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Anandakuttan (1954 – 2016) was an Indian cinematographer who worked predominantly in Malayalam cinema. He worked on over 150 films including His Highness Abdullah, Bharatham, Kamaladalam, Sadayam, Chronic Bachelor, Akashadoothu, Harikrishnans, Punjabi House and Aniyathipraavu. He died in 2016, at the age of 61.




Biography


In 1954, Anandakuttan was born in vazhappilly, a small town near Changanassery, in Kottayam district of the south Indian state of Kerala, to a school teacher couple, Ramakrishnan Nair and Karthyayani Amma, as their only son among three children. He attended NSS School, Changanassery then moved to Chennai where he studied cinematography to join K. Ramachandra Babu as his assistant. His debut as an independent cinematographer was in 1977, with the movie, Manassoru Mayil, directed by P. Chandrakumar, which started a career which covered over 150 movies, some of which were commercially and critically successful such as His Highness Abdullah, Bharatham, Kamaladalam, Sadayam, Chronic Bachelor, Akashadoothu, Harikrishnans, Punjabi House and Aniyathipraavu.
Anandakuttan was married to Geethamani and the couple had a son, Sreekumar and two daughters named Neelima and Karthika. He died from cardiac arrest on 14 February 2016, aged 61, at a private hospital in Kochi. He was cremated at Ravipuram crematorium.




Selected filmography






See also


Jayanan Vincent
Madhu Ambat




References






Further reading


"Never a shot at fame, Anandakuttan stayed behind scenes". OnManorama. Retrieved 17 February 2022.




External links


Anandakuttan at IMDb
"Cinematographer Anandakuttan passes away - Manorama News". YouTube. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
"Cinematographer Anandakuttan passes away". YouTube. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
"Malayalam Film Cinematographer Anandakuttan Cremated". YouTube. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Bharatham
• Manichitrathazhu
• Hitler (film 1996)
• His Highness Abdullah
• Salim Kumar
• Anandakuttan
• Malayali Mamanu Vanakkam
• V. Anandakuttan Nair
• Manichitrathazhu
• Friends (2001 film)
• Kadhalukku Mariyadhai
• Punjabi House
• Oru Naal Oru Kanavu
• Snehamulla Simham
• Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal