{{Short description|Indian cinematographer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}} {{Infobox person | image = | image_size = 150px | name = Raj Thota | birth_date = | birth_place = Suryapet, Andhra Pradesh (present-day Telangana), India | occupation = Cinematographer | title = | birth_name = Thota Raju | other_names = Raj | website = | spouse = Jayanthi Thota }} '''Raj Thota''' is an Indian cinematographer who works in Telugu cinema. He received praise for the film ''Arjun Reddy''.<ref name="thehindu">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sandeep-reddy-vanga-gives-a-new-dimension-to-telugu-cinema-helped-by-the-brilliant-vijay-deverakonda/article19564748.ece|title=Arjun Reddy review: A landmark film|website=The Hindu|date=26 August 2017|accessdate=2017-09-14|last1=Dundoo|first1=Sangeetha Devi}}</ref><ref name="thehindu2">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Breakups-and-after/article15002342.ece|title=Breakups and after - Metroplus|website=The Hindu|date=27 September 2016|accessdate=2017-09-14}}</ref>
==Early life== Raj was born in the Kasarabad village, grew up in Suryapet, Nalgonda, Telangana, and moved to Hyderabad. He was very enthusiastic in building teams to play village-level cricket and kabaddi, from a very young age. His mother, Mani Thota, is a house wife, while his father, the late Venkat Thota, was a makeup artist for Telugu films, mainly doing make-up for Mohan Babu. He showed keen interest in photography since an early age.<ref name="deccanchronicle">{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/060917/tollywoods-got-a-new-cameraman.html|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle|title=Tollywood's got a new cameraman|date=6 September 2017|first=Suresh|last=Kavirayani|accessdate=8 June 2019}}</ref>
==Career== He worked under DOP Mohana Krishna, as an assistant, in Hindi films, such as ''Ishqiya'', ''R... Rajkumar'', ''Do Lafzon Ki Kahani'', and ''Force 2''. He also worked in several commercials, as a second unit cameraman.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Tollywood/2017-09-05/Of-mood-based-lighting-and-realistic-tones/324162|title = Of mood-based lighting and realistic tones|date = 5 September 2017}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Film ! Notes |- | 2017 | ''Arjun Reddy'' | |- | rowspan="2" |2018 | ''Needi Naadi Oke Katha'' | <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Tollywood/2018-03-21/Shekhar-Kammula--heaps-praises-on-Needi-Naadi-Oke-Katha-/368168|title = Shekhar Kammula heaps praises on 'Needi Naadi Oke Katha'|date = 21 March 2018}}</ref> |- | ''Husharu'' | |- | rowspan="2" |2019 | ''iSmart Shankar'' | |- | ''Hulchul'' | |- | 2020 | ''Entha Manchivaadavuraa'' | |- | 2021 | ''Mahasamudram'' | |- | rowspan="2"|2022 |''Alluri'' | |- | ''Sivudu'' | Only dubbed version released |- | rowspan="2" |2024 | ''Ooru Peru Bhairavakona'' | |- | ''Om Bheem Bush'' | |- |2025 |''Dear Uma'' | |- |2027 |{{pending film|Spirit}} | |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb name|id=9556700|name=Raj Thota}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Thota, Raj}} Category:People from Nalgonda Category:Living people Category:Cinematographers from Telangana Category:Telugu film cinematographers Category:Year of birth missing (living people)