Roby Varghese Raj is an Indian cinematographer and director who works in the

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both th ...

. He debuted in

A. K. Sajan A. K. Sajan is an Indian screenwriter and film director who is best known for his directorial debut ''Stop Violence'' (2002). The film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran and Chandra Lakshman. He is also known for scripting many movies in the industry. ...

’s ''

Puthiya Niyamam ''Puthiya Niyamam'' ( New Law) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language crime drama film written and directed by A. K. Sajan. * * * The film stars Mammootty and Nayanthara in the lead roles along with Baby Ananya, Sheelu Abraham, Rachana Naray ...

''.

Early life

Roby was born in

Thrissur Thrissur (, ), Renaming of cities in India, formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the List of most populous urban agglomerations in Ke ...

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

. He graduated from Dr G R Damodaran College of Science. His elder brother

Rony David Raj Rony David Raj is an Indian actor and former physician who works in Malayalam films. Personal life Rony David Raj was born in Thrissur, Kerala. He is the son of film producer C. T. Rajan. He graduated with a Bachelors of Medicine & Surgery ...

is an actor in the

Malayalam film industry Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both the mainstream film industry a ...

Career

Roby started working as an assistant cinematographer with Rubaiyz Mohammed and Himman Dhammija in 2010 at

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

and then moved to

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 ...

to assist Jomon T. John and

Loganathan Srinivasan Loganathan Srinivasan is an Indian cinematographer who predominantly works in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada film industries. He is known for his cinematography in the critically and commercially successful film '' Ustad Hotel.'' Career ...

in 2012. He studied cinematography at Mindscreen Film Institute, Chennai under

Rajiv Menon Rajiv Menon (born 20 April 1963) is an Indian filmmaker who has worked as a director and cinematographer in several Indian regional film industries. After making his breakthrough as a film cinematographer with Mani Ratnam's Tamil drama ''Bombay' ...

. He made his directorial debut with ''

Kannur Squad ''Kannur Squad'' is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed by Roby Varghese Raj in his directorial debut and written by Muhammed Shafi and Rony David Raj. The film stars Mammootty alongside Azees Nedumangad, Rony Dav ...

'' (2023), which was co-written by his brother

Filmography

As cinematographer

As director

As second unit cinematographer

References

External links

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