Renu, professionally credited as Renadive is an Indian cinematographer, who works in

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, '' Elippat ...

Early life

Born in

Kunnamkulam Kunnamkulam is a municipal town situated in the Thrissur District of Kerala in India, spread over an area of 34.18 km2. It is an old commercial town, with an ancient history, famous for its printing and book binding industry. In the past, ...

, on 30 August 1979 as the son of Kallayil Vijayaraghavan, a photographer and Shyamala Vijayaraghavan. Renu holds a diploma in still photography from Indian Institute of Photography. He has worked for

Kairali TV Kairali TV is an Indian Malayalam-language general entertainment television channel owned by Kairali TV Network (Malayalam Communications Limited). It is headquartered at Thiruvananthapuram. It was launched on 17 August 2000. The channel is b ...

channel as a cameraman and covered 148 episodes of ''Verittakazhchakal'' with V. K. Sreeraman.

Career

In 2006, he joined cinematographer Alagappan as an assistant cinematographer for the film ''

Agnisakshi (1999 film) ''Agnisakshi'' (English: ''With Fire As Witness'') is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language spiritual film written and directed by Shyamaprasad, based on the novel of the same name by Lalithambika Antharjanam. It stars Rajit Kapur, Shobana, Srivi ...

'', followed by films such as

Photographer (film) ''Photographer'' is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Ranjan Pramod. Starring Mohanlal, Neethu, Master Mani and Biju Menon in lead roles. The film is loosely based on the Muthanga incident of 2003, in which ...

, Novel (film), Thalappavu. Later he joined cinematographer Jibu Jacob and worked with him in movies namely Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam,

Pranayakalam ''Pranayakalam'' ( ml, പ്രണയകാലം.; English: ''Season of Love'') is a 2007 Malayalam romantic film directed by débutant Uday Ananthan. Cast * Ajmal Ameer as Renjith * Vimala Raman as Nancy * Jithu Johny Panjikkaran as Deep ...

, Heartbeats. In 2007 he joined the team of

Big B (film) ''Big B'' (short form of ''Big Brother'') is a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language neo-noir action thriller film co-written and directed by Amal Neerad, starring Mammootty in the lead role with an ensemble cast including Manoj K. Jayan, Bala, Sumit ...

and worked as an assistant cinematographer to

Sameer Thahir Sameer C. Thahir ISC (born 7 November 1976) is an Indian cinematographer, screenwriter, and film director and producer who works mainly in the Malayalam cinema while also having worked in a few Tamil films. He is a graduate of Maharajas Co ...

. He also worked in

Anwar (2010 film) ''Anwar'' is a 2010 Indian action thriller film written and directed by Amal Neerad, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran in the titular role with Prakash Raj, Mamta Mohandas and Lal in supporting roles. The film was shot simultaneously in Malayal ...

as an assistant cinematographer. From there on till present has been a part of every single movie directed and produced by

Amal Neerad Amal Neerad (born on 7 October 1976) is an Indian film director, cinematographer and producer who mainly works in Malayalam Cinema. He attended the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata (first batch). He was awarded the National F ...

. His talent came into light when he debuted as a Cinematographer in

5 Sundarikal ''5 Sundarikal'' ( en, 5 Beautiful Women) is a Malayalam romantic anthology film. It contains five short stories on love about five types of women. The stories are directed by Shyju Khalid, Sameer Thahir, Aashiq Abu, Amal Neerad and Anwar Rashe ...

, anthology of 5 movies directed by different directors in which he was the DOP for ''Kullante Bharya''. He was the Associate cameraman and operating cameraman for the next

venture

Iyobinte Pusthakam ''Iyobinte Pusthakam'' () is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language period thriller film directed by Amal Neerad. It stars an ensemble cast including Fahadh Faasil, Lal, Jayasurya, Isha Sharvani, Jinu Joseph, Chemban Vinod Jose, Vinayakan, Pa ...

. He is done the Cinematography for

's Comrade in America.

Filmography

References

{{authority control Malayalam film cinematographers 1979 births Living people People from Thrissur district Cinematographers from Kerala