Rajeev Ravi

Rajeev Ravi is an Indian cinematographer, director, and producer from Kochi, Kerala. He's best known for his work in Hindi and Malayalam films.[1] After graduating from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune in 1997, he started his career by assisting in the Malayalam film, Pranayavarnangal (1998) shot by Santosh Thundiyil. He debuted as a cinematographer with the film Chandni Bar (2001), when he was launched by producer R. Mohan (GoodKnight Mohan) when the original cinematographer Venu had date clashes. The film was directed by Madhur Bhandarkar.

In this Indian name, the name Ravi is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Rajeev.
Rajeev Ravi
Alma materFilm and Television Institute of India, Pune
Occupations
Years active1998–present
Spouse
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(m. 2009)​
AwardsNational Film Award for Best Cinematography (2013)

Ravi is known for his collaboration with director Anurag Kashyap. They have collaborated in several commercial and art films in Hindi cinema.[2] In 2012, he co-produced the Hindi feature film ID. The film premiered in the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea.[3] Ravi won the 2010 Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography for Anurag Kashyap's Dev.D.[4] In 2013, he received the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for Liar's Dice directed by his wife Geetu Mohandas.[5][6]

Rajeev made his debut as a director with the Malayalam film Annayum Rasoolum (2013).[7] Rajeev Ravi's second feature film, Njan Steve Lopez was released in 2014. In March 2016, Ravi completed filming of Kammatipaadam, starring Dulquer Salman, which was released on 20 May 2016.[8][9]

Personal life

He married Malayalam film actress and director Geetu Mohandas. The couple has a daughter named Aradhana. He holds a diploma in cinematography from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.

Rajeev has vitiligo, an autoimmune disease which causes white patches on the skin through pigmentation loss.

Awards
Year Award Category Work
2014National Film Award for Best CinematographyLiar's Dice
2010Filmfare Award for Best CinematographyDev D[10]

Filmography

As Cinematographer
YearFilmLanguageNotes
2001Chandni BarHindi
2002SeshamMalayalam
2003The BypassSilentShort film.
AnyarMalayalam
ChakramMalayalam
2004JanaTamil
RasikanMalayalam
Quotation Malayalam
2006PalakHindi
ClassmatesMalayalam
2007No SmokingHindi
2008Haal–e–dilHindi
2009Seetha KalyanamMalayalam
Mumbai CuttingHindi
Dev.DHindiWon Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography
GulaalHindi
99Hindi
2011That Girl in Yellow BootsHindi & English
2012Ivan MegharoopanMalayalam
Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1Hindi
Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2Hindi
2013Bombay TalkiesHindi & EnglishSegment - Murabba
5 SundarikalMalayalamSegment - Gauri
Monsoon ShootoutHindi
2014Liar's DiceHindiWon National Film Award for Best Cinematography
2015Bombay VelvetHindi
2016Udta PunjabHindi
2017Thondimuthalum DriksakshiyumMalayalam
MukkabaazHindi
2018Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu IndiaTelugu
2019VirusMalayalam
MoothonMalayalam/HindiBilingual film
GaadiSinhala
2021 Bell BottomHindi
2022ThuramukhamMalayalamAlso director
CuttputlliHindi
2023 Selfiee Hindi

As director
YearFilmCastLanguageNotes
2013Annayum RasoolumFahadh Faasil , Andrea Jeremiah, Sunny WayneMalayalamDebut film
2014Njan Steve LopezFarhaan Faasil, Ahaana Krishna, Alencier Ley LopezMalayalam
2016Kammatti PaadamDulquer Salmaan, Vinayakan, Shaun Romy, Manikandan R. Achari Malayalam[11]
2022Kuttavum ShikshayumAsif Ali (actor), Alencier Ley Lopez, Sunny Wayne, Sharaf U Dheen, Senthil KrishnaMalayalam
2023 ThuramukhamNivin Pauly, Indrajith Sukumaran, Nimisha Sajayan, Joju George, Arjun AshokanMalayalam

As co-producer
  • ID (2013) - Hindi
  • Kismath (2016) - Malayalam
  • Eeda (2018) - Malayalam
  • Aabhaasam (2018)- Malayalam
  • Moothon (2019)- Malayalam/Hindu
  • []] (2022) - Malayalam

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References
  1. "Dulquer teams up with Rajeev Ravi". RediffMovies. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  2. "Rajeev Ravi in viewfinder". OnManorama. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. Manju (25 May 2022). "Rajeev Ravi Biography Including Age, Photos and Family". B4Blaze.
  4. "I don't do film with superstars". The New Indian Express. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  5. "61st National Film Awards Announced: Live Update". Zee News. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  6. "61st National Film Awards For 2014" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  7. Nagarajan, Saraswathy (4 January 2013). "Love in Kochi". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  8. Ipe, Ann (28 March 2016). "Unplanned Entry into Films". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  9. James, Anu (11 February 2016). "Shaun Romy as Dulquer Salmaan's Pair in Rajeev Ravi's "Kammatti Paadam"". International Business Times. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  10. "Pompom.in".
  11. Nagarajan, Saraswathy (2 June 2016). "How GREEN was my city". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  12. UR, Arya (24 June 2017). "Shane Nigam- Rajeev Ravi film is titled as 'Eeda'". Times of India. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
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