Avinash Arun (born 20 November 1985) is an Indian

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and film director, most known for his films '' Killa'' (2014) and '' Three of Us'' (2023). As a cinematographer he has shot Hindi films such as '' Masaan'', ''

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'', '' Madaari'', and '' Hichki''. His first directorial

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film '' Killa'' was awarded a Crystal Bear by the children's jury at

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. The film was also awarded Best Feature Film in Marathi at 62nd National Film Awards.

Early life and education

Born in

Solapur Solapur () is a city located in the south-western region of the States and Territories of India, Indian state of Maharashtra, close to its border with Karnataka. Solapur is located on major highway, rail routes between Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore ...

, Maharashtra, Arun grew up in Talegaon, a small town near Pune, where his father was a cotton mill worker. He did a part-time photography course, at a small government institute, which would help local uneducated youth to set up photo studios. Once he completed the course, he started shooting marriage videos and birthday parties. At age 16, he worked as a setting boy (production assistant) in a Marathi film, '' Devrai'' (2004). His next assignment was as a production assistant for the diploma film of film director, Umesh Kulkarni, then a student at FTII, Pune. This led to assisting several institute students with their diploma film over the next 5-6 years. Finally, he joined FTII, Pune in 2006, from where he graduated in cinematography.

Career

In 2013 Avinash worked as a cinematographer in the short film That Day After Every Day. He has also worked as a director of cinematography in 2015 film Masaan. He is working as a cinematographer in Manish Mundra's untitled film. Avinash directed '' Paatal Lok'', a web series produced by Anushka Sharma in the year 2020.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Arun, Avinash 1985 births Living people People from Solapur People from Talegaon Indian cinematographers 21st-century Indian people Film people from Mumbai Hindi-language film directors Marathi film cinematographers Indian television directors Hindi film cinematographers Marathi film directors Film and Television Institute of India alumni Filmfare Awards winners Cinematographers from Maharashtra