Karthik Palani is an Indian cinematographer who works in the Indian film industry.

Karthik Palani
Born (1985-12-06) 6 December 1985 (age 38)
NationalityIndian
OccupationCinematographer
Years active2010–present

Career

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Karthik worked as an assistant to Tirru during Mercury (2018) and Petta (2019).[1] He also worked as an assistant cinematographer in several Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil-language films.[2] He garnered acclaim for his work in Penguin (2020). A critic from The Times of India noted that "Karthik Phalani's visuals help set the eerie mood" whilst a critic from The Hindu stated how "The filmmaker, however, revelation in terms of his visual sense. Two shots come to mind that are beautifully imagined and shot".[3][4] His next film was the Kannada film French Biriyani (2020). A critic noted that "Cinematographer Karthik Palani has created the right atmosphere and has employed quirky camera moves to keep us in tune with the film's proceedings".[5]

In 2020, Karthik started working on Adipurush, directed by Om Raut. It was based on the Hindu epic Ramayana.[6] The filming involved combining motion capture technology[7] with live action similar to the methods used on The Jungle Book (2016) and Planet of the Apes (2011).[8]

Karthik is collaborating with Maruthi again after Brand Babu (2018) for The Raja Saab, starring Prabhas in his second collaboration with him following their work on Adipurush.[9][10]

Filmography

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Year Film Language Notes
2016 Love Shagun Hindi
2017 Next Nuvve Telugu [11]
2018 Zeenat Hindi
Brand Babu Telugu [12]
2020 Penguin Tamil [2]
French Biriyani Kannada [13]
2023 Varisu Tamil [14]
Adipurush Hindi
Telugu
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2024 The Raja Saab Telugu Filming[16]

References

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  1. ^ Rajan, Ayyanar (4 July 2020). "கொடைக்கானல் காடு, மிட்நைட் ஷூட்... கீர்த்தி சுரேஷை சுற்றி விஷத் தேனீ!" - 'பெண்குயின்' அனுபவம்". Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b Rajendran, Gopinath (24 June 2020). "No recent Tamil film has as many wide shots: 'Penguin' cinematographer Kharthik Palani". New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Penguin Movie Review: Some chills and many cheats in this underwhelming emotional thriller". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  4. ^ S, Srivatsan (19 June 2020). "'Penguin' movie review: A confusing thriller with great visuals". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  5. ^ Sharadhaa, A. (24 July 2020). "French Biryani Review: A comedy in times of malady". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Prabhas spotted in Mumbai, to start shooting for Adipurush in March. Trending pic". India Today. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Motion capture work on Prabhas-Saif Ali Khan's 'Adipurush' begins". The New Indian Express. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Even commercial cinema needs a visual signature: 'Varisu' cinematographer Karthik Palani". The New Indian Express. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  9. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Prabhas- Maruthi's Raja Deluxe is a complete entertainer". Cinema Express. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Prabhas joins the sets of Maruthi's film; see leaked pic". The Times of India. 25 December 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  11. ^ "'Next Nuvve' team to tour towns - Telugu News". IndiaGlitz.com. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  12. ^ HaribabuBolineni (2 August 2018). "Brand Babu Movie Review". Chitramala. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Hope viewers relish the French Biriyani delivered right to their homes: Director Pannaga Bharana". Cinema Express. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Vijay starrer Varisu's first song gets release date". The Indian Express. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  15. ^ Azad, Easha (18 January 2023). "150 days to Adipurush release: Rs 600 crore budget movie & the controversies that it got entangled into". NewsroomPost. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  16. ^ "Pic Talk: Prabhas from The Sets of Maruthi's Film". Filmy Focus. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
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