Girish Gangadharan | |
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Occupation | Director of Photography |
Years active | 2013–present |
Spouse | Shyna |
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.
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]
Year | Film | Language | Notes |
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2013 | Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi | Malayalam | Debut |
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 | Malayalam | Nominee 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 | Kingdom † | Telugu | |
Coolie † | Tamil | ||
Magic † | Telugu | ||