Karthik Palani Explained

Karthik Palani
Birth Date:6 December 1985
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Cinematographer
Yearsactive:2010present

Karthik Palani is an Indian cinematographer who works in the Indian film industry.

Career

Karthik worked as an assistant to Tirru during Mercury (2018) and Petta (2019).[1] He also worked as an assistant cinematographer in several Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil-language films.[2] He garnered acclaim for his work in Penguin (2020). A critic from The Times of India noted that "Karthik Phalani's visuals help set the eerie mood" whilst a critic from The Hindu stated how "The filmmaker, however, revelation in terms of his visual sense. Two shots come to mind that are beautifully imagined and shot".[3] [4] His next film was the Kannada film French Biriyani (2020). A critic noted that "Cinematographer Karthik Palani has created the right atmosphere and has employed quirky camera moves to keep us in tune with the film's proceedings".[5]

In 2020, Karthik started working on Adipurush, directed by Om Raut. It was based on the Hindu epic Ramayana.[6] The filming involved combining motion capture technology[7] with live action similar to the methods used on The Jungle Book (2016) and Planet of the Apes (2011).[8]

Karthik is collaborating with Maruthi again after Brand Babu (2018) for The Raja Saab, starring Prabhas in his second collaboration with him following their work on Adipurush.[9] [10]

Filmography

Year Film Language Notes
2016 Love Shagun Hindi
2017 Next Nuvve Telugu [11]
2018 ZeenatHindi
Brand Babu Telugu [12]
2020 Penguin Tamil
French Biriyani Kannada [13]
2023VarisuTamil [14]
AdipurushHindi
Telugu
[15]
2024The Raja SaabTeluguFilming[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: கொடைக்கானல் காடு, மிட்நைட் ஷூட்... கீர்த்தி சுரேஷை சுற்றி விஷத் தேனீ!" - 'பெண்குயின்' அனுபவம். ta. Vikatan. Rajan. Ayyanar. 4 July 2020. 21 July 2020. 21 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200721222644/https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/cinematographer-karthik-palani-shares-his-penguin-movie-experience. live.
  2. Web site: No recent Tamil film has as many wide shots: 'Penguin' cinematographer Kharthik Palani. New Indian Express. 24 June 2020. Rajendran. Gopinath. 16 July 2020. 16 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200716111739/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2020/jun/24/no-recent-tamil-film-has-as-many-wide-shots-penguin-cinematographer-kharthik-palani-2160475.html. live.
  3. Web site: Penguin Movie Review: Some chills and many cheats in this underwhelming emotional thriller. The Times of India. 20 June 2020. 19 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200619055053/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/penguin/movie-review/76454190.cms. live.
  4. Web site: S. Srivatsan. 19 June 2020. 'Penguin' movie review: A confusing thriller with great visuals. The Hindu. 20 June 2020. 20 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200620101933/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/penguin-movie-review/article31867265.ece. live.
  5. Web site: French Biryani Review: A comedy in times of malady. Cinema Express. 24 July 2020. A.. Sharadhaa. 24 July 2020. 25 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200725043640/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/kannada/2020/jul/24/french-biryani-review-a-comedy-in-times-of-malady-19490.html. live.
  6. Web site: Prabhas spotted in Mumbai, to start shooting for Adipurush in March. Trending pic . 2023-10-13 . India Today . en.
  7. Web site: Motion capture work on Prabhas-Saif Ali Khan's 'Adipurush' begins . 2023-10-13 . The New Indian Express.
  8. Web site: Even commercial cinema needs a visual signature: 'Varisu' cinematographer Karthik Palani . 2023-10-13 . The New Indian Express.
  9. Web site: EXCLUSIVE: Prabhas- Maruthi's Raja Deluxe is a complete entertainer . 2023-10-13 . The New Indian Express . en.
  10. News: 2022-12-25 . Prabhas joins the sets of Maruthi's film; see leaked pic . The Times of India . 2023-10-13 . 0971-8257.
  11. Web site: 2017-11-05 . 'Next Nuvve' team to tour towns - Telugu News . 2022-11-03 . IndiaGlitz.com.
  12. Web site: HaribabuBolineni . 2018-08-02 . Brand Babu Movie Review . 2022-11-03 . Chitramala . en-US.
  13. Web site: Hope viewers relish the French Biriyani delivered right to their homes: Director Pannaga Bharana . 2022-11-03 . . en.
  14. Web site: 2022-10-19 . Vijay starrer Varisu's first song gets release date . 2022-11-03 . The Indian Express . en.
  15. Web site: Azad . Easha . 2023-01-18 . 150 days to Adipurush release: Rs 600 crore budget movie & the controversies that it got entangled into . 2023-01-22 . NewsroomPost . en-US.
  16. Web site: 2022-12-26 . Pic Talk: Prabhas from The Sets of Maruthi's Film . 2023-01-06 . Filmy Focus . en.