S. Gopal Reddy is an Indian cinematographer, screenwriter, director and producer, known for his works in Telugu and

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. He is mainly known for his collaborations with

Jandhyala Jandhyala Subrahmanya Sastry (14 January 1951 – 19 June 2001), known mononymously as Jandhyala, was an Indian film director, screenwriter, and playwright known for his work in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre, theatre. Popularly referred to a ...

Ram Gopal Varma Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), often referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, primarily known for his work in Hindi cinema, Hindi and Telugu cinema, Telugu films.** * * Varma has dir ...

, and K. Raghavendra Rao. In 1991, he co-produced the blockbuster ''

Kshana Kshanam ''Kshana Kshanam'' () is a 1991 Indian Telugu-language road comedy heist film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film stars Venkatesh, Sridevi, Paresh Rawal, and Rami Reddy. The plot follows Satya (Sridevi), a young woman who is ho ...

'', under his production house Durga Arts. He has received two Filmfare Best Cinematographer Award (South) for '' Varsham'' and ''

Sri Ramadasu ''Sri Ramadasu'' is 2006 Indian Telugu-language biographical film, based on the life of musician saint '' Kancharla Gopanna''. A reboot of V. Nagayya's 1964 film '' Ramadasu''; the film is written and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. Produced ...

'' in 2004 and 2006 respectively.

Personal life

He is married to Rasool Ellore's sister, Michaela, and has a son and daughter (Sundeep and Sandhya). Sundeep, his son, is also a professional cinematographer.

Filmography

;As Technician * '' Mahakavi Kshetrayya'' (1976) (operatorative cameraman) * ''

Bhakta Kannappa ''Bhakta Kannappa'' () is a 1976 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Bapu and produced by U. Suryanarayana Raju under the Gopikrishna Movies banner. The film was inspired by the 1954 Kannada movie '' Bedara Kannappa'' which was based on ...

'' (1976) (operative cameraman) * '' Alluri Seetarama Raju'' (1974) (operative cameraman) * '' Andala Ramudu'' (1973) (operative cameraman) * '' Bhakta Tukaram'' (1973) (operative cameraman) * '' Mosagallaku Mosagadu'' (1971) (Operative cameraman)

Awards

Filmfare Awards South The Filmfare Awards South are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, Malayalam cinema and Kannada cinema. They are presented by ''Filmfare'' magazine of The Times Group. When it was intr ...

* Best Cinematographer (2004) – '' Varsham'' * Best Cinematographer (2006) – ''

Nandi Awards The Nandi Awards are annual awards presented by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to recognise excellence in Telugu cinema, theatre, and television, as well as lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. The awards are named after the monolithic ...

(in Telugu) * Nandi Award for Best Cinematographer for '' Ananda Bhairavi'' – 1983 * Nandi Award for Best Cinematographer for ''

'' – 1991 * Nandi Award for Best Cinematographer for '' Hello Brother'' – 1994

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reddy, S. Gopal Living people Telugu film cinematographers 1951 births Film producers from Andhra Pradesh Telugu screenwriters Telugu film producers Filmfare Awards South winners Cinematographers from Andhra Pradesh Film people from Krishna district Screenwriters from Andhra Pradesh 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Indian photographers 21st-century Indian photographers Hindi film cinematographers