Tirru
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Tirru | |
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| Born | S. Thirunavukarasu 2 June 1966 Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. |
| Occupation(s) | Cinematographer, Screenplay writer |
| Title | ISC |
Tirru (Thirunavukarasu) is a National Award winning Indian cinematographer from Tamil Nadu, India.
Personal life
Born in Mullukuruchi a village, he became interested in photography whilst studying science in college. He assisted his cousin, a dentist by profession, in the latter's passion for nature photography. He is married to an architect in Chennai and they have two children.
Career
Tirru's films are predominantly in the Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi languages. He had initially worked as an associate to cinematographer P. C. Sreeram.
He also co-wrote the screenplay of the Malayalam film Mission 90 Days with director Major Ravi.
He is also well known in the field of television commercials having shot more than 1000 commercials in the last 15 years. He has worked with almost all the major advertising production houses in India.
Filmography
| Film | Year | Language | Notes |
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| Magalir Mattum | 1994 | Tamil | |
| Sakthi | 1997 | Tamil | |
| Manjeeradhwani | 1998 | Malayalam | |
| Kaathala Kaathala | 1998 | Tamil | |
| Champion | 2000 | Hindi | |
| Hey Ram | 2000 | Tamil Hindi |
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| Aalavandhan | 2001 | Tamil | |
| Little John | 2002 | Tamil | |
| Punarjani | 2002 | Malayalam | |
| 23rd March 1931: Shaheed | 2001 | Hindi | |
| Lesa Lesa | 2003 | Tamil | |
| Mullavalliyum Thenmavum | 2003 | Malayalam | |
| Hungama | 2003 | Hindi | |
| Garam Masala | 2005 | Hindi | |
| Kyon Ki | 2005 | Hindi | |
| Chup Chup Ke | 2006 | Hindi | |
| Keerthi Chakra | 2006 | Malayalam | |
| Kireedam | 2007 | Tamil | Collaborated with Nirav Shah |
| Mission 90 Days | 2007 | Malayalam | Also writer |
| Bhool Bhulaiyaa | 2007 | Hindi | |
| Kanchivaram | 2008 | Tamil | |
| Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani | 2009 | Hindi | |
| Aakrosh | 2010 | Hindi | |
| Tezz | 2012 | Hindi | |
| Krrish 3 | 2013 | Hindi | |
| Geethaanjali | 2013 | Malayalam | |
| 24 | 2016 | Tamil | Won The National Award |
| Janatha Garage | 2016 | Telugu | |
| Vanamagan | 2017 | Tamil | |
| Mercury | 2018 | Tamil | |
| Bharat Ane Nenu | 2018 | Telugu | |
| Fanne Khan | 2018 | Hindi | Filming |
| Untitled Rajinikanth starrer | 2018 | Tamil | Filming |
| Marakkar | 2018 | Malayalam | Pre production |
Awards
- Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer - South and V. Shantharam Award for Kanchivaram (2008)
- National Film Award for Best Cinematography for 24 (2017)[1]
References
- ^ "Akshay Kumar bags national award for best actor". The Hindu. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
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- Living people
- Tamil film cinematographers
- 1968 births
- People from Namakkal district
- Malayalam film cinematographers
- Best Cinematography National Film Award winners
- Telugu film cinematographers
- 20th-century Indian photographers
- 21st-century Indian photographers
- Cinematographers from Tamil Nadu
- Cinematographer stubs