Karthik Gattamneni

Karthik Gattamneni is an Indian cinematographer and director known for his works in Telugu cinema. He made his debut as a cinematographer with Prema Ishq Kaadhal in 2013, and has worked on several films since his debut.^[1] He is also one of the key founders of Pondfreaks Entertainment, a short film production house.

Karthik Gattamneni
Born	(1987-10-28)28 October 1987 Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Alma mater	Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, Hyderabad, Telangana
Occupation(s)	Cinematographer, Director, and editor
Years active	2013 - present

Early career

After graduating in Computer Science from the Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, Karthik aimed to become a director and tried to enter the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune, but could not make it. He then decided to try cinematography as an alternative and enrolled himself in Rajeev Menon's Mindscreen Institute for a year-long course. Later, he directed a short film titled Infinity, which featured Harshvardhan Rane in the lead role. It drew critical acclaim with celebrities like Farhan Akhtar appreciating Karthik's work. This appreciation resulted in him meeting Pavan Sadineni and both of them collaborated on Prema Ishq Kaadhal, which marked both of their feature film debuts.^[2]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Notes
2013	Prema Ishq Kaadhal	Debut as cinematographer
2014	Karthikeya
2015	Surya vs Surya	Debut as director
2016	Express Raja
2016	Premam
2017	Ninnu Kori
	Radha
2018	Krishnarjuna Yudham
	Awe
2019	Chitralahari
2020	Disco Raja
2022	Bloody Mary
	Dhamaka
2022	Karthikeya 2	Also editor; Nominated–SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer – Telugu
2023	Kalyanam Kamaneeyam
2024	Eagle	Also director and editor
2025	Chaurya Paatham
	Mirai †	Also director and editor