Venugopal Madathil
Venugopal during a shoot (2014)
Born (1966-06-05) 5 June 1966
Kozhikode, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationCinematographer

Venugopal Madathil (born 5 June 1966) is an Indian cinematographer. Across his career, he has produced over 75 films. Madathil has worked with the several prominent directors of Malayalam film industry, including Sibi Malayil, A. K. Lohithadas, Jayaraj, Kamal, V. M. Vinu, and Rajasenan. He has been involved with successful films such as Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum, Joker, Pallavur Devanarayanan, and Meghamalhar.

Early life

Madathil[1] is the son of Dr. M.N. Panicker. While Madathil studied engineering,[2] his interests were in cinematography and the film industry. His passion for photography grew when he spent his free time during his studies in his uncle's studio.[3]

Career

After Madathil finished his studies, his father's close friend M. T. Vasudevan Nair introduced him to Jayanan Vincent. Madathil was appointed as Vincent's assistant for the next film "Uyaranagalil." Before he could entier in the film industry, Madathil's father died. He put a temporary stop to his ambitions and returned home.

After a long interval he returned to the film industry as an assistant for Nair's film "Anubandam". This was a turning point in Madathil's life. He also worked as an independent cameraman for the Tamil film "Pournami Rojakkal." His first independent Malayalam film was Mr. Kaladharan's "Ellarum Chollanu."

Venugopal was jury member of the 52nd Kerala State Film Awards in 2021.

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Clipping of the New Indian Express Group - the New Indian Express-Kochi".
  2. ↑ "The New Indian Express Group the New Indian Express-Kochi epaper dated Tue, 23 Jun 15".
  3. ↑ "Mollywood Cinematographer Venugopal Madathil Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  4. ↑ http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/11754/malayalam/good-bad-ugly/index.htm
  5. ↑ YouTube, a Google company. YouTube. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016.
  6. ↑ First Print I Episode 182 - Appavum Veenjum I Mazhavil Manorama. YouTube. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021.
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