Raj Thota

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Raj Thota
Born
Thota Raju

Suryapet, Andhra Pradesh (present-day Telangana), India
Other namesRaj
Occupation Cinematographer
SpouseJayanthi Thota

Raj Thota is an Indian cinematographer who works in Telugu cinema. He received praise for the film Arjun Reddy . [1] [2]

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Early life

Raj was born in the Kasarabad village, grew up in Suryapet, Nalgonda, Telangana, and moved to Hyderabad. He was very enthusiastic in building teams to play village-level cricket and kabaddi, from a very young age. His mother, Mani Thota, is a house wife, while his father, the late Venkat Thota, was a makeup artist for Telugu films, mainly doing make-up for Mohan Babu. He showed keen interest in photography since an early age. [3]

Career

He worked under DOP Mohana Krishna, as an assistant, in Hindi films, such as Ishqiya , R... Rajkumar , Do Lafzon Ki Kahani , and Force 2 . He also worked in several commercials, as a second unit cameraman. [4]

Filmography

YearFilmNotes
2017 Arjun Reddy
2018 Needi Naadi Oke Katha [5]
Husharu
2019 iSmart Shankar
Hulchul
2020 Entha Manchivaadavuraa
2021 Mahasamudram
2022 Alluri
Sivudu Only dubbed version released
2024 Ooru Peru Bhairavakona
Om Bheem Bush
2025 Dear Uma
2026Spirit

References

  1. ↑ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (26 August 2017). "Arjun Reddy review: A landmark film". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Breakups and after - Metroplus". The Hindu. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  3. ↑ Kavirayani, Suresh (6 September 2017). "Tollywood's got a new cameraman". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Of mood-based lighting and realistic tones". 5 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Shekhar Kammula heaps praises on 'Needi Naadi Oke Katha'". 21 March 2018.
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