Tirru

Tirru
Tirru
	Tirru at Vanamagan audio launch
Born	S. Thirunavukarasu; 2 June 1966 (age 57); Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.
Occupation	Cinematographer; screenwriter;
Years active	1994 – present
Awards	National Film Awards (2016)

S. Thirunavukarasu (born 21 July 1966), better known mononymously as Tirru, is an Indian cinematographer who has worked in multiple languages across India. He won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for 24 (2016).^[1]^[2]^[3]

Personal life[edit]

He was born in Mullukuruchi village. He became interested in photography while studying science in college. He assisted by his cousin, a dentist by profession, in the latter's passion for nature photography. He is married to an architect in Chennai and they have two children.^{[citation needed]}

Career[edit]

He had initially worked as an associate to cinematographer P. C. Sreeram. Tirru's films are predominantly in the Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi languages. He co-wrote the screenplay of the Malayalam film Mission 90 Days with director Major Ravi. He is also known for television commercials, having shot more than 1000 commercials in the last 15 years. He has worked with almost all the major advertising production houses in India.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography[edit]

Year	Film	Language	Notes
1994	Magalir Mattum	Tamil
1997	Sakthi	Tamil
1998	Kaathala Kaathala	Tamil
1998	Manjeeradhwani	Malayalam
2000	Hey Ram	Tamil Hindi	Tamil-Hindi Bilingual Film
2000	Champion	Hindi
2001	Aalavandhan/Abhay	Tamil/Hindi	Tamil-Hindi Bilingual Film
2001	Little John	Tamil, Hindi, English
2002	Punarjani	Malayalam
2001	23rd March 1931: Shaheed	Hindi
2003	Lesa Lesa	Tamil
2003	Mullavalliyum Thenmavum	Malayalam
2003	Hungama	Hindi
2005	Garam Masala	Hindi
2005	Kyon Ki	Hindi
2006	Chup Chup Ke	Hindi
2006	Keerthi Chakra	Malayalam
2007	Kireedam	Tamil	The film also featured segments shot by Nirav Shah
2007	Mission 90 Days	Malayalam	Also writer
2007	Bhool Bhulaiyaa	Hindi
2008	Kanchivaram	Tamil
2009	Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani	Hindi
2010	Aakrosh	Hindi
2012	Tezz	Hindi
2013	Krrish 3	Hindi
2013	Geethaanjali	Malayalam
2016	24	Tamil	National Film Award for Best Cinematography^[4]^[5]
2016	Janatha Garage	Telugu
2017	Vanamagan	Tamil
2018	Mercury	Tamil
2018	Bharat Ane Nenu	Telugu	The film also featured segments shot by Ravi K. Chandran
2018	Fanney Khan	Hindi
2019	Petta	Tamil
2021	Eeswaran	Tamil
2021	Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea	Malayalam
2022	Acharya †	Telugu	Filming
2022	Untitled S.Shankar film (RC15) †	Telugu	Filming

Awards[edit]

Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer - South for Kanchivaram (2008)
V. Shantharam Award for Kanchivaram (2008)
Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer - South for 24 (2017)
National Film Award for Best Cinematography for 24 (2017)^[6]

References[edit]

↑ "64th National Film Awards: Pulimurugan, Joker, 24 sweep top honours". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
↑ "64th National Awards: Complete List of the Winners". News18. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20030311072941/http://www.chennaionline.com:80/interviews/thiru.asp
↑ "64th National Film Awards: Pulimurugan, Joker, 24 sweep top honours". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
↑ "64th National Awards: Complete List of the Winners". News18. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
↑ "Akshay Kumar bags national award for best actor". The Hindu. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.

External links[edit]

Tirru on IMDb

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[1] "64th National Film Awards: Pulimurugan, Joker, 24 sweep top honours". Retrieved 8 April 2017.

[2] "64th National Awards: Complete List of the Winners". News18. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

[3] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20030311072941/http://www.chennaionline.com:80/interviews/thiru.asp

[4] "64th National Film Awards: Pulimurugan, Joker, 24 sweep top honours". Retrieved 8 April 2017.

[5] "64th National Awards: Complete List of the Winners". News18. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

[6] "Akshay Kumar bags national award for best actor". The Hindu. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.

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