for his work in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is the recipient of the National Film Award for Best Cinematography [1] for his work in the 2019 film Jallikkattu directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery, which was India's official entry to that year's Oscars. Additionally, he has also worked on Tamil-language blockbusters like Sarkar and Vikram.

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Career

Girish completed his cinematography course at the Government Film and Television Institute, Bengaluru, in 2008. Post-graduation, he started assisting Sameer Thahir. His debut as an independent cinematographer was in Sameer Thahir's directorial debut in 2013, Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi . Following his debut, some of his most notable works include Guppy (2016), Angamaly Diaries (2017), Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil (2018), and Jallikattu (2019). He rose to national fame after the 11-minute single-long take in the climax of the Angamaly Diaries. In the same manner, he also captured long takes in Jallikattu also. [2] [3] In 2016, he won the Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention for Guppy. In 2021, he won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for Jallikattu. [4] [5]

Filmography

YearFilmLanguageNotes
2013 Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi MalayalamDebut
2014 Mariyam Mukku Malayalam
2016 Kali Malayalam
Guppy Malayalam Kerala State Film Award - Special Mention
2017 Angamaly Diaries Malayalam
Solo Malayalam
Tamil
Debut in Tamil cinema
Hey Jude Malayalam
2018 Swathandriam Ardharathriyil Malayalam SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer
Sarkar Tamil
2019 Jallikkattu MalayalamNominee for Asian Film Award for Best Cinematographer
and won National Film Award for Best Cinematography [6]
2021 Cold Case Malayalam
Bheemante Vazhi Malayalam
2022 Vikram Tamil
2023 Djinn Malayalam
Neelavelicham Malayalam
2025#VD12Telugu
Coolie Tamil
Magic Telugu

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References

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