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{{Short description|Indian film editor}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox person
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| birth_place = [[India]]
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| yearsactive = 2007–present
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'''Vivek Harshan''' (born 28 May 1981) is an Indian [[film editor]] who works predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films. He has frequently collaborated with [[Amal Neerad]], [[M. Rajesh]], and [[Karthik Subbaraj]] since the beginning of their careers. ''[[Big B (film)|Big B]]'' (2007), ''[[Jigarthanda (2014 film)|Jigarthanda]]'' (2014), ''[[Iyobinte Pusthakam]]'' (2014), ''[[Varathan]]'' (2018), ''[[Bheeshma Parvam]]'' (2022), ''[[Aavesham (2024 film)|Aavesham]]'' (2024), ''[[Manjummel Boys]]'' (2024) and ''[[Sikandar (2025 film)|Sikandar]]'' (2025) are some of his notable works. He won the [[National Film Award for Best Editing]] in 2014 for ''Jigarthanda''.<ref>{{cite web|work=Silverscreen|access-date=5 December 2023|url=https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/features/a-cut-above-the-rest-vivek-harshan-interview/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231205154447/https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/features/a-cut-above-the-rest-vivek-harshan-interview/|archive-date=5 December 2023|title=A Cut Above The Rest: The Vivek Harshan Interview|date=11 August 2015}}</ref>

== Film career ==
After assisting editor [[Anthony (film editor)|Anthony]], Harshan started working as an independent editor with the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] film ''[[Red Salute (2006 film)|Red Salute]]'' (2006).<ref>{{cite web|title=Red Salute - Another regular package from Mani|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/review/8625.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411043237/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/review/8625.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 April 2013|work=IndiaGlitz|accessdate=13 February 2013}}</ref> He got break in his second film ''[[Big B (film)|Big B]]'' (2007).{{citation needed|date=September 2019}} His work on the 2014 Tamil film ''[[Jigarthanda (2014 film)|Jigarthanda]]'' got him the [[National Film Award for Best Editing|National Award]] for that year.<ref name=national />

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Language !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Red Salute (2006 film)|Red Salute]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Big B (film)|Big B]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Sagar Alias Jackie Reloaded]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Siva Manasula Sakthi]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2010 || ''[[Boss Engira Bhaskaran]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Anwar (2010 film)|Anwar]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2012 || ''[[Oru Kal Oru Kannadi]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[22 Female Kottayam]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Josettante Hero]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Bachelor Party (2012 film)|Bachelor Party]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2013 || ''[[5 Sundarikal]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Maryan (film)|Maryan]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[All in All Azhagu Raja]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2014 || ''[[Jigarthanda (2014 film)|Jigarthanda]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Peruchazhi]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Burma (film)|Burma]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2015 || ''[[Kaaki Sattai]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Nannbenda]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan=8 | 2016 || ''[[Rajini Murugan]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Kali (2016 film)|Kali]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Iraivi]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Puthiya Niyamam]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Jackson Durai]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Nambiar (film)|Nambiar]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Vallavanukku Vallavan (2016 film)|Vallavanukku Vallavan]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2017 || ''[[Ezra (2017 film)|Ezra]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Mupparimanam]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Ramaleela (film)|Ramaleela]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2018 || ''[[Mercury (2018 film)|Mercury]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Seema Raja]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Mandharam]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Varathan]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan=5 | 2019 || ''[[Petta (film)|Petta]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Irupathiyonnaam Noottaandu]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Mr. Local]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Love Action Drama]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Adithya Varma]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Putham Pudhu Kaalai]]'' || Tamil || Segment: Miracle
|-
| rowspan=5 | 2021 || ''[[Jagame Thandhiram]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Navarasa (TV series)|Navarasa]]'' || Tamil || Segment: Peace
|-
| ''[[Kasada Thapara]]'' || Tamil || Streaming release; Segment: Kavasam
|-
| ''[[MGR Magan]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Kurup (film)|Kurup]]'' || Malayalam ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-21 |title=Dulquer's Kurup heading to OTT? |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2020/Nov/21/dulquers-kurup-heading-to-ott-2225997.html |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2022 || ''[[Mahaan (2022 film)|Mahaan]]'' || Tamil ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2021-08-20 |title=Vikram-Karthik Subbaraj-Dhruv film titled Mahaan; first look released |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2021/Aug/20/vikram-karthik-subbaraj-dhruv-film-titled-mahaan-26170.html |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Bheeshma Parvam]]'' || Malayalam ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2022-02-10 |title=Mammootty-Amal Neerad's Bheeshma Parvam gets new release date; teaser out Friday |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2022/Feb/10/mammootty-amal-neerads-bheeshma-parvam-gets-new-release-date-teaser-out-friday-29668.html |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[DSP (film)|DSP]]'' || Tamil ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2022-11-16 |title=Nalla Irumaa: First single from Vijay Sethupathi's DSP out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/videos/2022/Nov/16/nalla-irumaa-first-single-from-vijay-sethupathis-dsp-out-36702.html |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2023 || ''[[Vallavanukkum Vallavan]]'' || Tamil ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vallavanukku Vallavan Movie Review: Bobby Simha can't save this 6-year-old film |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/vallavanukku-vallavan-review-bobby-simha-cant-save-this-6-year-old-film-waltair-veerayya-2324193-2023-01-20 |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=India Today |date=20 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Bandra (film)|Bandra]]'' || Malayalam ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2023-10-17 |title=New teaser of Dileep's Bandra is out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/Oct/17/new-teaser-of-dileeps-bandra-is-out-48705.html |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2024 || ''[[Manjummel Boys]]'' || Malayalam ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manjummel Boys gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/feb/11/manjummel-boys-gets-a-release-date-51955.html |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=11 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Aavesham (2024 film)|Aavesham]]'' || Malayalam ||<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-26 |title='Aavesham' teaser: Fahadh Faasil, Jithu Madhavan promise a wacky ride |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/aavesham-teaser-fahadh-faasil-jithu-madhavan-promise-a-wacky-ride/article67779459.ece |access-date=2024-04-13 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Bougainvillea (film)|Bougainvillea]]'' || Malayalam ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2024-09-27 |title=Amal Neerad's Bougainvillea gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Sep/27/amal-neerads-bougainvillea-gets-a-release-date |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2025 || ''[[Sikandar (2025 film)|Sikandar]]'' || Hindi ||
|-
|}

==Awards==

===National Film Awards===
* 2014 – [[National Film Award for Best Editing]] for ''[[Jigarthanda (2014 film)|Jigarthanda]]''<ref name=national>{{Cite news |title=62nd National Film Awards: Tamil movies bag eight honours |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/62nd-national-film-awards-tamil-movies-bag-eight-honours/articleshow/46678516.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803101715/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/62nd-national-film-awards-tamil-movies-bag-eight-honours/articleshow/46678516.cms |archive-date=3 August 2021 |access-date=3 August 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

===[[Vijay Awards]]===
* 2014 – [[Vijay Award for Best Editor]] for ''[[Jigarthanda (2014 film)|Jigarthanda]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=2574962}}

{{National Film Award Best Editing}}
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Malayalam film editors]]
[[Category:Tamil film editors]]
[[Category:Best Editor National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:1981 births]]

Vivek Harshan - Revision history

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