Avinash Arun Explained

Avinash Arun
Birth Place:Solapur, Maharashtra, India
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Cinematographer, Film director

Avinash Arun (born 20 November 1985) is an Indian cinematographer and film director, most known for his films Killa (2014) and Three of Us (2023). As a cinematographer he has shot Hindi films such as Masaan, Drishyam, Madaari, and Hichki.

His first directorial Marathi film Killa was awarded a Crystal Bear by the children's jury at 64th Berlin International Film Festival. The film was also awarded Best Feature Film in Marathi at 62nd National Film Awards.[1] [2]

Early life and education

Born in Solapur, Maharashtra, Arun grew up in Talegaon, a small town near Pune, where his father was a cotton mill worker. [3] He did a part-time photography course, at a small government institute, which would help local uneducated youth to set up photo studios. Once he completed the course, he started shooting marriage videos and birthday parties. At age 16, he worked as a setting boy (production assistant) in a Marathi film, Devrai (2004). His next assignment was as a production assistant for the diploma film of film director, Umesh Kulkarni, then a student at FTII, Pune. This led to assisting several institute students with their diploma film over the next 5-6 years. [3]

Finally, he joined FTII, Pune in 2006, from where he graduated in cinematography.[4]

Career

In 2013 Avinash worked as a cinematographer in the short film That Day After Every Day. He has also worked as a director of cinematography in 2015 film Masaan. He is working as a cinematographer in Manish Mundra's untitled film.[5] Avinash directed Paatal Lok, a web series produced by Anushka Sharma in the year 2020.[6]

Filmography

Year FilmCinematographerDirectorNote
2013That Day After Everydayshort film
2014Killa[7] [8] [9]
2015Drishyam[10]
2015Masaan
2016Madaari
2018Hichki[11] [12]
2018Karwaan[13]
2020Paatal LokWeb Series[14]
2020UnpausedAmazon Prime Anthology film
2023School of LiesTV Series on Disney+ Hotstar
2023Three of Us[15]

Accolades

!Award!Year!Category!Result!Ref.
Filmfare Awards2024Best Film (Critics)[16]
Best Cinematography

Notes and References

  1. News: Here's The First Teaser For Award-Winning Marathi Film 'Killa' . 18 March 2020 . HuffPost India . 1 May 2015 . en.
  2. News: Marathi film 'Killa' wins Crystal Bear award. Business Standard India. 17 February 2014. Business Standard. Press Trust of India.
  3. Web site: Pataal Lok director Avinash Arun on battling depression after Killa success, not finding takers for next film for 5 years. Indian Express. December 13, 2023.
  4. Web site: Director Avinash Arun talks about giving shape to his childhood memories in 'Killa'. 20 October 2014.
  5. Web site: Newton producer Manish Mundra to make directorial debut. outlookindia.com.
  6. Web site: 'Paatal Lok' Trailer Video: Jaideep Ahlawat and Neeraj Kabi starrer 'Paatal Lok' Official Trailer Video. .
  7. Web site: Avinash Arun first spotted his Killa star in Vees Mhanje Vees. 29 May 2016.
  8. Web site: Decorated Marathi movie 'Killa' is a sensitive portrayal of the wonder and blunder years. Nandini. Ramnath. Scroll.in.
  9. Web site: Killa Review: Can cinematographers make good films? This nostalgic film proves they can. 27 June 2015. Firstpost.
  10. Web site: Drishyam Films ties up with French producer for anthology movie 'Tryst with Destiny'. 10 October 2018. 17 February 2020.
  11. Web site: Oye hichki – Harshdeep Kaur - Jasleen Royal – Rani Mukherjee Hichki (2018). Gayatri. Rao. 30 October 2019.
  12. Web site: 'Hichki' Review. 25 March 2018.
  13. Web site: Karwaan Is Low on Merit, High on Insensitivity. The Wire.
  14. Web site: "Paatal Lok" cast, plot and everything you need to know . 4 May 2020. toplistspedia. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200508064214/https://toplistspedia.com/paatal-lok-cast-plot-and-everything-you-need-to-know/. 8 May 2020. 2020-05-08.
  15. Web site: Avinash Arun Dhaware's 'Three of Us' to come out on November 3. PTI.
  16. News: Winners of the 69th Filmfare Awards 2024. 29 January 2024. Filmfare. 29 January 2024. en.