Ramji (cinematographer)

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Ramji
Born (1961-07-31) 31 July 1961 (age 61)
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1997-present

Ramji (born 31 July 1961) is an Indian film cinematographer, who has worked in Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam languages. He is well known for his association with directors such as Sangeeth Sivan, Ameer Sultan, Selvaraghavan and Mohan Raja. [1]

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Career

He initially worked as an associate to cinematographer P. C. Sreeram. [2]

Filmography

Feature films

YearFilmLanguageNotes
1997 Vallal Tamil
1999Don BoscoMalayalam
2000 Snehapoorvam Anna Malayalam
2001 Dumm Dumm Dumm Tamil
2002 Mounam Pesiyadhe Tamil
2003 Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne Hindi
2005 Raam Tamil
Kyaa Kool Hai Hum Hindi
2006 Apna Sapna Money Money Hindi
2007 Paruthiveeran Tamil
Ek – The Power of One Hindi
2010 Aayirathil Oruvan Tamil
Click Hindi
2011 Mayakkam Enna Tamil
2013 Irandam Ulagam Tamil
2015 Thani Oruvan Tamil
2017 Velaikaran Tamil [3]
2019 Otha Seruppu Tamil
2020 Ponmagal Vandhal Tamil
2021 Laabam Tamil
2023KannagiTamil [4]

Webseries

YearFilmLanguageNotes
2023AyaliTamil [5]

Short films

YearFilmLanguage
1997ManickanTamil
1998Oru YathraMalayalam

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