Chandru Selvaraj | |
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Born |
Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Years active | 2020–present |
Notable work | Kayattam, Vazhakku |
Awards | Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography (2020, 2022) |
Chandru Selvaraj is an Indian cinematographer who works in the Malayalam film industry. [1] [2] [3] He has received two Kerala State Film Award, one for Kayattam (2020) [4] and another for Vazhakku. [5]
Chandru was born in Ooty, Tamil Nadu. His father's job required frequent transfers, which eventually led his family to settle in Chennai. Initially, Chandru pursued a career in engineering because of the suggestions from his family. However, he made the bold decision to take up filmmaking despite initial objections from his family. [3]
He started his career by assisting cinematographer Tirru. He has assisted on seven films in a span of four years, during which he was introduced to Sanal Kumar Sasidharan by one of Karthik Subbaraj's associate while they were working on Petta (2019). [1]
In 2021, Chandru won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography in Kayattam (2020), which was his debut film in the Malayalam film industry. [2] The film was entirely shot on an iPhone XS Max in the Himalayas. [6]
In 2022, He worked on Stephy Zaviour's directorial debut, Madhura Manohara Moham starring Sharafudheen and Rajisha Vijayan. [7] His collaboration with director Sanal Kumar Sasidharan on 'Kayattam' was a significant turning point in his career as he got to work with him again on 2022. [1] [8]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Notes |
2020 | Kayattam | 51st Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography [9] |
2022 | Mahaveeryar | [10] [11] |
2023 | Madhura Manohara Moham | [12] |
2023 | HER † | [13] |
2024 | Jai Ganesh † | [14] |
TBA | Vazhakku † | Selected for IFFSA-SEOUL 2022
[15]
53rd Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography [1] |