G. K. Vishnu
NationalityIndian
OccupationCinematographer
Years active2016–present
Notable workMersal (2017)
SpouseMahalakshmi (married 2021–present)

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 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[lower-alpha 1] 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]

Notes

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 "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.
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