Rajeev Ravi is an Indian

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, director, and producer from

Kochi Kochi ( , ), List of renamed Indian cities and states#Kerala, formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the Ernakulam district, district of Ernakulam in the ...

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. He's best known for his work in

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and

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s. After graduating from Film and Television Institute of India,

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in 1997, he started his career by assisting in the

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film, '' Pranayavarnangal'' (1998) shot by Santosh Thundiyil. He debuted as a cinematographer with the film '' Chandni Bar'' (2001), when he was launched by producer R. Mohan (GoodKnight Mohan) when the original cinematographer Venu had date clashes. The film was directed by

Madhur Bhandarkar Madhur Bhandarkar (born 26 August 1968) is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer. In 2016, Bhandarkar was honoured with the Padma Shri, the Indian honours system, fourth highest civilian honour, by the Government of India. He i ...

. Ravi is known for his collaborations with director

Anurag Kashyap Anurag Kashyap (born 10 September 1972) is an Indian filmmaker and actor known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of four Filmfare Awards. For his contributions to films, the Government of France made him a Knight of the Ordre ...

and his wife, former actress and director Geetu Mohandas. They have collaborated in several commercial and art films in

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. In 2012, he co-produced the

feature film ''ID''. The film premiered in the Busan International Film Festival in

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. Ravi won the 2010 Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography for Anurag Kashyap's '' Dev.D''. In 2013, he received the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for '' Liar's Dice'' directed by his wife Geetu Mohandas. Rajeev made his debut as a director with the

'' Annayum Rasoolum'' (2013). Rajeev Ravi's second feature film, '' Njan Steve Lopez'' was released in 2014. In March 2016, Ravi completed filming of '' Kammatipaadam'', starring Dulquer Salman, which was released on 20 May 2016.

Awards

Filmography

As cinematographer

As director

As co-producer

*'' ID'' (2013) - Hindi *'' Kismath'' (2016) - Malayalam *'' Eeda'' (2018) - Malayalam *'' Aabhaasam'' (2018)- Malayalam *'' Moothon'' (2019)- Malayalam/Hindi

References

External links

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Fujifilm Exposure magazine

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