H. C. Venugopal


H. C. Venugopal, known professionally as H. C. Venu, is an Indian cinematographer who mainly works in Kannada cinema, along with Tamil cinema.

Career

H. C. Venugopal is a cinematographer who has predominantly worked for Kannada films. He has been active since the late 1990s, regularly collaborating for high-profile Kannada films including A, Sparsha, H2O, Aa Dinagalu, Jaggu Dada to name a few. He was also involved in the shoot of the first 3D Kannada film Katari Veera Surasundarangi .
In recent years, he has collaborated with Arjun Sarja for the bilingual films, Jaihind 2 and Prema Baraha.

Personal life

Venugopal married actress-politician Tara in 2005. They have a son named Shreekrishna together.

Selected filmography

All films are in Kannada, unless mentioned otherwise.
YearFilmNotes
1998ADebut
1999Prathyartha
2000Sparsha
2002Dhumm
2002Marma
2002H2OBilingual in Kannada and Tamil
2002Parva
2005Maharaja
2006Kallarali Hoovagi
2006Neenello Naanalle
2007Aa Dinagalu
2007Ugadi
2008Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu
2009Birugaali
2010Modalasala
2010Suryakaanti
2011Rajadhani
2012Chingari
2012Katari Veera Surasundarangi
2013Nam Duniya Nam Style
2014Jaihind 2
Abhimanyu		Bilingual in Tamil and Kannada
2014Dil Rangeela
2015RX Soori
2016Jaggu Dada
2016Mummy
2016Nagarahavu
2018Prema Baraha
Solli Vidava		Bilingual in Kannada and Tamil
2020Shivarjuna
2023Kaasina Sara
2024UI