Abinandhan Ramanujam

Abinandhan Ramanujam is an Indian cinematographer who works primarily in Malayalam and Tamil films."Hot shot!". The Hindu. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2018.

Abinandhan Ramanujam
Born	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	L. V. Prasad Film Institute
Occupation	Director of photography
Years active	2009—present

Early life

Abinandhan Ramanujam was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He graduated from L.V. Prasad Film and TV Academy, where he received a gold medal for academic excellence."Alumni of L.V.Prasad Film & TV Academy - Cinematography". prasadacademy.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. He also completed a course in visual communication at Dr G R Damodaran College of Science, Coimbatore. Inspired by his father, a bank officer and amateur photographer, Abinandhan began learning photography using a Yashica camera owned by his father.

Career

Abinandhan's professional break came when he was chosen by director Bejoy Nambiar to work on the MTV series Rush. His friend Akshay Prasad, son of renowned editor A. Sreekar Prasad, recommended him for the project. This led to his collaboration with Lijo Jose Pellissery on the 2013 film Amen."Bejoy Nambiar's take on visuals and sound". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 May 2025.

He received attention for his work in Double Barrel, praised for its stylized and experimental cinematography.{{cite news |title='Double Barrel' review: A visual treat |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2015/aug/28/Double-Barrel-Review-A-Visual-T

Filmography

Year	Film	Language	Notes
2011	Paalai	Tamil
2012	Friends Book	Telugu
2013	Amen	Malayalam
2014	Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal	Malayalam
	Yeh Hai Bakrapur	Hindi	[1]
2015	Double Barrel	Malayalam
2016	Darvinte Parinamam	Malayalam
	Kavalai Vendam	Tamil
2017	Kavan	Tamil
	Sakka Podu Podu Raja	Tamil
2018	Dobaara	Hindi	Short film
	Maadathy	Tamil
2019	Irupathiyonnaam Noottaandu	Malayalam
	Nine	Malayalam
	Kee	Tamil
	Happy Sardar	Malayalam
	Sillu Karupatti	Tamil
2020	Did You Sleep With Her	English	Short film
2021	Kalathil Santhippom	Tamil
	Backpackers	Malayalam
	Chathur Mukham	Malayalam
	Kuruthi	Malayalam
2022	Bro Daddy	Malayalam
	Kaduva	Malayalam
2023	Alone	Malayalam
	Bagheera	Tamil
	Mark Antony	Tamil
2025	Good Bad Ugly	Tamil
	Pharma (TV series)	malayalam

As actor

• David (2013)

For music videos

Filmography
Year	Title	Language	Notes
2012	Club Le Mabbu Le	Tamil
2020	Lokame (ft. Ekalavyan)	Malayalam
2021	Kadhal Enge	Tamil

As partial cinematographer

Year	Title	Language	Director	Notes
2018	Swathandriam Ardharathriyil	Malayalam	Tinu Pappachan	Only the scenes in Mysore
2018	Imaikkaa Nodigal	Tamil	R. Ajay Gnanamuthu	For "Kadhalikathey"
2019	Kaappaan	Tamil	K. V. Anand	Only the scenes in London

Awards and achievements

Awards & Achievements
Year	Award	Category	Film/Other
2009	Gold Medalist [2]	Best Cinematographer	L.V.prasad Film institute
2009	National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film	Best Non-Feature Film	The Postman
2015	South Indian International Movie Awards	SIIMA Best Cinematographer Malayalam	Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal
2020	7th Aurangabad International film festival Award	Best Cinematographer	Maadathy, an Unfairy Tale

Actor in films

• David, directed by Bejoy Nambiar

Actor in short films

• Tinder Kadhal (2018), directed by Pradeep Ranganathan

Awards and achievements

Gold Medalist at L.V. Prasad Film and TV Academy (2009)"Alumni of L.V.Prasad Film & TV Academy". prasadacademy.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016.

National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film for The Postman (2009)"National Film Awards 2009" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 May 2025.

SIIMA Best Cinematographer – Malayalam for Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal (2015)"SIIMA 2015 Malayalam Winners". SIIMA. Retrieved 30 May 2025.

Best Cinematographer – 7th Aurangabad International Film Festival for Maadathy (2020)"Maadathy: An Unfairy Tale – A poetic and powerful narrative". The Hindu. 3 July 2020.