Nimish Ravi

Nimish Ravi (born 13 November 1994)^[1] is an Indian cinematographer who works primarily in Malayalam cinema.^[2] He made his feature‐film debut as director of photography with Luca (2019). He gained wide recognition for his period work on Kurup, for which he won the SIIMA Award for Best Cinematography, and the ultramodern Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra (2025).^[3] His other notable credits include Rorschach (2022), King of Kotha (2023), and Lucky Baskhar (2024).

Nimish Ravi
Nimish Ravi as of 2021
Born	(1994-11-13) 13 November 1994 (age 30)
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	2019–present

Career

He has been the recipient of SIIMA Awards for best cinematography for Kurup (2021).^[4] He is known for his work in his debut film, Luca (2019). Followed by the success of Kurup and Rorschach (2022). He reunited with Dulquer Salmaan and Mammootty in King of Kotha (2023) and Bazooka, respectively.^[5][6][7][8]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Language	Notes	Ref.
2019	Luca	Malayalam	Debut in Malayalam cinema	[9]
2021	Sara's			[10]
	Kurup			[11]
2022	Rorschach			[12]
2023	King of Kotha			[13]
2024	Lucky Baskhar	Telugu	Debut in Telugu cinema	[14]
2025	Bazooka	Malayalam		[15]
	Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra			[16]
2026	Suriya 46 †	Tamil	Debut in Tamil cinema	[17]

Other Works

Year	Title	Language	Notes	Ref.
2021	Thonnal	Malayalam	Music Video	[18]
2022	Me Myself & I		Web Series	[19]
2024	Manorathangal		Anthology Series Segment:Kazhcha	[20]
	Shades Of Baby Pink	Telugu	Short Film	[21]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2022	10th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Cinematographer – Malayalam	Kurup	Won	[22]