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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian cinematographer (born 1985)}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Karthik Palani<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|12|06|df=y}}<br />
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| occupation = [[Cinematographer]]<br />
| yearsactive = 2010{{ndash}}present<br />
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'''Karthik Palani''' is an Indian cinematographer who works in [[Telugu cinema]]. After debuting with ''[[Love Shagun]]'' (2016), Palani has since worked in ''[[Next Nuvve]]'' (2017), ''[[Penguin (film)|Penguin]]'' (2020) and ''[[Adipurush]]'' (2023).<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Karthik worked as an assistant to [[Tirru]] during ''[[Mercury (2018 film)|Mercury]]'' (2018) and ''[[Petta (film)|Petta]]'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/cinematographer-karthik-palani-shares-his-penguin-movie-experience|title=''கொடைக்கானல் காடு, மிட்நைட் ஷூட்... கீர்த்தி சுரேஷை சுற்றி விஷத் தேனீ!" - 'பெண்குயின்'' அனுபவம்|language=ta|work=Vikatan|last=Rajan|first=Ayyanar|date=4 July 2020|access-date=21 July 2020|archive-date=21 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721222644/https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/cinematographer-karthik-palani-shares-his-penguin-movie-experience|url-status=live}}</ref> He also worked as an assistant cinematographer in several Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil-language films.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2020/jun/24/no-recent-tamil-film-has-as-many-wide-shots-penguin-cinematographer-kharthik-palani-2160475.html|title=No recent Tamil film has as many wide shots: 'Penguin' cinematographer Kharthik Palani|work=New Indian Express|date=24 June 2020|last=Rajendran|first=Gopinath|access-date=16 July 2020|archive-date=16 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716111739/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2020/jun/24/no-recent-tamil-film-has-as-many-wide-shots-penguin-cinematographer-kharthik-palani-2160475.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He garnered acclaim for his work in ''[[Penguin (film)|Penguin]]'' (2020). A critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' noted that "Karthik Phalani's visuals help set the eerie mood" whilst a critic from ''[[The Hindu]]'' stated how "The filmmaker, however, revelation in terms of his visual sense. Two shots come to mind that are beautifully imagined and shot".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Penguin Movie Review: Some chills and many cheats in this underwhelming emotional thriller|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/penguin/movie-review/76454190.cms|work=The Times of India|access-date=20 June 2020|archive-date=19 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619055053/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/penguin/movie-review/76454190.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=S|first=Srivatsan|date=19 June 2020|title='Penguin' movie review: A confusing thriller with great visuals|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/penguin-movie-review/article31867265.ece|work=The Hindu|access-date=20 June 2020|archive-date=20 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620101933/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/penguin-movie-review/article31867265.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> His next film was the Kannada film ''[[French Biriyani]]'' (2020). A critic noted that "Cinematographer Karthik Palani has created the right atmosphere and has employed quirky camera moves to keep us in tune with the film's proceedings".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/kannada/2020/jul/24/french-biryani-review-a-comedy-in-times-of-malady-19490.html|title=French Biryani Review: A comedy in times of malady|website=[[Cinema Express]]|date=24 July 2020|first=A.|last=Sharadhaa|access-date=24 July 2020|archive-date=25 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725043640/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/kannada/2020/jul/24/french-biryani-review-a-comedy-in-times-of-malady-19490.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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In 2020, Karthik started working on ''[[Adipurush]]'', directed by [[Om Raut]]. It was based on the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] epic ''[[Ramayana]].''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prabhas spotted in Mumbai, to start shooting for Adipurush in March. Trending pic |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/prabhas-spotted-in-mumbai-to-start-shooting-for-adipurush-in-march-trending-pic-1773879-2021-02-28 |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=India Today |date=28 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The filming involved combining [[motion capture]] technology<ref>{{Cite web |title=Motion capture work on Prabhas-Saif Ali Khan's 'Adipurush' begins |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2021/jan/19/motion-capture-work-on-prabhas-saif-ali-khans-adipurush-begins-2252225.html |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=The New Indian Express|date=19 January 2021 }}</ref> with [[live action]] similar to the methods used on [[The Jungle Book (2016 film)|''The Jungle Book'']] (2016) and [[Rise of the Planet of the Apes|''Planet of the Apes'']] (2011).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Even commercial cinema needs a visual signature: 'Varisu' cinematographer Karthik Palani |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2023/jan/30/even-commercial-cinema-needs-a-visual-signature-varisu-cinematographer-karthik-palani-2542500.html |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=The New Indian Express|date=30 January 2023 }}</ref><br />
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Karthik is collaborating with [[Maruthi]] again after ''[[Brand Babu]]'' (2018) for ''[[The RajaSaab]]'' (2026), starring [[Prabhas]] in his second collaboration with him following their work on ''Adipurush''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=EXCLUSIVE: Prabhas- Maruthi's Raja Deluxe is a complete entertainer |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2023/jan/17/exclusive-prabhas-maruthis-raja-deluxe-is-a-complete-entertainer-38866.html |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=17 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-12-25 |title=Prabhas joins the sets of Maruthi's film; see leaked pic |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/prabhas-joins-the-sets-of-maruthis-film-see-leaked-pic/articleshow/96492172.cms |access-date=2023-10-13 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
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! Year !! Title !! Language !! Notes<br />
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| 2016 || ''[[Love Shagun]]'' || [[Hindi]]||<br />
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| 2017 || ''[[Next Nuvve]]'' || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-11-05 |title='Next Nuvve' team to tour towns - Telugu News |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/next-nuvve-team-to-tour-towns-telugu-news-199982 |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|2018 || ''Zeenat''|| Hindi ||<br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Brand Babu]]'' || Telugu || <ref>{{Cite web |last=HaribabuBolineni |date=2018-08-02 |title=Brand Babu Movie Review |url=https://www.chitramala.in/brand-babu-movie-review-270773.html |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=Chitramala |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"| 2020 || ''[[Penguin (film)|Penguin]]'' || [[Tamil language|Tamil]]||<ref name=":0" /><br />
|-<br />
| ''[[French Biriyani]]'' || [[Kannada]]||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hope viewers relish the French Biriyani delivered right to their homes: Director Pannaga Bharana |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2020/jul/23/hope-viewers-relish-the-french-biriyani-delivered-right-at-their-homes-director-pannaga-bharana-19474.html |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=23 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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| rowspan="2" |2023<br />
| ''[[Varisu]]''|| Tamil || <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-19 |title=Vijay starrer Varisu's first song gets release date |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/vijay-varisu-first-song-gets-release-date-8218119/ |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Adipurush]]''<br />
| Hindi<br />Telugu<br />
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Azad |first=Easha |date=2023-01-18 |title=150 days to Adipurush release: Rs 600 crore budget movie & the controversies that it got entangled into |url=https://newsroompost.com/entertainment/150-days-to-adipurush-release-rs-600-crore-budget-movie-the-controversies-that-it-got-entangled-into/5225469.html |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=NewsroomPost |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|2026<br />
|''[[The RajaSaab]]''<br />
|Telugu<br />
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-26 |title=Pic Talk: Prabhas from The Sets of Maruthi's Film |url=https://filmyfocus.com/pic-talk-prabhas-from-the-sets-of-maruthis-film |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=Filmy Focus |language=en}}</ref><br />
|}<br />
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