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G. K. Vishnu
NationalityIndian
OccupationCinematographer
Years active2016–present
Notable workMersal (2017)
Bigil (2019)
Jawan (2023)
Spouse
Mahalakshmi
(m. 2021)

G. K. Vishnu is an Indian cinematographer who predominantly works in the Tamil film industry.[1][2][3]

Personal life

Vishnu married Mahalakshmi on 25 April 2021.[4] Vishnu's brother, Vignesh, a data scientist who encouraged him to take up cinematography as a career.[1]

Career

Vishnu is an computer science engineering graduate.[1] Before venturing into cinematography, he worked as an interface designer.[5] He has assisted T. S. Suresh in Vanakkam Chennai (2013), George C Williams in Theri (2016), Richard M. Nathan and P. S. Vinod.[2][5]

Filmography

As cinematographer

Year Film Language Notes Ref.
2016 Ctrl Alt Del Tamil Web series [1]
2017 Cinema Veeran Tamil Documentary film
Mersal Tamil [5]
2019 Bigil Tamil [3]
2021 Krack Telugu Debut in Telugu [6]
2022 Khiladi Telugu [7]
2023 Ravanasura Telugu 1 song
Jawan Hindi Debut in Hindi [8]

Awards and nominations

Award Date of ceremony[a] Category Work Result Ref.
Edison Awards 26 February 2018 Best Cinematographer Mersal Won [9]
South Indian International Movie Awards 14 – 15 September 2018 Best Cinematographer Nominated [10]
Techofes Awards 19 February 2018 Best Cinematographer Won [11]
Vijay Awards 3 June 2018 Best Cinematographer Nominated [12]
South Indian International Movie Awards 18 September 2021 Best Cinematographer – Tamil Bigil Nominated [13]
Filmfare Awards 28 January 2024 Best Cinematography Jawan Nominated [14]

Notes

  1. ^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "An eye for visuals". The Hindu. 2016-11-02. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  2. ^ a b Menon, Vishal (2019-11-14). "'Grandeur Is Not Just Wide Frames And Lots Of People': Bigil Cinematographer GK Vishnu". www.filmcompanion.in. Archived from the original on 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  3. ^ a b மா.பாண்டியராஜன் (2019-10-30). "'விஜய் பிகிலுக்காக ஃபுட்பால் கத்துக்கிட்டாரா... அனிமேஷனா?!' - 'பிகில்' கேமராமேன் விஷ்ணு பதில்". Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  4. ^ "Mersal cinematographer GK Vishnu gets married. Keerthy Suresh, Varalaxmi attend wedding". India Today. Archived from the original on 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  5. ^ a b c "Didn't expect such a reaction: Mersal DoP GK Vishnu on GST controversy". Hindustan Times. 2017-11-03. Archived from the original on 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  6. ^ "Krack Review: Mass potlam Biryani". Telugu Cinema. 2021-01-10. Archived from the original on 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  7. ^ IANS. "Telugu star Ravi Teja's 'Khiladi' in cinemas on February 11, 2022". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  8. ^ "Anirudh Ravichander performs Jawan song Chaleya, Shah Rukh Khan reacts 'I have to dance on this while you sing beta'". Hindustan Times. 2023-09-15. Archived from the original on 2023-10-24. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  9. ^ Upadhyaya, Prakash (2018-02-26). "Ilayathalapathy Vijay's Mersal sweeps Edison Awards [winners' list]". www.ibtimes.co.in. Archived from the original on 2018-04-29. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  10. ^ "SIIMA 2018 Nominations: Vijay's Mersal Beats Madhavan And Vijay Sethupathi's Vikram Vedha". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  11. ^ "இதுவரை மெர்சல் செய்துள்ள சாதனைகள்: பட்டியலிட்ட படக்குழு". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 2018-02-19. Archived from the original on 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  12. ^ "Vijay Awards". Hotstar. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  13. ^ Upadhyaya, Prakash (2021-08-21). "Dhanush's Asuran Gets 10, Ajith's Viswasam Gets 6, Vijay's Bigil Gets 5 Nominations at SIIMA [Vote]". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  14. ^ "List of Nominations for 69th Filmfare Awards 2024". filmfare.com. Retrieved 2024-01-17.