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Shaji N. Karun
Malayalam, Hindi cinema · 25 credits
Born
1 January 1952
Died
28 April 2025 (aged 73)
Shaji Neelakantan Karunakaran (1 January 1952 – 28 April 2025), better known as Shaji N. Karun, was an Indian film director and cinematographer. His debut film Piravi won the Caméra d'Or – Mention d'honneur at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. He was the inaugural chairman of the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, the first academy for film and TV in India and was also the executive chairman of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) from 1998 to 2001.
Known for
Filmography

She
Director

Swapaanam
Director, Story

Kutty Srank
Director

Nishad
Director, Screenplay

Vanaprastham
Director, Screenplay

Piravi
Director, Screenplay

Ore Thooval Pakshikal
Director of Photography

And There Was a Village...
Director of Photography

Arappatta Kettiya Graamathil
Director of Photography

Meenamasathile Suryan
Director of Photography

Panchagni
Cinematography

Nakhakshathangal
Director of Photography

Neram Pularumbol
Director of Photography

Chidambaram
Director of Photography

Panchavadi Palam
Director of Photography

Manju
Director of Photography

Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback
Cinematography

Koodevide?
Director of Photography

Pokkuveyil
Director of Photography

Esthappan
Director of Photography

Kummatty
Director of Photography

Kanchana Sita
Director of Photography

The Circus Tent
Director of Photography

