Preetha Jayaraman is an Indian cinematographer. She is the niece of famous cinematographer P. C. Sreeram. Jayaraman is a gold medallist from the Film and Television Institute in Chennai and holds a Master's degree from Bond University, Australia. She is one of the first four women to be inducted into the Indian Society of Cinematographers. She is also a member of the South Indian Cinematographer's Association (SICA) and the Indian Women's Cinematographer's Collective (IWCC).
Early life and education Jayaraman earned a gold medal from the Film and Television Institute (FTI) in Chennai. She began her career at age 18 as an assistant to P. C. Sreeram, working with him for five years before pursuing further education. She later completed a Master's degree in Film and Television from Bond University in Australia (2000-2001), during which she received an internship with Warner Brothers during the production of Scooby-Doo (2002).
Career After completing her master's degree, Jayaraman returned to India and shot her first feature film, Knock Knock, I'm Looking to Marry (2003), in English. She came to prominence with her work on Abhiyum Naanum (2008), a Tamil family drama directed by Radha Mohan and produced by Prakash Raj. The film was awarded Best Film by the Tamil Nadu state government for the year 2008. Jayaraman has worked extensively across multiple Indian film industries, shooting features in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam, and English. She frequently collaborates with actor-director Prakash Raj, having worked on his trilingual film Un Samayal Arayil (2014), also released as Ulavacharu Biryani in Telugu and Oggarane in Kannada. She later shot Raj's Hindi directorial debut Tadka (2022). Her notable works include Vaanam Kottatum (2020), produced by Madras Talkies, Hey Sinamika (2022) in Tamil, and Dhoomam (2023) in Malayalam. In 2025, she worked as one of three cinematographers on the coming-of-age drama Bad Girl, directed by Varsha Bharath, which premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Beyond feature films, Jayaraman has extensive experience shooting television commercials, music videos, short films, and documentaries. Her commercial work includes campaigns for major brands such as ICICI Bank, Britannia, Titan, and Apple. She shot the music video "Teri Deewani" (2007) for singer Kailash Kher.
Filmography Year Title Language Notes 2003 Knock Knock, I'm Looking to Marry English 2007 Kannamoochi Yenada Tamil 2008 Abhiyum Naanum Tamil 2009 Aakasamantha Telugu 2011 Aidondla AiduKannada1 of 5 cinematographers 2013 GouravamTamilTelugu 2014 Ulavacharu BiryaniUn Samayal ArayilOggarane TeluguTamilKannada 2015 BoxerKannada2019 The Fakir of VeniceHindi Aadi Lakshmi Puraana Kannada 2020 Vaanam Kottatum Tamil 2021 Hey Sinamika Tamil Badava RascalKannada 2022 Tadka Hindi 2023 Dhoomam Malayalam Baanadariyalli Kannada Story writer 2025 Bad Girl Tamil Cinematography alongside Jagadeesh Ravi and Prince Anderson
Awards and recognition Year Award Category Film Result 2019 Karnataka State Award Excellence in Cinematography 2019 Wonder Women Awards Best Cinematography 2020 Inspirational Global Woman Award Cinematography 2021 JFW Movie Awards Best Cinematographer Vaanam Kottatum
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