Rajeev Ravi is an Indian cinematographer, director, and producer from Kochi, Kerala. He's best known for his work in Hindi and Malayalam films. 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.
Ravi is known for his collaborations with director Anurag Kashyap and his wife, former actress and director Geetu Mohandas. They have collaborated in several commercial and art films in Hindi cinema. In 2012, he co-produced the Hindi feature film I.D. The film premiered in the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea. Ravi won the 2010 Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography for Anurag Kashyap's Dev.D. In 2013, he received the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for Liar's Dice directed by his wife Geetu Mohandas.
Rajeev made his debut as a director with the Malayalam film Annayum Rasoolum (2013). 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.
Awards Year Award category Work 2014 National Film Award for Best Cinematography Liar's Dice 2010 Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography Dev D
Filmography
As cinematographer Year Film Language Notes 2001 Chandni Bar Hindi 2002 Sesham Malayalam 2003 The Bypass Silent Short film Anyar Malayalam Chakram 2004 Jana Tamil Rasikan Malayalam Quotation 2006 Palak Hindi Classmates Malayalam 2007 No Smoking Hindi 2008 Haal–e–dil 2009 Seetha Kalyanam Malayalam Mumbai Cutting Hindi Dev.D Won Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography Gulaal 99 2011 That Girl in Yellow Boots HindiEnglish 2012 Ivan Megharoopan Malayalam Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 Hindi Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 2013 Bombay Talkies HindiEnglish Segment - Murabba 5 Sundarikal Malayalam Segment - Gauri Monsoon Shootout Hindi 2014 Liar's Dice Won National Film Award for Best Cinematography 2015 Bombay Velvet 2016 Udta Punjab 2017 Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum Malayalam Mukkabaaz Hindi 2018 Naa Peru Surya Telugu 2019 Virus Malayalam Moothon MalayalamHindi Bilingual filmGaadi Sinhala 2021Bell Bottom Hindi 2022 Thuramukham Malayalam Also directorCuttputlli Hindi 2023SelfieeParadise EnglishSinhalaMalayalamTamil2024Maharaj Hindi2025Oka Padhakam PrakaramTelugu2026Toxic KannadaEnglish Bilingual film
As director
Year Film Notes 2013 Annayum Rasoolum Debut film 2014 Njan Steve Lopez 2016 Kammatipaadam 2022 Kuttavum Shikshayum 2023Thuramukham
As co-producer I.D. (2012) - Hindi Kismath (2016) - Malayalam Eeda (2018) - Malayalam Aabhaasam (2018)- Malayalam Moothon (2019)- Malayalam/Hindi
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