Manush Nandan Explained

Manush Nandan
Birth Place:Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India[1]
Years Active:2008present
Spouse:[2]
Parents:Gnani Sankaran (father)[3]
AS Padmavathi (mother)

Manush Nandan is an Indian cinematographer who works in Hindi and Tamil-language films. He studied at the Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu and worked under Ravi K. Chandran during his early days and for his directorial debut Yaan (2014).[1] [4] He worked as an assistant cinematographer for Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) and My Name is Khan (2010) before being recommended to Farah Khan by an assistant director to work on Happy New Year (2014).[5] He has since worked on several well known Hindi films such as Thugs of Hindostan (2018) and Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023).

Personal life

He is the son of writers Gnani Sankaran and AS Padmavathi.[1] He married Gowri in 2013.

Filmography

YearFilmLanguageNotes
2010 Manmadhan Ambu Tamil [6]
2011 Jo Hum Chahein Hindi [7]
2013 Ishkq in Paris Hindi [8]
2014 Yaan Tamil
Happy New Year Hindi [9]
2016 Kriti Hindi Short film
Devi
Abhinetri
Tutak Tutak Tutiya 		Tamil
Telugu
Hindi 		[10]
2018Thugs of Hindostan Hindi [11]
2020 Hindi
2022 Samrat Prithviraj Hindi [12]
2023 Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani Hindi [13]
Dunki Hindi with C. K. Muraleedharan and Amit Roy [14]
2025 Hindi [15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: How 'total Chennai boy' Manushnandan became a cinematographer in Bollywood. 19 August 2020. The News Minute. Sowmya. Rajendran.
  2. Web site: Kamal’s DoP gets married. 10 October 2013. Behindwoods.
  3. News: Journalist Gnani passes away. 15 January 2018. The Hindu. 15 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Kamal and Shah Rukh to join hands. 27 August 2013. The Times of India.
  5. Web site: Shah Rukh has immense trust in his technicians: Manush Nandan (Interview). Indo-Asian News Service. Business Standard. 20 October 2014.
  6. Web site: Kamal Haasan delivers with Manmadhan Ambu. Pavithra. Srinivasan. Rediff.com. 23 December 2010. The man has simply run rings around luscious locations such as Paris, Barcelona, Rome, Venice and Kodaikkanal, bringing in the sun and the wind right into your face. He deserves a dozen pats.
  7. Web site: Jo Hum Chahein Review. 16 December 2011. Koimoi. Komal. Nahta. Komal Nahta. Manush Nandan’s camerawork is fair.
  8. Web site: Ishkq In Paris movie review: Preity Zinta, Paris and Prem Raj whip up a souffle romance!. 23 May 2013. IANS. Bollywood Life. The exquisite camerawork by Manush Nandan sweeps languorously through the neon-lit seductive night-life of Paris.
  9. Web site: Cinematographers pose together. 28 August 2017. Indiaglitz.
  10. Web site: REVIEW: ‘Tutak Tutak Tutiya’: Refreshingly funny. 9 October 2016. The Peninsula. With moderate production values which are well exploited, the visuals by cinematographer Manush Nandan are aesthetically shot.
  11. Web site: Thugs of Hindostan DoP Manush Nandan: Working on a period drama was challenging, but the experience of a lifetime. Firstpost. 12 November 2018. Haricharan. Pudipeddi.
  12. Web site: 'Samrat Prithviraj' movie review: An expansive, though dreary, historical epic. 4 June 2022. The New Indian Express. Shilajit. Mitra. DoP Manush Nandan's same compositions and angles have a stultifying effect.
  13. Web site: 'Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani' enjoys strong opening weekend at the box office. 30 July 2023. The Economic Times. Manush Nandan's cinematography adds depth and charm.
  14. Web site: 4 cinematographers worked on Dunki: Report. November 16, 2023. The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  15. Web site: 'Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari' Goes On Floors . Outlook . 5 May 2024.

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