Manoj Kumar Khatoi

Manoj Kumar Khatoi
Born
Konark, Odisha, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationCinematographer
Years active2013 - present
Known forNotebook (2019 film), Jawaani Jaaneman, The Fame Game, Budhia Singh – Born to Run and Mitron

Manoj Kumar Khatoi is an Indian cinematographer from Odisha. He is best known for the films Notebook (2019 film), Jawaani Jaaneman, The Fame Game, Budhia Singh – Born to Run and Mitron.[1][2][3]

Early life and career

Manoj Kumar Khatoi was born and raised in Konark, Odisha, India. Post completing his course from Biju Pattanaik Film and Television Institute of Odisha, he started his filmmaking journey in the dream city Mumbai in the year 2002.[4] His movie Budhia Singh – Born to Run starring Manoj Bajpayee has won National Film Award.[5] He filmed for the movie Notebook in 2019.[6][7] In 2022, he did a web series The Fame Game on Netflix starring Madhuri Dixit. Manoj has also worked in other popular films like Jawaani Jaaneman, Mitron, B.Tech and Classmates to name a few.[8][9][10] His upcoming films are Mismatched (season2) and Sooraj Barjatya's Uunchai.[4][11]

Selected filmography

As cinematographer

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Language Notes
2013 Silence Malayalam
2014 Vegam Malayalam
Shutter Marathi
2015 Classmates Marathi
2016 Paroksh Hindi
Budhia Singh – Born to Run Hindi
Photocopy Marathi
2018 B.Tech Malayalam
Mitron Hindi
2019 Notebook Hindi
Parchhayee Hindi Television series on ZEE5
2020 Jawaani Jaaneman Hindi
Khayali Pulao Hindi Short film
2022 The Fame Game Hindi Television series on Netflix
Mismatched Hindi Television series on Netflix; Season 2
Uunchai Hindi
2023 Trial Period Hindi
2024 Khel Khel Mein Hindi

Camera and Electrical Department

References

  1. ^ "ବଲିଉଡ଼ ଏବଂ ହଲିଉଡ଼ର ପରଦା ପଛରେ ରହିଛି ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ଲେନ୍ସମ୍ୟାନଙ୍କ କମାଲ". Zee News (in Hindi).
  2. ^ "Rotten Tomatoes: Movies | TV Shows | Movie Trailers | Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
  3. ^ "Arjun Ashokan appears in Mridul Nair's music video". The New Indian Express. 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b ""I want to create the magic behind the camera": Cinematographer Manoj Kumar Khatoi". KalingaTV. 22 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Duronto: On the Run". The Indian Express. 9 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Notebook Movie Review {3/5}: 'Notebook' is an easy watch where you can appreciate the humour, drama and romance". The Times of India.
  7. ^ "Notebook Review: Bad writing sinks this passable romance". Cinema Express. 29 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Saif Ali Khan's 'Jawaani Jaaneman' loses pace at Box Office". Zee News. 7 February 2020.
  9. ^ "'Mitron': A predictably formulaic love story (IANS Review, Rating: **1/2)". Business Standard India. 14 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Notebook trailer: Salman Khan production, starring Zaheer Iqbal and Pranutan Bahl, is a vision for the eyes". Firstpost. 22 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Odisha Cinematographer Manoj Khatoi Eyes 'Oonchayi' In Bollywood". odishabytes. 10 December 2021.