K. U. Mohanan

K. U. Mohanan
Born	Payyanur, Kannur, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Film and Television Institute of India, Pune
Occupation	Director of Photography
Children	Malavika Mohanan (daughter)
Parent	P G Poduval (father)

K. U. Mohanan is an Indian film cinematographer who primarily works in the Bollywood and Malayalam film industries. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. He has worked in several documentaries and Non feature films in his early days. He is a member of the Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC).

Early life

Mohanan was born into a Hindu family. His father, P. G. Poduval, was a well-known Kolkali singer in Payyanur, Kannur, Kerala. ^[2] He is the father of actress Malavika Mohanan.

Filmography

Year	Film	Language	Notes
1990	Aadhi Haqeeqat, Aadha Fasana	Hindi	Documentary
1994	English August
1997	The Magnificent Ruin	Hindi	TV
1999	Naukar Ki Kameez	Hindi
	Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam	Hindi	Additional Cinematography
2000	Shayanam	Malayalam
2001	Valon Ja Varjon Huoneet
2001	Lagaan	Hindi	Additional Cinematography
2003	Freaky Chakra	Hindi
	Samay: When Time Strikes	Hindi
2005	John & Jane
2006	Don	Hindi
2007	Aaja Nachle	Hindi
2010	We Are Family	Hindi
2012	Miss Lovely	Hindi
	Celluloid Man	Multilingual	Documentary
	Talaash	Hindi
2013	Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal	Malayalam
	Fukrey	Hindi
2017	Raees	Hindi
	Jab Harry Met Sejal	Hindi
2018	Carbon	Malayalam
	Lust Stories	Hindi	Anthology; Dibakar Banerjee's segment
	Andhadhun	Hindi
2019	Maharshi	Telugu	Debut in Telugu cinema
2022	Raksha Bandhan	Hindi
	Phone Bhoot	Hindi
2024	Aadujeevitham	Malayalam	Uncredited
	The Family Star	Telugu
	Agni	Hindi
2025	Panjab '95	Hindi

Awards

• Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer (2015) - Miss Lovely
• Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer (2019) - Maharshi
• Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography for Carbon in the year 2018.
• Won Golden Sparrow for Best Cinematography at 1st Diorama International Film Festival & Market (2019) - Andhadhun

See also

• Indian cinematographers
• Cinema of India

References

1. Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (7 May 2019). "From Andhadhun to Maharshi". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 23 April 2020.
2. "K U Mohanan in Mollywood". Deccan Chronicle. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
3. "Cinematographer K.U. Mohanan signs for Mohanlal's 'Barroz'? - Times of India". The Times of India. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2020.

External links

• K U Mohanan at IMDb
• K.U. Mohanan Filmography – BFI