Girish Gangadharan

In this Indian name, the name Gangadharan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Girish.

Girish Gangadharan
Born	(1982-03-08) 8 March 1982 (age 43) Chadayamangalam, Kollam, Kerala, India
Occupation	Director of Photography
Years active	2013–present
Spouse	Shyna

Girish Gangadharan ISC (born 8 March 1982) 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 the Tamil-language blockbuster Vikram (2022) and what turned out to be a blockbuster at the box-office, Neelavelicham (2023), though his work was highly acclaimed.

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

Year	Film	Language	Notes
2013	Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi	Malayalam	Debut film
2014	Mariyam Mukku	Malayalam
2016	Kali	Malayalam
	Guppy	Malayalam	Kerala State Film Award - Special Mention
2017	Angamaly Diaries	Malayalam
	Solo	Malayalam Tamil	Bilingual film; Debut Tamil film
	Hey Jude	Malayalam
2018	Swathandriam Ardharathriyil	Malayalam	SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer
	Sarkar	Tamil
2019	Jallikkattu	Malayalam	Nominated  – Asian Film Award for Best Cinematographer 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	Debut in Telugu cinema
	Coolie	Tamil
	Magic †	Telugu

References

1. "67th National Film Awards: Girish Gangadharan wins the award for best cinematography for 'Jallikattu'". The Times of India . 22 March 2021.
2. George, Vijay (22 November 2018). "Cinematographer Girish Gangadharan on his life behind the lens". The Hindu .
3. S, Srivatsan (28 October 2018). "Where cinematographer Girish Gangadharan breaks down five scenes from 'Jallikattu'". The Hindu .
4. "Kerala State Awards 2016: full list of winners". OnManorama . 9 March 2017.
5. Satyendran, Nita (9 March 2017). "Diary of a cinematographer". The Hindu .
6. "Where cinematographer Girish Gangadharan breaks down five scenes from 'Jallikattu'". The Hindu. 28 October 2019. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 16 August 2023.

External links

• Girish Gangadharan at IMDb