Venu (cinematographer)
Venu | |
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Born | Venugopal Pillai 26 January 1957 |
Alma mater | FTII |
Occupation(s) | Cinematographer Film director |
Spouse | |
Children | Malavika |
Relatives | Karur Neelakanta Pillai (Grandfather) |
Venugopal Pillai (born 26 January 1957), popularly known as Venu, is an Indian cinematographer and film director who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. An alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune and CMS college Kottayam. He has been the recipient of four National Film Awards, including three for Best Cinematography and one Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director, and four Kerala State Film Awards. He is a founding member of the Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC).
Personal life
Venu is the grandson of Malayalam author, Karur Neelakanta Pillai.[citation needed] Venu is married to Indian film editor, Beena Paul, since 26 August 1983. The couple have a daughter, Malavika, who is married to an Englishman and is the manager of the Great North Museum: Hancock.[1]
Career
Venu graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, with a diploma in motion picture photography in 1982.[citation needed] He has worked as cinematographer in over 80 feature films with Mani Kaul, K G George, John Abraham, Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Pamela Rooks, Padmarajan, Bharathan and M. T. Vasudevan Nair.[citation needed]
In 1987, Venu received his first National Film Award (jointly for Amma Ariyan and Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal).[2] He went onto receive two more awards for Miss Beatty's Children (1993) and Ponthan Mada (1994).[3][4] In 1998, he made his directorial debut with Daya, a period fiction written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair.[5] The film won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director and Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director. In 2014, he directed his second film, Munnariyippu, starring Mammootty.[5] His latest work is Carbon, starring Fahadh Faasil.[citation needed]
Filmography
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As cinematographer
Year | Film | Language | Notes |
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1983 | Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla | Malayalam | |
1984 | Mati Manas | Hindi | Documentary |
1985 | Irakal | Malayalam | |
1986 | Sister Alphonsa of Bharananganam | Malayalam | |
Deshadanakkili Karayaariilla | Malayalam | ||
Kariyilakkaattu Pole | Malayalam | ||
Arappatta Kettiya Graamatthil | Malayalam | ||
Pranamam | Malayalam | ||
Namukku Paarkkaan Munthiri Thoppukal | Malayalam | ||
Amma Ariyaan | Malayalam | ||
1987 | Kathakku Pinnil | Malayalam | |
1988 | Aparan | Malayalam | |
Moonaam Pakkam | Malayalam | ||
Aaranyakam | Malayalam | ||
Dhwani | Malayalam | ||
1989 | Bagh Bahadur | Bengali | |
Season | Malayalam | ||
Vadakkunnokkiyanthram | Malayalam | ||
Ramji Rao Speaking | Malayalam | ||
Dasharatham | Malayalam | ||
1990 | Innale | Malayalam | |
Thaazhvaaram | Malayalam | ||
In Harihar Nagar | Malayalam | ||
Malootty | Malayalam | ||
1991 | Gunaa | Tamil | |
Godfather | Malayalam | ||
Kadavu | Malayalam | ||
Njaan Gandharvan | Malayalam | ||
Keli | Malayalam | ||
1992 | Miss Beatty's Children | English | |
Tahader Katha | Bengali | ||
Aham | Malayalam | ||
Vietnam Colony | Malayalam | ||
Nakshathrakkoodaaram | Malayalam | ||
1993 | Maayaa Mayooram | Malayalam | |
Oru Kadankadha Pole | Malayalam | ||
Chenkol | Malayalam | ||
Manichithratthaazhu | Malayalam | ||
Porutham | Malayalam | ||
1994 | Sagaram Sakshi | Malayalam | |
Ponthan Mada | Malayalam | ||
Amodini | Bengali | ||
Vardhakya Puranam | Malayalam | ||
Tarpan | Hindi | ||
1995 | Chantha | Malayalam | |
Sindoora Rekha | Malayalam | ||
Thacholi Varghese Chekavar | Malayalam | ||
Kaattile Thadi Thevarude Aana | Malayalam | ||
Aadyathe Kanmani | Malayalam | ||
Sadaram | Malayalam | ||
Three Men Army | Malayalam | ||
Tom & Jerry | Malayalam | ||
1996 | Padanayakan | Malayalam | |
Kaanaakkinaavu | Malayalam | ||
Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran | Malayalam | ||
1997 | Minsara Kanavu | Tamil | |
Bhoothakkannadi | Malayalam | ||
Lal Darja | Bengali | ||
1999 | Angane Oru Avadhikkaalathu | Malayalam | |
Chandaamaama | Malayalam | ||
Friends | Malayalam | ||
Pallavur Devanarayanan | Malayalam | ||
2000 | Arayannangalude Veedu | Malayalam | |
2001 | Ishtam | Malayalam | |
Megasandesam | Malayalam | ||
2002 | Mondo Meyer Upakhyan | Bengali | |
Nammal | Malayalam | ||
2003 | Mr. Brahmachari | Malayalam | |
Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum | Malayalam | ||
Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women | Hindi | ||
Taj Mahal: A Monument of Love | English | ||
Margam | Malayalam | ||
2004 | Jalolsavam | Malayalam | |
Mayilattam | Malayalam | ||
Swapner Din | Bengali | ||
Amrutham | Malayalam | ||
2005 | Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana | Telugu | Debut in Telugu cinema |
Alice in Wonderland | Malayalam | ||
Anbe Aaruyire | Tamil | ||
Jai Chiranjeeva | Telugu | ||
2006 | Pournami | Telugu | |
2007 | Thirumagan | Tamil | |
2008 | Maharathi | Hindi | |
2009 | Aayirathil Oruvan | Malayalam | |
2 Harihar Nagar | Malayalam | ||
Bhaagyadevatha | Malayalam | ||
Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja | Malayalam | ||
2010 | Kadha Thudarunnu | Malayalam | |
Pranchiyettan & the Saint | Malayalam | ||
Tournament | Malayalam | ||
In Ghost House Inn | Malayalam | ||
2011 | Three Kings | Malayalam | |
Snehaveedu | Malayalam | ||
2012 | Cobra | Malayalam | |
Spirit | Malayalam | ||
Puthiya Theerangal | Malayalam | ||
2013 | Celluloid | Malayalam | |
2014 | Munnariyippu | Malayalam | |
2021 | Aanum Pennum | Malayalam | |
2023 | Pulimada | Malayalam |
As director
- Daya (1998)
- Munnariyippu (2014)
- Carbon (2018)[6]
- Aanum Pennum (2021)
Awards
Year | Film | Language | Category | Notes |
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1986 | Amma Ariyan Namukku Parkkan Munthirithoppukal |
Malayalam | National Film Award for Best Cinematography | |
1992 | Miss Beatty's Children | English | National Film Award for Best Cinematography | |
1993 | Ponthan Mada | Malayalam | National Film Award for Best Cinematography |
- 1985 - Irakal - Best Cinematography
- 1992 – Aham – Best Cinematography
- 2003 - Margam - Best Cinematography
References
- ^ "Great North Museum: Hancock welcomes Malavika Anderson as new Museum Manager | Great North Museum: Hancock".
- ^ "34th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals.
- ^ "40th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals.
- ^ "41st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ a b Nagarajan, Saraswathy (5 June 2014). "Prisoners of circumstance". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (18 January 2018). "Fahadh Faasil was in his element in 'Carbon': Venu". The Hindu.
External links
- Venu at IMDb