Roby Varghese Raj is an Indian cinematographer who works in

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. He debuted in

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’s ''

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''. The film featured

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and

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in lead roles.

Early life

Roby was born in

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. He graduated from Dr G R Damodaran College of Science. He has one elder brother Rony David who is an actor in malayalam films.

Career

Roby started working as an assistant cinematographer with Rubaiyz Mohammed and Himman Dhammija in 2010 at Mumbai and then moved to Kochi to assist Jomon T. John and Loganathan Srinivasan in 2012. He studied cinematography at Mind Screen Film Institute, Chennai under

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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raj, Roby Malayalam film cinematographers Living people People from Thrissur district Cinematographers from Kerala Year of birth missing (living people)