Hari Nair | |
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| Born | Malappuram, Kerala, India |
| Alma mater | FTII |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
Hari Nair is an Indian cinematographer known for his works in Malayalam cinema, Bengali cinema, English cinema, Hindi cinema. Hari graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). [1] He was born on 31st March 1965 at Ponnani. His father K.P. Rajgopalan Nair was the head of the department of Cinematography at the Film and Television Institute of India. [2]
Hari, a member of the Indian Society of Cinematographers and graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India and went on to completing many features in different indian languages.
He was awarded the National Award for best Cinematographer for the film Sham’s Vision(Non Feature film), he received his first Kerala state award in Swaham (1994) and second for Ennu Swantham Janakikutty (1997). [3]
| Year | Title | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Swaham | Malayalam | |
| 1997 | Dahan | Bengali | |
| 1998 | Janmadinam | Malayalam | |
| 1998 | Ennu Swantham Janakikutty | Malayalam | |
| 1999 | Star Bestsellers: First Kill | Hindi | |
| 1999 | Shool | Hindi | |
| 2001 | Paagalpan | Hindi | |
| 2003 | 88 Antop Hill | Hindi | |
| 2003 | Achante Kochumolku | Malayalam | |
| 2004 | Uuf Kya Jaadoo Mohabbat Hai... | Hindi | |
| 2004 | King of Bollywood | Hindi | |
| 2005 | U, Bomsi n Me | Hindi | |
| 2009 | Zor Lagaa Ke...Haiya! | Hindi | |
| 2009 | Kerala Cafe | Malayalam | |
| 2009 | The White Elephant | Hindi | |
| 2012 | Theevram | Malayalam | |
| 2012 | Shutter | Malayalam | [4] [5] |
| 2014 | Balyakalasakhi | Malayalam | |
| 2014 | Apothecary | Malayalam | [6] [7] |
| 2014 | Unfreedom | English | |
| 2015 | Rasputin | Malayalam | |
| 2015 | Ben | Malayalam | [8] |
| 2016 | Ithu Thaanda Police | Malayalam | |
| 2017 | Ayal Jeevichiruppundu | Malayalam | |
| 2017 | Hamara Tiranga | Hindi | |
| 2017 | K Sera Sera | Konkani | |
| 2018 | Yaksh | Hindi | |
| 2018 | Ahaa Re | Bengali | |
| 2018 | Tanashah | Hindi |
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Naxalbari | ZEE5 | |
| 2022 | Khakee: The Bihar Chapter | Netflix | |
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Work | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Kerala State Film Awards | Best Photography | Won | Swaham | [9] |
| 1996 | National Film Awards | Best Cinematography for a non-feature film | Won | Sham's Vision | [10] |
| 1997 | Kerala State Film Awards | Best Photography | Won | Ennu Swantham Janakikutty | [9] |
| 2018 | Goa State Film Awards | Best Cinematography | Won | K Sera Sera |
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