Renadive
Renadive | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 May 1979 Kunnamkulam, Kerala, India |
| Other name | Renu |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse | Sufitha |
| Children | 2 |
Renu, professionally credited as Renadive is an Indian cinematographer, who works in Malayalam cinema.
Early life
[edit]Born in Kunnamkulam, on 30 August 1979 as the son of Kallayil Vijayaraghavan, a photographer and Shyamala Vijayaraghavan. Renu holds a diploma in still photography from Indian Institute of Photography. He has worked for Kairali TV channel as a cameraman and covered 148 episodes of Verittakazhchakal with V. K. Sreeraman.
Career
[edit]In 2006, he joined cinematographer Alagappan as an assistant cinematographer for the film Agnisakshi (1999 film), followed by films such as Photographer (film), Novel (film), Thalappavu. Later he joined cinematographer Jibu Jacob and worked with him in movies namely Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam, Pranayakalam, Heartbeats. In 2007 he joined the team of Big B (film) and worked as an assistant cinematographer to Sameer Thahir. He also worked in Anwar (2010 film) as an assistant cinematographer. From there on till present has been a part of every single movie directed and produced by Amal Neerad. His talent came into light when he debuted as a Cinematographer in 5 Sundarikal, anthology of 5 movies directed by different directors in which he was the DOP for Kullante Bharya. He was the Associate cameraman and operating cameraman for the next Amal Neerad venture Iyobinte Pusthakam. He is done the Cinematography for Amal Neerad's Comrade in America.[1][2]
Filmography
[edit]As cinematographer
[edit]| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 Sundarikal | Amal Neerad | |
| 2017 | Comrade in America | Amal Neerad | |
| 2019 | Vijay Superum Pournamiyum | Jis Joy | |
| Argentina Fans Kaattoorkadavu | Midhun Manuel Thomas | ||
| 2020 | Shylock | Ajai Vasudev | |
| 2022 | Palthu Janwar | Sangeeth P Rajan | |
| 2023 | Antony | Joshiy | |
| 2025 | Ennu Swantham Punyalan | Mahesh Madhu | [3] |
| Prince and Family | Binto Stephen | [4] | |
| JSK: Janaki V v/s State of Kerala | Pravin Narayanan | [5] | |
| Vilayath Buddha | Jayan Nambiar | Co-cinematography by Arvind S Kashyap[6] | |
| 2026 | Kattalan | Paul George | [7] |
As assistant cinematographer
[edit]| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Rasathanthram | Sathyan Anthikad |
| 2006 | Photographer | Ranjan Pramod |
| 2007 | Big B | Amal Neerad |
| 2007 | Pranayakalam | Uday Ananthan |
| 2007 | Novel | East Coast Vijayan |
| 2007 | Thalappavu | Madhupal |
| 2008 | Heartbeats | |
| 2009 | Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded | Amal Neerad |
| 2009 | Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam | Shyju, Shaji |
As associate cinematographer
[edit]| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Anwar | Amal Neerad |
| 2012 | Bachelor Party | Amal Neerad |
| 2014 | Iyobinte Pusthakam | Amal Neerad |
References
[edit]- ↑ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (8 June 2017). "Deep focus". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ↑ "Ranadaive to crank camera for Amal Neerad". Deccan Chronicle. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ↑ Madhu, Vignesh (14 December 2024). "Ennu Swantham Punyalan confirms release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ↑ "Dileep's 150th film Prince and Family gets new release date". Cinema Express. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ↑ "Suresh Gopi and Anupama Parameswaran's JSK gets release date". Cinema Express. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ↑ "Prithviraj's Vilaayath Budha gets release date". Cinema Express. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ↑ "Teaser of Antony Varghese Pepe's Kattalan on the way". Cinema Express. 4 January 2026. Retrieved 24 April 2026.