Rajeev Ravi


Rajeev Ravi is an Indian cinematographer, director, and producer from Kochi, Kerala. He's best known for his Hindi and Malayalam films.
After graduating from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune in 1997, he started his career by assisting in the Malayalam film, Pranayavarnangal shot by Santosh Thundiyil. He debuted as an independent cinematographer with the film Chandni Bar directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. Ravi is known for his collaboration with director Anurag Kashyap. They have collaborated in several commercial and art films in Hindi cinema. In 2012, he co-produced the Hindi feature film ID. The film premiered in the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea. Ravi won the 2010 Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography for Anurag Kashyap's Dev.D. In 2013, he received the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for Liar's Dice directed by his wife Geetu Mohandas.
Rajeev made his debut as a director with the Malayalam film Annayum Rasoolum. Rajeev Ravi's second feature film, Njan Steve Lopez was released in 2014. In March 2016, Ravi completed filming of Kammatipaadam, starring Dulquer Salman, which was released on 20 May 2016.

Personal life

He married Malayalam film actress and director Geetu Mohandas. The couple has a daughter named Aradhana. He holds a diploma in cinematography from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.

Awards

;National Film Awards
;Filmfare Awards

As cinematographer

As director

No.YearFilmCastLanguageNotes
12013Annayum RasoolumFahadh Faasil, Sunny WayneMalayalamDebut film
22014Njan Steve LopezFarhaan Faasil, Ahaana Krishna, Alencier Ley LopezMalayalam
32016Kammatti PaadamDulquer Salmaan, Vinayakan, Shaun Romy, Manikandan R. Achari Malayalam
42020Thuramukham Nivin Pauly, Biju Menon, Indrajith Sukumaran, Nimisha Sajayan Arjun AshokanMalayalamPost-production
52020Kuttavum SikshayumAsif Ali, Sunny WayneMalayalamFilming

As co-producer