Madhu Neelakandan

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Madhu Neelakandan
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Years active1998–present
Notable work
Awards Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography (2012, 2021)

Madhu Neelakandan, [1] sometimes spelled Madhu Neelakantanis an Indian cinematographer and film producer in Malayalam and Bollywood cinema. He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography in 2012 for Annayum Rasoolum [2] and in 2021 for Churuli . [3] [4] He is a part of Collective Phase One, [5] a creative group that has produced films such as ID and Njan Steve Lopez . [6] He has done his PG diploma in cinematography from film and television institute of India, Pune.

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Filmography

List of Madhu Neelakandan film credits
YearTitleLanguageNotes
2003 Ivar Malayalam
Saphalam
2004 Vajram
2009 Chal Chala Chal Hindi
2010 Kushti Hindi
2012 Masters Malayalam
I.D. Hindi
The Hitlist Malayalam
Kannada
2013 Annayum Rasoolum MalayalamWon—Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography [2]
Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty
2014 Drishya Kannada
2015 Rani Padmini Malayalam
2016 Kammatipaadam
2017 Solo [7] Malayalam
Tamil
Udaharanam Sujatha [8] Malayalam
Ramante Edanthottam
2018 Aami
2020 Run Kalyani
2021 Churuli Won—Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography [3] [4]
Sunny
2023 Thuramukham Additional cinematography
2024 Merry Christmas Hindi
Tamil
Malaikottai Vaaliban Malayalam

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