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'''Rajeev Ravi''' is an Indian [[cinematographer]], [[film director|director]], and [[film producer|producer]] from [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]]. He's best known for his [[Hindi film|Hindi]] and [[Malayalam film]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dulquer teams up with Rajeev Ravi|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/dulquer-teams-up-with-rajeev-ravi-south/20150929.htm|publisher=RediffMovies|access-date=3 June 2016}}</ref>
'''Rajeev Ravi''' is an Indian [[cinematographer]], [[film director|director]], and [[film producer|producer]] from [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]]. He's best known for his work in [[Hindi film|Hindi]] and [[Malayalam film]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dulquer teams up with Rajeev Ravi|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/dulquer-teams-up-with-rajeev-ravi-south/20150929.htm|publisher=RediffMovies|access-date=3 June 2016}}</ref>
After graduating from [[Film and Television Institute of India]], [[Pune]] in 1997, he started his career by assisting in the [[Malayalam]] film, ''[[Pranayavarnangal]]'' (1998) shot by [[Santosh Thundiyil]]. He debuted as an independent cinematographer with the film ''[[Chandni Bar]]'' (2001) directed by [[Madhur Bhandarkar]].{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} Ravi is known for his collaboration with director [[Anurag Kashyap]]. They have collaborated in several commercial and art films in [[Hindi cinema]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Rajeev Ravi in viewfinder|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/interview/rajeev-ravinterview-in-iview-finder.html|publisher=OnManorama|access-date=23 May 2016}}</ref> In 2012, he co-produced the [[Hindi film|Hindi]] feature film ''ID''. The film premiered in the [[Busan International Film Festival]] in [[South Korea]].{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} Ravi won the 2010 [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography]] for Anurag Kashyap's ''[[Dev.D]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=I don't do film with superstars|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2010/mar/09/i-dont-do-films-with-superstars-rajeev-ravi-137625.html|date=9 March 2010|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|access-date=12 October 2018}}</ref> In 2013, he received the [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography]] for ''[[Liar's Dice (film)|Liar's Dice]]'' directed by his wife [[Geetu Mohandas]].<ref>{{cite web|title=61st National Film Awards Announced: Live Update|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/and-more/61st-national-film-awards-announced-live-update_153657.html|publisher=[[Zee News]]|access-date=16 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=61st National Film Awards For 2014 |url=http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf# |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |date=16 April 2014 |access-date=2014-04-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416181218/http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf |archive-date=16 April 2014 }}</ref>
After graduating from [[Film and Television Institute of India]], [[Pune]] in 1997, he started his career by assisting in the [[Malayalam]] film, ''[[Pranayavarnangal]]'' (1998) shot by [[Santosh Thundiyil]]. He debuted as a cinematographer with the film ''[[Chandni Bar]]'' (2001), when he was launched by producer R. Mohan (GoodKnight Mohan) when the original cinematographer Venu had date clashes. The film was directed by [[Madhur Bhandarkar]].{{citation needed|date=May 2016}}  
 
Ravi is known for his collaboration with director [[Anurag Kashyap]]. They have collaborated in several commercial and art films in [[Hindi cinema]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Rajeev Ravi in viewfinder|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/interview/rajeev-ravinterview-in-iview-finder.html|publisher=OnManorama|access-date=23 May 2016}}</ref> In 2012, he co-produced the [[Hindi film|Hindi]] feature film ''ID''. The film premiered in the [[Busan International Film Festival]] in [[South Korea]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Manju |date=May 25, 2022 |title=Rajeev Ravi Biography Including Age, Photos and Family |work=B4blaze |url=https://b4blaze.com/biography/rajeev-ravi-biography-including-age-photos-and-family-90352/}}</ref> Ravi won the 2010 [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography]] for Anurag Kashyap's ''[[Dev.D]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=I don't do film with superstars|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2010/mar/09/i-dont-do-films-with-superstars-rajeev-ravi-137625.html|date=9 March 2010|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|access-date=12 October 2018}}</ref> In 2013, he received the [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography]] for ''[[Liar's Dice (film)|Liar's Dice]]'' directed by his wife [[Geetu Mohandas]].<ref>{{cite web|title=61st National Film Awards Announced: Live Update|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/and-more/61st-national-film-awards-announced-live-update_153657.html|publisher=[[Zee News]]|access-date=16 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=61st National Film Awards For 2014 |url=http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf# |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |date=16 April 2014 |access-date=2014-04-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416181218/http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf |archive-date=16 April 2014 }}</ref>


Rajeev made his debut as a director with the [[Malayalam film]] ''[[Annayum Rasoolum]]'' (2013).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/love-in-kochi/article4270795.ece|title=Love in Kochi|publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=2013-01-04|access-date=2013-01-11}}</ref> Rajeev Ravi's second feature film, ''[[Njan Steve Lopez]]'' was released in 2014. In March 2016, Ravi completed filming of ''[[Kammatti Paadam|Kammatipaadam]]'', starring [[Dulquer Salman]], which was released on 20 May 2016.<ref name="Deccan Chronicle 28 March 2016">{{cite news | last = Ipe | first = Ann | title = Unplanned Entry into Films | date = 28 March 2016 | newspaper = [[Deccan Chronicle]] |  url = http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/280316/unplanned-entry-into-films.html | access-date = 1 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="International Business Times 11 February 2016">{{cite news | last = James | first = Anu | title = Shaun Romy as Dulquer Salmaan's Pair in Rajeev Ravi's "Kammatti Paadam" | date = 11 February 2016 | newspaper = [[International Business Times]] | url = http://www.ibtimes.co.in/shaun-romy-dulquer-salmaans-pair-rajeev-ravis-kammatti-paadam-666638 | access-date = 1 April 2016}}</ref>
Rajeev made his debut as a director with the [[Malayalam film]] ''[[Annayum Rasoolum]]'' (2013).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/love-in-kochi/article4270795.ece|title=Love in Kochi|work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2013-01-04|access-date=2013-01-11|last1=Nagarajan|first1=Saraswathy}}</ref> Rajeev Ravi's second feature film, ''[[Njan Steve Lopez]]'' was released in 2014. In March 2016, Ravi completed filming of ''[[Kammatti Paadam|Kammatipaadam]]'', starring [[Dulquer Salman]], which was released on 20 May 2016.<ref name="Deccan Chronicle 28 March 2016">{{cite news | last = Ipe | first = Ann | title = Unplanned Entry into Films | date = 28 March 2016 | newspaper = [[Deccan Chronicle]] |  url = http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/280316/unplanned-entry-into-films.html | access-date = 1 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="International Business Times 11 February 2016">{{cite news | last = James | first = Anu | title = Shaun Romy as Dulquer Salmaan's Pair in Rajeev Ravi's "Kammatti Paadam" | date = 11 February 2016 | newspaper = [[International Business Times]] | url = http://www.ibtimes.co.in/shaun-romy-dulquer-salmaans-pair-rajeev-ravis-kammatti-paadam-666638 | access-date = 1 April 2016}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
He married [[Malayalam]] film actress and director [[Geetu Mohandas]]. The couple has a daughter named Aradhana. He holds a diploma in cinematography from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.
He married [[Malayalam]] film actress and director [[Geetu Mohandas]]. The couple has a daughter named Aradhana. He holds a diploma in cinematography from Film and Television Institute of India, [[Pune]].
 
Rajeev has [[vitiligo]], an [[autoimmune disease]] which causes white patches on the skin through pigmentation loss.


==Awards==
==Awards==
 
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| 2014 || [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography]] || ''[[Liar's Dice (film)|Liar's Dice]]''
| 2014 || [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography]] || ''[[Liar's Dice (film)|Liar's Dice]]''
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| 2010 || [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography]] || ''[[Dev D]]''<ref>http://www.pompom.in/2010/01/the-55th-filmfare-awards-2010-nominations-winners/</ref>
| 2010 || [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography]] || ''[[Dev D]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pompom.in/2010/01/the-55th-filmfare-awards-2010-nominations-winners/ | title=Pompom.in }}</ref>
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|''[[Gaadi (film)|Gaadi]]'' || Sinhala ||
|''[[Gaadi (film)|Gaadi]]'' || Sinhala ||
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| rowspan="3"|2020 || ''[[Thuramukham (2020 film)|Thuramukham]]'' || Malayalam ||
|2021
|''[[Bell Bottom (2021 film)|Bell Bottom]]'' || Hindi ||  
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|''[[Bell Bottom (2021 film)|Bell Bottom]]'' || Hindi ||  
| rowspan="1"|2022 || ''[[Thuramukham (2022 film)|Thuramukham]]'' || Malayalam ||
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! No. !! Year !! width=150 | Film !! Cast!! style="width: 120px;" | Language || Notes
! Year !! width=150 | Film !! Cast!! style="width: 120px;" | Language || Notes
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| 2013 ||''[[Annayum Rasoolum]]'' || [[Fahadh Faasil]] , [[Andrea Jeremiah]], [[Sunny Wayne]]|| Malayalam || Debut film
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| 1 || 2013 ||''[[Annayum Rasoolum]]'' || [[Fahadh Faasil]] , [[Andrea Jeremiah]], [[Sunny Wayne]]|| Malayalam || Debut film
| 2014 ||''[[Njan Steve Lopez]]'' || [[Farhaan Faasil]], [[Ahaana Krishna]], [[Alencier Ley Lopez]] || Malayalam ||  
|-
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| 2 || 2014 ||''[[Njan Steve Lopez]]'' || [[Farhaan Faasil]], [[Ahaana Krishna]], [[Alencier Ley Lopez]] || Malayalam ||  
| 2016 ||''[[Kammatti Paadam]]'' || [[Dulquer Salmaan]], [[Vinayakan]], Shaun Romy, [[Manikandan R. Achari ]]|| Malayalam || <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/How-GREEN-was-my-city/article14380296.ece|title=How GREEN was my city|last=Nagarajan|first=Saraswathy|date=2016-06-02|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-03-18|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 3 || 2016 ||''[[Kammatti Paadam]]'' || [[Dulquer Salmaan]], [[Vinayakan]], Shaun Romy, [[Manikandan R. Achari ]]|| Malayalam || <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/How-GREEN-was-my-city/article14380296.ece|title=How GREEN was my city|last=Nagarajan|first=Saraswathy|date=2016-06-02|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-03-18|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" | 2022  || ''[[Kuttavum Shikshayum (2021 film)|Kuttavum Shikshayum]]'' || [[Asif Ali (actor)]], [[Alencier Ley Lopez]], [[Sunny Wayne]], [[Sharaf U Dheen]], [[Senthil Krishna]] || Malayalam ||
|-
|-
| 4 || 2021 ||''[[Thuramukham (2021 film)|Thuramukham]]'' || [[Nivin Pauly]], [[Indrajith Sukumaran]], [[Nimisha Sajayan]], [[Joju George]], [[Arjun Ashokan]]|| Malayalam || Post-production
|''[[Thuramukham (2022 film)|Thuramukham]]'' || [[Nivin Pauly]], [[Indrajith Sukumaran]], [[Nimisha Sajayan]], [[Joju George]], [[Arjun Ashokan]]|| Malayalam || Releasing
|-
|-
| 5 || 2021  || ''[[Kuttavum Shikshayum (2021 film)|Kuttavum Shikshayum]]'' || [[Asif Ali (actor)]], [[Alencier Ley Lopez]], [[Sunny Wayne]], [[Sharaf U Dheen]], [[Senthil Krishna]] || Malayalam || Post-production<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/rajeev-ravis-directorial-kuttavum-shikshayum-goes-on-floors/articleshow/74002234.cms|title=Rajeev Ravi's directorial 'Kuttavum Shikshayum' goes on floors - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-02-18}}</ref>
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* {{ cite news | url=http://www.arabianewspaper.com/malayalam-news/read/6827/i-am-rajeev-ravi.html | title=Arabianewspaper- ഞാന്‍- രാജീവ്‌ രവി | date=11 Aug 2014 }}
* {{ cite news | url=http://www.arabianewspaper.com/malayalam-news/read/6827/i-am-rajeev-ravi.html | title=Arabianewspaper- ഞാന്‍- രാജീവ്‌ രവി | date=11 Aug 2014 }}
* {{ cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/02/07/stories/2009020751760600.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622023947/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/02/07/stories/2009020751760600.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=22 June 2012 | title=Interview | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | date=7 Feb 2009 }}
* {{ cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/02/07/stories/2009020751760600.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622023947/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/02/07/stories/2009020751760600.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=22 June 2012 | title=Interview | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | date=7 Feb 2009 }}
* {{ cite news | url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2007/11/02/stories/2007110250310300.htm | title=Interview | newspaper=The Hindu | date=2 Nov 2007 }}
* {{ cite news | url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2007/11/02/stories/2007110250310300.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626092655/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2007/11/02/stories/2007110250310300.htm | url-status=usurped | archive-date=26 June 2008 | title=Interview | newspaper=The Hindu | date=2 Nov 2007 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716192347/http://www.fujifilm.com/products/motion_picture/exposure/pdf/vol16_rajeev_ravi.pdf Fujifilm Exposure magazine]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716192347/http://www.fujifilm.com/products/motion_picture/exposure/pdf/vol16_rajeev_ravi.pdf Fujifilm Exposure magazine]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110718044651/http://www.punemirror.in/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=55&contentid=2009060720090607040019118f3223ab8&sectxslt=.htm Interview Pune Mirror]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110718044651/http://www.punemirror.in/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=55&contentid=2009060720090607040019118f3223ab8&sectxslt=.htm Interview Pune Mirror]
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In this Indian name, the name Ravi is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Rajeev.

Rajeev Ravi is an Indian cinematographer, director, and producer from Kochi, Kerala. He's best known for his work in Hindi and Malayalam films.[1] After graduating from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune in 1997, he started his career by assisting in the Malayalam film, Pranayavarnangal (1998) shot by Santosh Thundiyil. He debuted as a cinematographer with the film Chandni Bar (2001), when he was launched by producer R. Mohan (GoodKnight Mohan) when the original cinematographer Venu had date clashes. The film was directed by Madhur Bhandarkar.[citation needed]

Rajeev Ravi
Alma materFilm and Television Institute of India, Pune
OccupationCinematographer, Director
Years active1998 - present
Spouse(s)
(
m. 2009)
AwardsNational Film Award for Best Cinematography (2013)

Ravi is known for his collaboration with director Anurag Kashyap. They have collaborated in several commercial and art films in Hindi cinema.[2] In 2012, he co-produced the Hindi feature film ID. The film premiered in the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea.[3] Ravi won the 2010 Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography for Anurag Kashyap's Dev.D.[4] In 2013, he received the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for Liar's Dice directed by his wife Geetu Mohandas.[5][6]

Rajeev made his debut as a director with the Malayalam film Annayum Rasoolum (2013).[7] Rajeev Ravi's second feature film, Njan Steve Lopez was released in 2014. In March 2016, Ravi completed filming of Kammatipaadam, starring Dulquer Salman, which was released on 20 May 2016.[8][9]

Personal lifeEdit

He married Malayalam film actress and director Geetu Mohandas. The couple has a daughter named Aradhana. He holds a diploma in cinematography from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.

Rajeev has vitiligo, an autoimmune disease which causes white patches on the skin through pigmentation loss.

AwardsEdit

Year Award Category Work
2014 National Film Award for Best Cinematography Liar's Dice
2010 Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography Dev D[10]

FilmographyEdit

As cinematographerEdit

Year Film Language Notes
2001 Chandni Bar Hindi
2002 Sesham Malayalam
2003 The Bypass Silent Short film.
Anyar Malayalam
Chakram Malayalam
2004 Jana Tamil
Rasikan Malayalam
Quotation Malayalam
2006 Palak Hindi
Classmates Malayalam
2007 No Smoking Hindi
2008 Haal–e–dil Hindi
2009 Seetha Kalyanam Malayalam
Mumbai Cutting Hindi
Dev.D Hindi Won Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography
Gulaal Hindi
99 Hindi
2011 That Girl in Yellow Boots Hindi & English
2012 Ivan Megharoopan Malayalam
Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 Hindi
Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 Hindi
2013 Bombay Talkies Hindi & English Segment - Murabba
5 Sundarikal Malayalam Segment - Gauri
Monsoon Shootout Hindi
2014 Liar's Dice Hindi Won National Film Award for Best Cinematography
2015 Bombay Velvet Hindi
2016 Udta Punjab Hindi
2017 Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum Malayalam
Mukkabaaz Hindi
2018 Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu India Telugu
2019 Virus Malayalam
Moothon Malayalam/Hindi Bilingual film
Gaadi Sinhala
2021 Bell Bottom Hindi
2022 Thuramukham Malayalam

As directorEdit

Year Film Cast Language Notes
2013 Annayum Rasoolum Fahadh Faasil , Andrea Jeremiah, Sunny Wayne Malayalam Debut film
2014 Njan Steve Lopez Farhaan Faasil, Ahaana Krishna, Alencier Ley Lopez Malayalam
2016 Kammatti Paadam Dulquer Salmaan, Vinayakan, Shaun Romy, Manikandan R. Achari Malayalam [11]
2022 Kuttavum Shikshayum Asif Ali (actor), Alencier Ley Lopez, Sunny Wayne, Sharaf U Dheen, Senthil Krishna Malayalam
Thuramukham Nivin Pauly, Indrajith Sukumaran, Nimisha Sajayan, Joju George, Arjun Ashokan Malayalam Releasing

As co-producerEdit

[12]

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ "Dulquer teams up with Rajeev Ravi". RediffMovies. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Rajeev Ravi in viewfinder". OnManorama. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Manju (25 May 2022). "Rajeev Ravi Biography Including Age, Photos and Family". B4blaze.
  4. ↑ "I don't do film with superstars". The New Indian Express. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "61st National Film Awards Announced: Live Update". Zee News. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "61st National Film Awards For 2014" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  7. ↑ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (4 January 2013). "Love in Kochi". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  8. ↑ Ipe, Ann (28 March 2016). "Unplanned Entry into Films". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  9. ↑ James, Anu (11 February 2016). "Shaun Romy as Dulquer Salmaan's Pair in Rajeev Ravi's "Kammatti Paadam"". International Business Times. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Pompom.in".
  11. ↑ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (2 June 2016). "How GREEN was my city". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  12. ↑ UR, Arya (24 June 2017). "Shane Nigam- Rajeev Ravi film is titled as 'Eeda'". Times of India. Retrieved 12 October 2018.

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