Preetha Jayaraman

Preetha Jayaraman is an Indian cinematographer. She is the niece of famous cinematographer P. C. Sreeram. Jayaraman was largely inspired by her uncle's work on field and later became an established Cinematographer. She has ranging experience from shooting TVCs, music videos, short films, documentaries and feature films. She frequently collaborates with Prakash Raj. She came to limelight when she had worked for Abhiyum Naanum (2008).[1][2][3] In 2019, she won the "Best Cinematography Award" at the Wonder Women Awards.[4] She is one of the first 4 women to be inducted into the Indian Society of Cinematographers.

Filmography

Year Title Language Notes
2003 Knock Knock, I'm Looking to Marry English
2007 Kannamoochi Yenada Tamil
2008 Abhiyum Naanum Tamil
2009 Aakasamantha Telugu
2011 Aidondla Aidu Kannada 1 of 5 cinematographers
2013 Gouravam Tamil
Telugu
2014 Ulavacharu Biryani
Un Samayal Arayil
Oggarane		 Telugu
Tamil
Kannada
2015 Boxer Kannada
2019 The Fakir of Venice Hindi [5]
Aadi Lakshmi Puraana Kannada [6]
2020 Vaanam Kottatum Tamil [7]
2021 Hey Sinamika Tamil
Badava Rascal Kannada
2022 Tadka Hindi
2023 Dhoomam Malayalam
Baanadariyalli Kannada Story writer [8]

References

  1. ^ "Snap, click, roll". Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Preetha: It was a new experience shooting a food film". Rediff. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  3. ^ "She set out with a passion to experiment new angles". The Hindu. 4 January 2009. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  4. ^ Prakash Upadhyaya (21 October 2019). "From Vijay's wife to Ajith's Viswasam director, Rashmika Mandanna to Keerthy Suresh, celebs galore at WW Awards". International Business Times. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  5. ^ Sunayana Suresh (29 May 2017). "Cinematographer Preetha Jayaraman heads to Bollywood". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  6. ^ Shilpa Sebastian R (15 November 2019). "Woman in a man's world: 'Vaanam Kottatum' cinematographer Preetha Jayaraman". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Watch: Mani Ratnam's 'Vaanam Kottattum' teaser showcases intense family drama". The Hindu. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Ganesh-Preetham Gubbi's film titled 'Baanadariyalli'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 September 2023.