Vivek Harshan

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Vivek Harshan
Born
Vivek Harshan

(1981-05-28) 28 May 1981 (age 43)
Nationality Indian
Occupation Film Editor
Years active2007–present

Vivek Harshan (born 28 May 1981) is an Indian film editor who works predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films. He has frequently collaborated with Amal Neerad, M. Rajesh, and Karthik Subbaraj since the beginning of their careers. Big B (2007), Jigarthanda (2014), Iyobinte Pusthakam (2014), Iraivi (2016), Varathan (2018), and Bheeshma Parvam (2022) are some of his notable works. He won the National Film Award for Best Editing in 2014 for Jigarthanda. [1]

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Film career

After assisting editor Anthony, Harshan started working as an independent editor with the Malayalam film Red Salute (2006). [2] He got break in his second film Big B (2007).[ citation needed ] His work on the 2014 Tamil film Jigarthanda got him the National Award for that year. [3]

Filmography

YearTitleLanguageNotes
2006 Red Salute Malayalam
2007 Big B Malayalam
2009 Sagar Alias Jackie Reloaded Malayalam
2009 Siva Manasula Sakthi Tamil
2010 Boss Engira Bhaskaran Tamil
Anwar Malayalam
2012 Oru Kal Oru Kannadi Tamil
22 Female Kottayam Malayalam
Josettante Hero Malayalam
Bachelor Party Malayalam
2013 5 Sundarikal Malayalam
Maryan Tamil
Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam Tamil
All in All Azhagu Raja Tamil
2014 Jigarthanda Tamil
Peruchazhi Malayalam
Burma Tamil
2015 Kaaki Sattai Tamil
Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga Tamil
Nannbenda Tamil
2016 Rajini Murugan Tamil
Kali Malayalam
Iraivi Tamil
Puthiya Niyamam Malayalam
Jackson Durai Tamil
Nambiar Tamil
Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru Tamil
Vallavanukku Vallavan Tamil
2017 Ezra Malayalam
Mupparimanam Tamil
Ramaleela Malayalam
2018 Mercury Tamil
Seema Raja Tamil
Mandharam Malayalam
Varathan Malayalam
2019 Petta Tamil
Irupathiyonnaam Noottaandu Malayalam
Mr. Local Tamil
Love Action Drama Malayalam
Adithya Varma Tamil
2020 Putham Pudhu Kaalai TamilSegment: Miracle
2021 Jagame Thandhiram Tamil
Navarasa TamilSegment: Peace
Kasada Thapara Tamil
MGR Magan Tamil
Kurup Malayalam [4]
2022 Mahaan Tamil [5]
Bheeshma Parvam Malayalam [6]
DSP Tamil [7]
2023 Vallavanukkum Vallavan Tamil [8]
Bandra Malayalam [9]
2024 Manjummel Boys Malayalam [10]
Aavesham Malayalam [11]
Bougainvillea Malayalam [12]
2025 Sikandar Hindi

Awards

National Film Awards

Vijay Awards

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