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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Sunny Joseph<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1957|10|12}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Cherthala]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]<br />
| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) --><br />
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| nationality = Indian<br />
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| known_for = Piravi, Vasthuhaara, Nizhalkuth, Janala, Train to Pakistan, Kahini, Mangamma, Ramanujan<br />
| years_active = 1983- present<br />
| alma_mater = [[Film and Television Institute of India]]<br />
| occupation = [[Cinematographer]], [[Film director]]<br />
| spouse = Pushpa Sunny<br />
| children = Anil Sunny, Aparna Sunny<br />
| website = [http://www.sunnyjoseph.com Official website]<br />
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'''Sunny Joseph''' (born 12 October 1957) is an [[India]]n [[cinematographer]] and [[film director|director]] from [[Kerala]], most known for his work in [[Shaji N. Karun]] classic, ''[[Piravi]]'', for which he won the 1988 [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Photography]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2008/06/20/stories/2008062050310200.htm|title=Monsoon vignettes|date=20 June 2008|work=The Hindu|accessdate=2016-09-15}}</ref> He has Post Graduate Diploma in Cinematography from the [[Film and Television Institute of India]] (FTII), Pune.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfaipune.gov.in/venice_festival.htm|title=Citation|publisher=[[National Film Archive of India]]|access-date=2016-09-15|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108014247/http://www.nfaipune.gov.in/venice_festival.htm|archive-date=2012-11-08|df=}}</ref> He is a former Chairman and General Secretary of Indian Society of Cinematographers, (ISC).<ref name="is">{{cite web|url=http://www.iscindia.org/html/board.htm|title=ISC participates in the 1st International Congress on Authorship Rights of Cinematographers in Huelva, Spain - 2004|publisher=ISC website|access-date=2016-09-15|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100621064536/http://www.iscindia.org/html/board.htm|archive-date=21 June 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> <br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Born in 1957 in Kerala to CV Joseph and Thressiamma, he grew up in the household of two brothers (including a twin brother), and six younger sisters.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/30020/ | title=ക്യാമറയ്ക്ക് പിന്നിലെ കാഴ്ചകള് | date=20 January 2009 | newspaper=Mathrubhumi | access-date=3 May 2018 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219055956/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/30020/ | archive-date=19 December 2013 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> Sunny did his P.D.C. from St. Michael's College, [[Cherthala]] ([[Kerala University]]) in [[Alappuzha district]] in 1974, followed by B.Sc. in Zoology (completed course) from Deva Matha College, [[Kuravilangad]], in the Kottayam district in 1977. He joined the [[Film and Television Institute of India]] (FTII), [[Pune]] in 1979, where he did a course - Diploma in Cinema, specializing in Motion Picture Photography and graduated in 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cheruvallikattu.com/sunny/id3.htm |title=About Me |website=Cheruvallikattu.com |date= |accessdate=2016-09-15}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
After graduating from [[Film and Television Institute of India]], [[Pune]] in 1983, Sunny Joseph started working as a cinematographer in 1987. ''[[Piravi]]'' the film which he photographed for [[Shaji N. Karun]] became a landmark in his career and in Indian Cinema.<br />
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In 2002, Sunny assisted veteran cinematographer and [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]] long-time collaborator, [[Mankada Ravi Varma]], in his last work, ''[[Nizhalkuthu]]'' (2002) and eventually shot many scenes in the film for which Sunny is credited alongside Mankada Ravi Varma.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2007/09/07/stories/2007090750230100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203223207/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2007/09/07/stories/2007090750230100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 December 2007|title=Painting with light|date=7 September 2007|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2016-09-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118027967?refCatId=13|title=Indian cinematographer Varma dies: He worked on Adoor Gopalakrishnan's films|date=24 November 2010|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|accessdate=2016-09-15}}</ref><br />
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==Selected filmography==<br />
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* ''[[Theertham (film)|Theertham]]'' (1987)<br />
* ''[[Piravi]]'' (1988)<br />
* ''Ore Thooval Pakshikal'' (1988)<br />
* ''Eenam Maranna Kattu'' (1988)<br />
* ''Unni'' (1989)<br />
* ''Pooram'' (1989)<br />
* ''[[Alicinte Anveshanam]]'' (1989)<br />
* ''Ottayal Pattalam'' (1990)<br />
* ''Ottayadipathakal'' (1990)<br />
* ''Kshanakathu'' (1990)<br />
* ''[[Vasthuhara]]'' (1991)<br />
* ''[[Aanaval Mothiram]]'' (1991)<br />
* ''Satyaprathinja'' (1991)<br />
* ''[[Mangamma (film)|Mangamma]]'' (1997)<br />
* ''Kahini''<br />
* ''[[Sanabi (film)|Sanabi]]'' (1995)<br />
* ''[[America America (1995 film)|America America]]'' (1995)<br />
* ''[[Mogamul]]'' (1995)<br />
* ''[[Daya (film)|Daya]]'' (1998)<br />
* ''[[Train to Pakistan (film)|Train to Pakistan]]'' (1998)<br />
* ''[[Angene Oru Avadhikkalathu]]'' (1999)<br />
* ''[[Oru Cheru Punchiri]]'' (2000)<br />
* ''[[Nizhalkuthu]]'' (2002)<br />
* ''Dance Like A Man'' (2003)<br />
* ''[[Thilaadanam]]'' (2002)<br />
* ''[[Daivanamathil]]''<br />
* ''[[Kamli (film)|Kamli]]'' (2006)<br />
* ''[[Ami, Yasin Ar Amar Madhubala]]'' (2007)<br />
* ''[[Chintu Ji]]''<br />
* ''[[Janala]]''<br />
* ''[[O Maria]]'' (2011)<br />
* ''[[Ramanujan (film)|Ramanujan]]'' (2014)<br />
* ''Sweet Home'' (2014)<br />
* ''Moral Nights'' (2021)<br />
* ''Tayaa'' Under production<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.sunnyjoseph.com Official website]<br />
* {{IMDb name|0430495}}<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCCizj9EQIo Interview with Sunny Joseph -Cinematographer]<br />
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