K. U. Mohanan

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

Last updated December 30, 2025

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

References

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

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[1] Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (7 May 2019). "From Andhadhun to Maharshi". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved 23 April 2020.

[:0-2] 1 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.

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