Rajeev Ravi

Rajeev Ravi is an Indian cinematographer, director, and producer from Kerala. He's best known for his Hindi and Malayalam films. After graduating from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune in 1997, he started his career as a cinematographer by assisting in the Malayalam film, Pranayavarnangal shot by Santosh Thundiyil. He debuted as an independent cinematographer with the film Chandni Bar (2001) directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. Ravi is known for his collaboration with director Anurag Kashyap. They have collaborated in several commercial and art films in Hindi cinema. In 2012, he co-produced the Hindi feature film ID. 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. Ravi's third film as director is 'Kammattipaadam', starring Dulquer Salman, was released on 20 May 2016.

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