Abinandhan Ramanujam

Abinandhan Ramanujam is an Indian cinematographer who works primarily in Malayalam and Tamil films.

Early life

Abinandhan Ramanujam was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He graduated from L.V. Prasad Film and TV Academy, where he received a gold medal for academic excellence. He also completed a course in visual communication at Dr G R Damodaran College of Science, Coimbatore. Inspired by his father, a bank officer and amateur photographer, Abinandhan began learning photography using a Yashica camera owned by his father.

Career

Abinandhan's professional break came when he was chosen by director Bejoy Nambiar to work on the MTV series Rush. His friend Akshay Prasad, son of renowned editor A. Sreekar Prasad, recommended him for the project. This led to his collaboration with Lijo Jose Pellissery on the 2013 film Amen.
He received attention for his work in Double Barrel, praised for its stylized and experimental cinematography.

Filmography

;As actor

''David''

As partial cinematographer

Year	Title	Language	Director	Notes
2018	Swathandriam Ardharathriyil	Malayalam	Tinu Pappachan	Only the scenes in Mysore
2018	Imaikkaa Nodigal	Tamil	R. Ajay Gnanamuthu	For "Kadhalikathey"
2019	Kaappaan	Tamil	K. V. Anand	Only the scenes in London

Awards and achievements

Actor in films

David, directed by ''Bejoy Nambiar''

Actor in short films

Tinder Kadhal, directed by Pradeep Ranganathan

Awards and achievements

Gold Medalist at L.V. Prasad Film and TV Academy
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film for The Postman
SIIMA Best Cinematographer – Malayalam for Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal
Best Cinematographer – 7th Aurangabad International Film Festival for ''Maadathy''