
Shaji N. Karun
Biography
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
Vanaprastham
Screenplay
Panchavadi Palam
Director of Photography
Kummatty
Director of Photography
Kanchana Sita
Director of Photography
Chidambaram
Director of Photography
Piravi
Director
And There Was a Village...
Director of Photography
Esthappan
Director of Photography
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Filmography
Acting (2)
Movies (1)
Television (1)
Crew (29)
Movies (29)
She
2019Director
Swapaanam
2014Director
Kutty Srank
2010Director
A K G
2007Director
Nishad
2002Director
Nishad
2002Screenplay
A Dream Takes Wings: G. Aravindan
2000Director
Vanaprastham
1999Screenplay
My Own
1994Director
Piravi
1989Director
Ore Thooval Pakshikal
1988Director of Photography
And There Was a Village...
1987Director of Photography
Panchagni
1986Cinematography
Meenamasathile Suryan
1986Director of Photography
Arappatta Kettiya Graamathil
1986Director of Photography
Nakhakshathangal
1986Director of Photography
Neram Pularumbol
1986Director of Photography
Chidambaram
1985Director of Photography
Panchavadi Palam
1984Director of Photography
Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback
1983Cinematography
Koodevide?
1983Director of Photography
Manju
1983Director of Photography
Enikku Vishakunnu
1983Cinematography
Pokkuveyil
1982Director of Photography
Esthappan
1980Director of Photography
Kummatty
1979Director of Photography
Kanchana Sita
1978Director of Photography
The Circus Tent
1978Director of Photography
Rays of Hope
1974Director of Photography
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