Rajeev Ravi
Introduction '''Rajeev Ravi''' is an Indian cinematographer, director, and producer from Kochi, Kerala. He's best known for his work in Hindi and Malayalam films.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. Ravi is known for his collaboration with director Anurag Kashyap. They have collaborated in several commercial and art films in Hindi cinema. In 2012, he co-produced the Hindi feature film ''ID''. The film premiered in the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea. Ravi won the 2010 Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography for Anurag Kashyap's ''Dev.D''. In 2013, he received the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for ''Liar's Dice'' directed by his wife Geetu Mohandas.Rajeev made his debut as a director with the Malayalam film ''Annayum Rasoolum'' (2013). 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.
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.Rajeev has vitiligo, an autoimmune disease which causes white patches on the skin through pigmentation loss.
Awards   Year  Award Category  Work 2014  National Film Award for Best Cinematography  ''Liar's Dice'' 2010  Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography  ''Dev D''
Filmography ===As cinematographer=== Year  Film  Language  Notes 2001  ''Chandni Bar''  Hindi  Debut 2002  ''Sesham''  Malayalam  Debut in Malayalam cinema2003  ''The Bypass''  Silent  Short film ''Anyar''  Malayalam  ''Chakram''  Malayalam 2004  ''Jana''  Tamil  Debut in Tamil cinema ''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''   HindiEnglish  2012  ''Ivan Megharoopan''  Malayalam  ''Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1''  Hindi  ''Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2''  Hindi 2013  ''Bombay Talkies''   HindiEnglish  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  Debut in Telugu cinema2019  ''Virus''  Malayalam ''Moothon''  MalayalamHindi  Bilingual film''Gaadi''  Sinhala 2021''Bell Bottom''  Hindi  2022  ''Thuramukham''  Malayalam  Also director''Cuttputlli''  Hindi 2023''Selfiee''Hindi2025''Toxic'' Kannada===As director=== 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  2022   ''Kuttavum Shikshayum''  Asif Ali (actor), Alencier Ley Lopez, Sunny Wayne, Sharaf U Dheen, Senthil Krishna  Malayalam 2023''Thuramukham''  Nivin Pauly, Indrajith Sukumaran, Nimisha Sajayan, Joju George, Arjun Ashokan Malayalam  ===As co-producer===*''ID'' (2013) - Hindi*''Kismath'' (2016) - Malayalam*''Eeda'' (2018) - Malayalam *''Aabhaasam'' (2018)- Malayalam*''Moothon'' (2019)- Malayalam/Hindi
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External links * * * * *  Fujifilm Exposure magazine*  Interview Pune Mirror*  Article Arabianewspaper ഞാന്‍- രാജീവ്‌ രവി*