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{{Short description|Indian cinematographer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = K. G. Jayan
| image = K.g.jayan.JPG
| birth_name = Kodapully Gangadharan Jayan
| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], India
| alma_mater = [[Film and Television Institute of India|FTII]]
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Cinematographer]]|[[Dean (education)|dean]]}}
}}

'''Kodapully Gangadharan Jayan''' is an Indian [[cinematographer]] who works predominantly in [[Malayalam cinema]]. He has won a [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography (non-feature film)|National Film Award]], two [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography|Kerala State Film Awards]], a [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards|Kerala Film Critics Award]] and a Kerala State Television Award. He is a member of [[Indian cinematographers#The Indian Society of Cinematographers|Indian Society of Cinematographers]] (ISC).

==Early life==
Jayan was born and brought up in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]]. His father Gangadharan was a [[radiologist]]. His uncle Velappan Alappad was a renowned film critic. He did his schooling from [[Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School]]. He pursued his [[bachelor's degree]] and [[master's degree]] from [[Mar Ivanios College]] and [[Government Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram]]. Jayan went to [[Film and Television Institute of India]] for pursuing diploma in cinematography, in where [[Santosh Sivan]] was his classmate and [[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]] was his senior.<ref name="h1">{{Cite web |last=Satyendran |first=Nita |date=April 23, 2010 |title=Viewfinder |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Viewfinder/article16372061.ece |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221154449/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Viewfinder/article16372061.ece |archive-date=2025-02-21 |access-date=2025-10-04 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

==Career==
Jayan began his career in [[Malayalam cinema]] with [[Harikumar (director)|Harikumar]]'s ''[[Jaalakam]]'' after taking over from [[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]], who had to withdraw from the shoot after a couple of days. He continues to work in [[parallel cinema]] with directors like [[T. V. Chandran]] and [[Priyanandanan]].

Jayan has shot over 1000 documentaries. His work in [[K. R. Mohanan]]'s documentary ''Oru Vanavyavasthayude Sheshippukal'' won him the Kerala State Television Award for Best Videography, the first ever for a documentary in Kerala, and ''The 18th Elephant'', in which he worked with P. Balan, won him the National Film Award for Best Cinematography in non-feature film section. He has also shot 197 episodes for [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]'s landmark travelogue ''Ente Keralam''.<ref name="h1" />

Jayan also worked as a deputy director at the [[Centre for Development of Imaging Technology]] from 1990 to 2014. He is currently working as the head of department of cinematography at [[L. V. Prasad]] College of Media Studies, Thiruvananthapuram.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Staff K.G. JAYAN |url=https://lvpcollege.edu.in/staff-k-g-jayan/ |access-date=2025-10-04 |website=LVPERF}}</ref>

In 2016, he made his directorial debut with the short film ''Chennikuthu''.<ref name="dc">{{Cite web |last=Manu |first=Meera |date=June 9, 2016 |title=Lensman dons director's cap |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/090616/lensman-dons-director-s-cap.html |access-date=2025-10-04 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Film
!Director
!{{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
|1987
|''[[Jaalakam]]''
|[[Harikumar (director)|Harikumar]]
|<ref name="h1" />
|-
|1988
|''Rugmini''
|[[K. P. Kumaran]]
|
|-
|1989
|''[[Jaathakam]]''
|[[Suresh Unnithan]]
|
|-
|1990
|''[[Marupuram]]''
|[[Viji Thampi]]
|
|-
|1999
|''Saree''
|[[Suma Josson]]
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2000
|''[[Susanna (2000 film)|Susanna]]''
|[[T. V. Chandran]]
|<ref name="h1" />
|-
|''[[Kattu Vannu Vilichappol]]''
|Sashi Paravoor
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2001
|''Pularvettam''
|Harikumar
|
|-
|''[[Dany (film)|Dany]]''
|rowspan="2"|T. V. Chandran
|rowspan="2"|<ref name="h1" />
|-
|2003
|''[[Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam]]''
|-
|rowspan="3"|2004
|''Pravasam''
|Kalidas Puthumana
|
|-
|''[[Kathavaseshan]]''
|T. V. Chandran
|-
|''[[Chithariyavar]]''
|Lalji George
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|2006
|''[[Pulijanmam]]''
|[[Priyanandanan]]
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 23, 2006 |title=Pulijanmam Malayalam movie review |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/pulijanmam-review-malayalam-movie-8296 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250327093300/https://www.indiaglitz.com/pulijanmam-review-malayalam-movie-8296 |archive-date=2025-03-27 |access-date=2025-10-05 |work=IndiaGlitz}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Nottam]]''
|Sashi Paravoor
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krishnavadhyar |first=Ratheesh |date=February 6, 2008 |title=Nottam |url=https://ratheesh.livejournal.com/308738.html |access-date=2025-10-05 |website=[[LiveJournal]]}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Drishtantham]]''
|[[M. P. Sukumaran Nair]]
|
|-
|2007
|''[[Paradeshi]]''
|[[P. T. Kunju Muhammed]]
|<ref name="h1" />
|-
|rowspan="2"|2009
|''[[Raamanam]]''
|M. P. Sukumaran Nair
|
|-
|''[[Boomi Malayalam]]''
|T. V. Chandran
|<ref name="h1" />
|-
|2010
|''[[Sufi Paranja Katha (film)|Sufi Paranja Katha]]''
|Priyanandanan
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=A. B. |first=Vivekanandan |title=Sufi Paranja Katha: Exploring Love, Religion, and Identity in Film |url=https://www.studocu.com/in/document/university-of-kerala/ma-english-language-and-literature/sufi-paranja-kadha/64721702 |access-date=October 5, 2025 |website=Studocu}}
</ref>
|-
|2012
|''[[Ithramathram]]''
|K. Gopinathan
|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rajmohan |first=Sooraj |date=August 16, 2012 |title=Memories of another day |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/memories-of-another-day/article3779479.ece |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221135530/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/memories-of-another-day/article3779479.ece |archive-date=2019-12-21 |access-date=2025-10-05 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="3"|2014
|''[[Nayana (film)|Nayana]]''
|K. N. Sasidharan
|
|-
|''[[Chayilyam]]''
|Manoj Kana
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=George |first=Vijay |date=January 30, 2014 |title=Colours of life |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/colours-of-life/article5634433.ece |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203081051/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/colours-of-life/article5634433.ece |archive-date=2014-02-03 |access-date=2025-10-04 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}
</ref>
|-
|''[[Jalamsham]]''
|M. P. Sukumaran Nair
|
|-
|2015
|''Vidooshakan''
|T. K. Santhosh
|
|-
|2016
|''Amoeba''
|Manoj Kana
|<ref name="dc" />
|-
|2017
|''[[Crossroad (film)|Crossroad]] - Lake House''
|Sashi Paravoor
|
|-
|2022
|''[[Gramavrikshathile Kuyil]]''
|K. P. Kumaran
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 7, 2022 |title=Kumaran Asan biopic Gramavrikshathile Kuyil set for release |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2022/Apr/07/kumaran-asan-biopic-gramavrikshathile-kuyil-set-for-release-30751.html |access-date=2025-10-04 |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref>
|}

===Documentaries===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Film
!Director
!{{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
|1994
|''Oru Vanavyavasthayude Sheshippukal''
|K. R. Mohanan
|
|-
|2003
|''The 18th Elephant: Three Monologues''
|P. Balan
|<ref name="dc" />
|-
|2013
|''In Search of our Lost Rice Seeds''
|[[Suma Josson]]
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 25, 2013 |title=Crowning glory |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/crowning-glory/article5272179.ece |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028080433/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/crowning-glory/article5272179.ece |archive-date=2013-10-28 |access-date=2025-10-04 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|''In Return: Just a Book''
|Shiny Benjamin
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ragesh |first=G. |date=November 26, 2016 |title=In Return: Just a Book - a filmic tribute to Dostoyevsky and Perumbadavam |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/in-depth/iffi-2016-goa-film-festival/iffi-2016-news/a-filmic-tribute-to-dostoyevsky-and-perumbadavam.html |access-date=2025-10-04 |website=[[Malayala Manorama|OnManorama]]}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''Maythil''
|K. Gopinathan
|
|}

===Short films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Film
!Director
!{{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
|2016
|''Chennikuthu''
|Himself
|<ref name="dc" />
|}

==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Work
!{{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
|1994
|Kerala State Television Awards
|Best Videography
|''Vanavyavasthayude Sheshippukal''
|<ref name="h1" />
|-
|2000
|[[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]]
|[[Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematographer|Best Cinematographer]]
|''[[Susanna (2000 film)|Susanna]]'', ''[[Kattu Vannu Vilichappol]]''
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 17, 2020 |title=Film Critics Award 1977 - 2012 |url=https://www.keralafilmcritics.com/2020/10/film-critics-awards-complete-list-from.html |access-date=2025-10-05 |website=[[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards|Kerala Film Critics Association]]}}
</ref>
|-
|2001
|[[Kerala State Film Awards]]
|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
|''[[Dany (film)|Dany]]''
|
|-
|2003
|[[51st National Film Awards|National Film Awards]]
|[[National Film Award for Best Cinematography (non-feature film)|Best Cinematography (non-feature film)]]
|''The 18th Elephant: Three Monologues''
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 14, 2004 |title=51st National Film Awards |url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/66_51stNfacatalogue.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924070138/https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/66_51stNfacatalogue.pdf |archive-date=2019-09-24 |access-date=2025-10-05 |website=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]}}</ref>
|-
|2009
|Kerala State Film Awards
|Best Cinematography
|''[[Sufi Paranja Katha (film)|Sufi Paranja Katha]]''
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kerala State Film Awards 2000 - 2012 |url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards4.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305021732/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards4.htm |archive-date=2016-03-05 |access-date=2025-10-05 |website=[[Department of Information and Public Relations (Kerala)|PRD Kerala]]}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0419676|K.G. Jayan}}
{{Kerala State Film Award Best Cinematography}}
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