Karthik Palani
Kharthik Palani | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 December 1985 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Karthik Phalani |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Kharthik Palani is an Indian cinematographer who works in the Indian film industry.
Career
Kharthik Palani worked as an assistant to Tirru during Mercury (2018) and Petta (2019).[1] He also worked as an assistant cinematographer in several Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil-language films.[2] He garnered acclaim for his work in Penguin (2020). A critic from The Times of India noted that "Kharthik Phalani's visuals" help set "set the eerie mood" whilst a critic from The Hindu stated how "The filmmaker, however, revelation in terms of his visual sense. Two shots come to mind that are beautifully imagined and shot".[3][4] His next film was the Kannada film French Biriyani (2020). A critic noted that "Cinematographer Kharthik Palani has created the right atmosphere and has employed quirky camera moves to keep us in tune with the film’s proceedings".[5]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Love Shagun | Hindi | |
| 2017 | Next Nuvve | Telugu | |
| 2018 | Zeenat | Hindi | |
| Brand Babu | Telugu | ||
| 2020 | Penguin | Tamil Telugu |
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| French Biriyani | Kannada |
References
- ^ Rajan, Ayyanar (4 July 2020). "``கொடைக்கானல் காடு, மிட்நைட் ஷூட்... கீர்த்தி சுரேஷை சுற்றி விஷத் தேனீ!" - `பெண்குயின்' அனுபவம்". Vikatan (in Tamil).
- ^ Rajendran, Gopinath (24 June 2020). "No recent Tamil film has as many wide shots: 'Penguin' cinematographer Kharthik Palani". New Indian Express.
- ^ "Penguin Movie Review: Some chills and many cheats in this underwhelming emotional thriller". The Times of India.
- ^ S, Srivatsan (19 June 2020). "'Penguin' movie review: A confusing thriller with great visuals". The Hindu.
- ^ Sharadhaa, A. (24 July 2020). "French Biryani Review: A comedy in times of malady". The New Indian Express.