H. C. Venugopal | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Other names | H. C. Venu |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1996 - Present |
| Television | Raja Rani |
| Spouse | Tara |
H. C. Venugopal is an Indian cinematographer, who has worked in the Kannada and Tamil film industries.
H. C. Venugopal | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Other names | H. C. Venu |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1996 - Present |
| Television | Raja Rani |
| Spouse | Tara |
H. C. Venugopal is an Indian cinematographer, who has worked in the Kannada and Tamil film industries.
H. C. Venugopal is a cinematographer who has predominantly worked for Kannada films. He has been active since the late 1990s, regularly collaborating for high-profile Kannada films including A (1998), Sparsha (1999), H2O (2002), Aa Dinagalu (2007), Jaggu Dada (2016) to name a few. [1] He was also involved in the shoot of the first 3D Kannada film Katari Veera Surasundarangi (2012) . [2]
In recent years, he has collaborated with Arjun Sarja for the bilingual films, Jaihind 2 (2014) and Prema Baraha (2018). [3] [4]
Venugopal married actress-politician Tara in 2005. They have a son named Shreekrishna (b. 2013) together. [5]
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | A | Debut |
| 1999 | Prathyartha | |
| 2000 | Sparsha | |
| 2002 | Dhumm | |
| Marma | ||
| H2O | Bilingual in Kannada and Tamil | |
| Parva | ||
| 2005 | Maharaja | |
| 2006 | Kallarali Hoovagi | |
| Neenello Naanalle | ||
| 2007 | Aa Dinagalu | |
| Ugadi | ||
| 2008 | Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu | |
| 2009 | Birugaali | |
| 2010 | Modalasala | |
| Suryakaanti | ||
| 2011 | Rajadhani | |
| 2012 | Chingari | |
| Katari Veera Surasundarangi | ||
| 2013 | Nam Duniya Nam Style | |
| 2014 | Jaihind 2 Abhimanyu | Bilingual in Tamil and Kannada |
| Dil Rangeela | ||
| 2015 | RX Soori | |
| 2016 | Jaggu Dada | |
| Mummy | ||
| Nagarahavu | ||
| 2018 | Prema Baraha Solli Vidava | Bilingual in Kannada and Tamil |
| 2020 | Shivarjuna | |
| 2023 | Kaasina Sara | |
| 2024 | UI |
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