{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Kamal Ghosh | birth_date = 1910 | birth_place = Bordhwan, West Bengal | death_date = {{death year and age|1983|1910}} | death_place = Chennai | occupation = Cinematographer, director | spouse = Suvarna | children = 9 }} '''Kamal Ghosh''' (1910–1983; often misspelled in film credits as '''Kamaal''') was an Indian cinematographer and film director. Although a native of Kolkata, he was active primarily in Tamil and Telugu cinema.<ref name="RandorGuy">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=16 October 2015 |title=The wizard of lens |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/remembering-kamal-ghosh-the-cinematographer-and-director/article7769446.ece |url-status=dead |access-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017052612/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/remembering-kamal-ghosh-the-cinematographer-and-director/article7769446.ece |archive-date=17 October 2015}}</ref>
== Early life == Kamal Ghosh was the nephew of filmmaker, writer and actor Debaki Bose. He received training from his uncle, working with New Theaters, Calcutta (now Kolkata), in various aspects of film making. It was the lawyer turned filmmaker K. Subramanyam who brought Ghosh to South India.<ref name="vamanan" /><ref name="RandorGuy" />
==Career== Ghosh started his career as an assistant cinematographer to Sailen Bose in the film ''Balayogini'' released in 1937.<ref name="vamanan" /> Ghosh worked as the cinematographer in-charge for the Tamil-language Jupiter Pictures film ''Anaadhai Penn'' (1938), directed by R. Prakash. Ghosh's photography, especially the lighting, was widely praised.<ref name="RandorGuy" /> Ghosh also worked as a director in three films; the unsuccessful ''Paropakaram'' and ''Rohini'' (both 1953) and the successful ''Manorama'' (1959). Due to his limited success as a director, he dropped that career and continued to work as a cinematographer.<ref name="vamanan" />
== Personal life == Ghosh was married to Suvarna, with whom he had six sons and three daughters. Later in his life, Ghosh was affected by glaucoma and eventually died in 1983.<ref name="vamanan" />
== Selected filmography == === As cinematographer === {{colbegin}} * ''Balayogini'' (1937) – as assistant to Sailen Bose * ''Anaadhai Penn'' (1938) (First film as independent cinematographer)<ref name="vamanan">{{Cite news |last=Vamanan |author-link=Vamanan |date=24 September 2018 |title=கேமரா கண் தந்த கமல் கோஷ்! |language=Tamil |trans-title=Kamal Ghosh, who was given camera-like eyes! |work=Dinamalar |url=http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/57245 |url-status=usurped |access-date=26 September 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180926044700/http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/57245 |archive-date=26 September 2018}}</ref> * ''Bhaktha Chetha'' (1940) * ''Krishnan Thoothu'' (1940)<ref name="vamanan" /> * ''Harichandra'' (1944 )<ref name="vamanan" /> * ''Kacha Devayani'' (1941) * ''Chandralekha'' (1948) * ''Apoorva Sagodharargal'' (1949) * ''Kaadhal'' (1952) * ''Prema'' (1952) *''Paradesi'' (Telugu), ''Poongothai'' (Tamil) (1953) * ''Anarkali'' (Telugu) (1955) * ''Amara Deepam'' (1956) * ''Kaalam Maari Pochu'' (1956) * ''Nalla Theerpu'' (1959) * ''Maa Babu'' (1960) * ''Kathiruntha Kangal'' (1962) * ''Paruvu-Prathishta'' (Telugu) (1963) * ''Thobuttuvulu'' (Telugu) (1963) * ''Babruvahana'' (1964) * ''Bobbili Yuddham'' (Telugu) (1964) * ''Oonche Log'' (1965) * ''Govula Gopanna'' (1968) {{Colend}}
=== As director === * ''Paropakaram'' (1953) * ''Rohini'' (1953) *''Manorama'' (1959)
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== External links == * {{IMDb name|id=0315899}}
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