Avinash Arun

Avinash Arun (born 20 November 1985) is an Indian cinematographer and film director, most known for his films Killa (2014) and Three of Us (2023). As a cinematographer he has shot Hindi films such as Masaan, Drishyam, Madaari, and Hichki.

Avinash Arun
Avinash Arun, Director of Marathi film 'Killa' addressing a press conference, at the 45th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2014), in Panaji, Goa on 24 November 2014
Born	(1985-11-20) 20 November 1985 (age 39) Solapur, Maharashtra,[1] India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Cinematographer, Film director
Spouse	Kadambari Kadam ​ (m. 2016)​

His first directorial Marathi film Killa was awarded a Crystal Bear by the children's jury at 64th Berlin International Film Festival. The film was also awarded Best Feature Film in Marathi at 62nd National Film Awards.^[2][3]

Early life and education

Born in Solapur, Maharashtra, Arun grew up in Talegaon, a small town near Pune, where his father was a cotton mill worker. ^[1] He did a part-time photography course, at a small government institute, which would help local uneducated youth to set up photo studios. Once he completed the course, he started shooting marriage videos and birthday parties. At age 16, he worked as a setting boy (production assistant) in a Marathi film, Devrai (2004). His next assignment was as a production assistant for the diploma film of film director, Umesh Kulkarni, then a student at FTII, Pune. This led to assisting several institute students with their diploma film over the next 5-6 years. ^[1]

Finally, he joined FTII, Pune in 2006, from where he graduated in cinematography.^[4]

Career

In 2013 Avinash worked as a cinematographer in the short film That Day After Every Day. He has also worked as a director of cinematography in 2015 film Masaan. He is working as a cinematographer in Manish Mundra's untitled film.^[5] Avinash directed Paatal Lok, a web series produced by Anushka Sharma in the year 2020.^[6]

Filmography

Year	Film	Cinematographer	Director	Note
2013	That Day After Everyday	Yes	No	Short film
2014	Killa	Yes	Yes	[7][8][9]
2015	Drishyam	Yes	No	[10]
2015	Masaan	Yes	No
2016	Madaari	Yes	No
2018	Hichki	Yes	No	[11][12]
2018	Karwaan	Yes	No	[13]
2020	Paatal Lok	Yes	Yes	Web series[14]
2020	Unpaused	Yes	Yes	Amazon Prime Anthology film
2022	Three of Us	Yes	Yes	[15]
2023	School of Lies	Yes	Yes	TV Series on Disney+ Hotstar

Accolades

Award	Year	Category	Result	Ref.
Filmfare Awards	2024	Best Film (Critics)	Nominated	[16]
		Best Cinematography	Won