Venu
Indian cinematographer · India · On the map · Directors · Born 1961 · age 65
Venugopal Pillai ISC, 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.
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Aanum PennumFilm, Director, Writer2018
CarbonFilm, Director, Writer2014
MunnariyippuFilm, Director1998
DayaFilm, Director1988
Moonnam PakkamFilm, Producer1983
Lekhayude Maranam Oru FlashbackFilm, Sapru (Suresh Babu's assistant)1961Born26 August 1961People around Venu
Nedumudi Venu Venu directed Daya, Munnariyippu and Carbon
Mammootty Venu directed Munnariyippu (2014)
Parvathy Thiruvothu Venu directed Aanum Pennum (2021)
Mamta Mohandas Venu directed Carbon (2017)
Prithviraj Sukumaran Venu directed Munnariyippu (2014)
Fahadh Faasil Venu directed Carbon (2017)
Manju Warrier Venu directed Daya (1998)
Asif Ali Venu directed Aanum Pennum (2021)
Samyuktha Venu directed Aanum Pennum (2021)
Aparna Gopinath Venu directed Munnariyippu (2014)
Indrajith Sukumaran Venu directed Aanum Pennum (2021)
Prathap K. Pothan Venu directed Munnariyippu (2014)
Ranjith Produced Munnariyippu (2014)
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Regarded as one of the finest cinematographers in the country, 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).
