Vipindas was an India

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n cinematographer

Cinematographer

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 and director

Film director

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. He has cinematographed more than 200 films in Malayalam alone, and has directed a couple of films.

Biography

Vipindas was born in 1938 in Pazhayannoor, Thrissur

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, Kerala

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or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

, as the son of Pallippatta Sankaran Nair and Lakshmi Amma. He shifted to Chennai

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 when he was fifteen, to study photography

Photography

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. He had no formal education in photography but was able to assist veteran Bollywood

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 cinematographer Beevashom for three years. He also studied violin under maestro Kunnakkudi Vaidyanathan during his early days. Vipindas started his film career with the Tamil

Tamil language

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 film Thalattu, for which he was the director also. He debuted in Malayalam through Prethangalude Thazhvara. It was followed by Prathidhwani, directed by him but cinematographed by veteran director I. V. Sasi

I. V. Sasi

Irruppam Veedu Sasidaran, better known as I. V. Sasi, is a Malayali Indian film director who is known for his films of the 1970s, 80s and early 90s. He has directed about 150 films in various South Indian languages and Hindi. He is known as the "veteran" or the "guru" filmmaker in Malayalam...

. This film established the successful collaboration of Sasi and Vipindas. He worked as a cinematographer with Sasi in about twenty five films. He has also collaborated with several master directors including P. A. Backer

P. A. Backer

P.A. Backer was one of the "new wave" Malayalam film directors of the 1970s and 1980s. Backer was born in 1940 in Thrissur, Kerala State. Whilst still a student Backer worked as a journalist for Kuttikal and Poomottukal. He then worked as an assistant to director Ramu Kariat...

, Fazil

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, Hariharan

Hariharan (director)

Hariharan is a Malayali film director. His movies mainly revolved around the cultural and relational aspects of a typical Kerala society. His notable works include Pazhassi Raja, Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, Sargam, Parinayam, Amrutham Gamaya and Nakhakshathangal, which won him national...

, Joshiy, K. Madhu

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, Padmarajan

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 and Bharathan

Bharathan

Bharathan was an Indian film director, artist, lyricist, music director, sculptor, poster designer, editor and art director. Bharathan is noted for being the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Padmarajan, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely...

. His last work was Thathwamasi, directed by Sunil.He died on 12 February 2011.

Slected filmography

• Prathidhwani
• Manimuzhakkam
  Manimuzhakkam
  Manimuzhakkam is a 1976 Malayalam language black-and-white feature film directed by P. A. Backer and starring Hari, Veeran, Johnson, Sankaradi, Saritha, Urmila, Vani, Charulatha, Shanthakumari and Meena Ganesh. It is scripted by Backer based on the short story Murippaadukal by Sarah Thomas...
  
  (Winner, Kerala State Film Award for Best Photography
  Kerala State Film Award for Best Photography
  The Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematographer winners:-References:**...
  
  )
• Kabani Nadi Chuvannappol
  Kabani Nadi Chuvannappol
  Kabani Nadi Chuvannappol is a 1975 Malayalam feature film directed by P. A. Backer, produced by Pavithran, and starring T. V. Chandran, Shalini, Raveendran and J. Siddiqui. This leftist political drama film came out during the Emergency period. It was the directorial debut of P. A...
  
  
• Avalude Ravukal
  Avalude Ravukal
  Avalude Ravukal is a Malayalam film directed by I. V. Sasi, released in 1978. The film explores the life of a teenage prostitute and those of the people around her.- Cast :* Seema* Ravi Kumar* Soman* Sukumaran* Thoppil Bhasi* Bahadoor...
  
  
• Moonnam Mura
  Moonnam Mura
  Moonnam Mura is an action thriller Malayalam movie starring Mohanlal and Revathi. It was released in the year 1988. It was directed by K. Madhu. The movie deals with the kidnapping of a group by terrorists, and the commando mission to rescue them.- Synopsis :...
  
  
• Oru CBI Diary Kurippu
  Oru CBI Diary Kurippu
  Oru CBI Diary Kurippu is a 1988 Malayalam film directed by K. Madhu, scripted by S. N. Swamy, and starring Mammootty, Suresh Gopi and Jagathy Sreekumar....
  
  
• Thuramukham
• Nirakkoottu
  Nirakkoottu
  Nirakkoottu is a 1985 Malayalam film directed by Joshy, written by Dennis Joseph, and starring Mammootty. The music was by Shyam.-Plot:...
  
  
• Irupatham Noottandu
  Irupatham Noottandu
  Irupatham Noottandu is a 1987 Malayalam film directed by K. Madhu and featuring Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Ambika, and Jagathy Sreekumar. It became one of the biggest blockbusters in Malayalam film history. The script was writtern by S. N. Swamy...
  
  
• Chillu

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