Sunny Joseph

{{Short description|Indian cinematographer and director}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}} {{about||the Indian lawyer and politician|Sunny Joseph (politician)|the film character portrayed by Mohanlal|Dr. Sunny Joseph}} {{Infobox person | name = Sunny Joseph | image = Sanni joseph.jpg | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1957|05|27}} | birth_place = Cherthala, Kerala, India | death_date =  | death_place = | other_names = | known_for = Piravi, Vasthuhaara, Nizhalkuth, Janala, Train to Pakistan, Kahini, Mangamma, Ramanujan, Chotti Motti Batein | years_active = 1983 - present | alma_mater = Film and Television Institute of India | occupation = Cinematographer, Film Director | spouse = Pushpa Sunny | children = Anil Sunny, Aparna Sunny | website = [Official website] }}

'''Sunny Joseph''' {{small|ISC}} (born 27 May 1957) is an Indian cinematographer and director from Kerala, most known for his work in Shaji N. Karun classic, ''Piravi'', for which he won the 1988 Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography and Piravi also won a Caméra d'Or — Mention Spéciale at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2008/06/20/stories/2008062050310200.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103040201/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2008/06/20/stories/2008062050310200.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=3 January 2013|title=Monsoon vignettes|date=20 June 2008|work=The Hindu|accessdate=2016-09-15}}</ref> He has Post Graduate Diploma in Cinematography from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfaipune.gov.in/venice_festival.htm|title=Citation|publisher=National Film Archive of India|access-date=2016-09-15|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108014247/http://www.nfaipune.gov.in/venice_festival.htm|archive-date=2012-11-08}}</ref> He is a former Chairman and General Secretary of Indian Society of Cinematographers, (ISC).<ref name="is">{{cite web|url=http://www.iscindia.org/html/board.htm|title=ISC participates in the 1st International Congress on Authorship Rights of Cinematographers in Huelva, Spain - 2004|publisher=ISC website|access-date=2016-09-15|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100621064536/http://www.iscindia.org/html/board.htm|archive-date=21 June 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Early life and education== Born in 1957 in Kerala to CV Joseph and Thressiamma, he grew up in a household among two brothers (one a twin brother) and six younger sisters.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/30020/ | title=ക്യാമറയ്ക്ക് പിന്നിലെ കാഴ്ചകള്‍ | date=20 January 2009 | newspaper=Mathrubhumi | access-date=3 May 2018 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219055956/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/30020/ | archive-date=19 December 2013 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> Sunny did his P.D.C. from St. Michael's College, Cherthala (Kerala University) in Alappuzha district in 1974, followed by B.Sc. in Zoology (completed course) from Deva Matha College, Kuravilangad, in the Kottayam district in 1977. He joined the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune in 1979, where he did a course - Diploma in Cinema, specialising in Motion Picture Photography and graduated in 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cheruvallikattu.com/sunny/id3.htm |title=About Me |website=Cheruvallikattu.com |date= |accessdate=2016-09-15}}</ref>

==Career== After graduating from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune in 1983, Sunny Joseph started working as a cinematographer in 1987. ''Piravi'', the film which he photographed for Shaji N. Karun became a landmark in his career and in Indian Cinema.

In 2002, Sunny assisted veteran cinematographer and Adoor Gopalakrishnan long-time collaborator, Mankada Ravi Varma, in his last work, ''Nizhalkuthu'' (2002) and eventually shot many scenes in the film for which Sunny is credited alongside Mankada Ravi Varma.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2007/09/07/stories/2007090750230100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203223207/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2007/09/07/stories/2007090750230100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 December 2007|title=Painting with light|date=7 September 2007|work=The Hindu|accessdate=2016-09-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118027967?refCatId=13|title=Indian cinematographer Varma dies: He worked on Adoor Gopalakrishnan's films|date=24 November 2010|magazine=Variety|accessdate=2016-09-15}}</ref>

==Selected filmography== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} *''The Clown and The Dog'' (1983) - Winner of the National Film Award for Best Experimental Film * ''Theertham'' (1987) * ''Piravi'' (1988) * ''Ore Thooval Pakshikal'' (1988) * ''Eenam Maranna Kattu'' (1988) * ''Unni'' (1989) * ''Pooram'' (1989) * ''Alicinte Anveshanam'' (1989) * ''Ottayal Pattalam'' (1990) * ''Ottayadipathakal'' (1990) * ''Kshanakathu'' (1990) * ''Vasthuhara'' (1991) * ''Aanaval Mothiram'' (1991) * ''Satyaprathinja'' (1991) * ''Kahini'' * ''Sanabi'' (1995) * ''Mogamul'' (1995) * ''America! America!!'' (1997) * ''Mangamma'' (1997) * ''Daya'' (1998) * ''Train to Pakistan'' (1998) * ''Angene Oru Avadhikkalathu'' (1999) * ''Oru Cheru Punchiri'' (2000) * ''Thiladaanam'' (2000) * ''Swayamvara Panthal'' (2000) * ''Nizhalkuthu'' (2002) * ''Dance Like a Man'' (2004) * ''Daivanamathil'' (2005) * ''Kamli'' (2006) * ''Ami, Yasin Ar Amar Madhubala'' (2007) * ''Chintu Ji'' (2009) * ''Janala'' (2009) * ''O Maria'' (2011) * ''Ramanujan'' (2014) * ''Sweet Home'' (2014) * ''Moral Nights'' (2021) * ''Tayaa'' Under production {{div col end|2}}

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==External links== * [http://www.sunnyjoseph.com Official website] * {{IMDb name|0430495}} * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCCizj9EQIo Interview with Sunny Joseph -Cinematographer]

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