Films A-Z

Born in India, Shaji Neelakantan Karun was the cinematographer on most of the films made by the legendary director Govindan Aravindan, which opened up new horizons within Indian cinema. His work as a cameraman won him the Eastman Kodak Award for Excellence in 1990. After making several of his own short films, (including Wild Life of Kerala, 1979, and Kannikal, 1986), he directed Piravi which was enormous critical success all over the world. His second feature, My Own (1994), returned to the sub…