Tirru

S. Thirunavukarasu (born 21 July 1966), better known mononymously as Tirru, is an Indian cinematographer who has worked in multiple languages across India. He won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for 24 (2016).[1][2][3]

Tirru
Tirru at Vanamagan audio launch
Born
S. Thirunavukarasu

(1966-06-02) 2 June 1966
Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.
Occupations
  • Cinematographer
  • screenwriter
Years active1994 – present
AwardsNational Film Awards (2016)

Personal life

He was born in Mullukuruchi village. He became interested in photography while studying science in college. He assisted by his cousin, a dentist by profession, in the latter's passion for nature photography. He is married to an architect in Chennai and they have two children.

Career

He had initially worked as an associate to cinematographer P. C. Sreeram.[4] Tirru's films are predominantly in the Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi languages. He co-wrote the screenplay of the Malayalam film Mission 90 Days with director Major Ravi. He is also known for television commercials, having shot more than 1000 commercials in the last 15 years. He has worked with almost all the major advertising production houses in India.

Filmography
Year FilmLanguageNotes
1994 Magalir MattumTamil
1997 SakthiTamil
1998 Kaathala KaathalaTamil
Manjeeradhwani Malayalam
2000 Hey RamTamil
Hindi
ChampionHindi
2001 Little JohnTamil
Hindi
English
Aalavandhan
Abhay		Tamil
Hindi
2002 23rd March 1931: ShaheedHindi
2003 Lesa LesaTamil
HungamaHindi
PunarjaniMalayalam
Mullavalliyum ThenmavumMalayalam
2005 Garam MasalaHindi
Kyon KiHindi
2006 Chup Chup KeHindi
Keerthi ChakraMalayalam
2007 KireedamTamilAlso featured segments shot by Nirav Shah
Mission 90 DaysMalayalamAlso writer
Bhool BhulaiyaaHindi
2008 KanchivaramTamil
2009 Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab KahaniHindi
2010 AakroshHindi
2012 TezzHindi
2013 Krrish 3Hindi
GeethaanjaliMalayalam
2016 24TamilNational Film Award for Best Cinematography[1][5]
Janatha GarageTelugu
2017 VanamaganTamil
2018 MercuryTamil
Bharat Ane NenuTeluguAlso featured segments shot by Ravi K. Chandran
Fanney KhanHindi
2019 PettaTamil
2021 EeswaranTamil
Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian SeaMalayalam
2022 Acharya Telugu
Twenty One Hours Kannada
Malayalam		 [6]
2023 Jigarthanda DoubleX † Tamil Filming [7]
2024 Game Changer † Telugu Filming

Awards

References
  1. "64th National Film Awards: Pulimurugan, Joker, 24 sweep top honours". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  2. "An interview with Thiru". www.chennaionline.com:80. Archived from the original on 11 March 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. "24 Frames". The Hindu. 30 April 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  4. "DOP Tirru Interview". www.moviecrow.com. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  5. "64th National Awards: Complete List of the Winners". News18. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  6. "Ace Cinematographer Tirru all set to make his debut in Kannada". The News Minute. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  7. Bureau, The Hindu (11 December 2022). "Karthik Subbaraj's 'Jigarthanda Double X': A 'kind of teaser' featuring SJ Suryah, Raghava Lawrence out". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  8. "കേരള ഫിലിം ക്രിട്ടിക്‌സ് അവാര്‍ഡ് 1977 - 2012". Kerala Film Critics Association (in Malayalam). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  9. Bhama Devi Ravi (8 August 2010). "Chennai rocks to Filmfare awards | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  10. "Winners of the 64th Jio Filmfare Awards (South)". filmfare.com. Retrieved 8 January 2023.


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