P. S. Nivas
Panayamparambil Sreenivasan a.k.a. P. S. Nivas was an Indian cinematographer, film director and film producer who worked in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi cinema. He was a recipient of National Film Award for Best Cinematography for the 1976 Malayalam film Mohiniyaattam.He is the second Keralite to win the national honor after Mankada Ravi Varma. He was a frequent collaborator with Bharathiraja and they worked together in 8 films.
Life
Born in Panayam parambil, East Nadakkavu, Calicut, Nivas graduated from the St. Joseph's College, Devagiri and went on to do a diploma in motion picture photography from the Institute of Film Technology, Adyar, Madras.Career
Nivas started his film career as an operative camera man in P. N. Menon's Malayalam film, Kuttyedathi. He apprenticed under Ashok Kumar in films such as Mappusakshi, Chembarathi and Babu Nanthankode's Dhakam Swapnam. His first film as an independent cinematographer was Sathyathinte Nizhalil, directed by Babu Nanthankode. Nivas was awarded the National Film Award for Best Cinematography (Black and White) for the 1976 Malayalam film Mohiniyaattam. In 1978, he won the Nandi Award for Best Cinematographer the Telugu film, Nimajjanam.Nivas made his Tamil cinema debut with Bharathiraja's 16 Vayathinile, which was also the latter's directorial debut. He went on to work with the director in films such as Kizhake Pogum Rail, Sigappu Rojakkal, Solva Sawan and Puthiya Vaarpugal. Between 1977 and 1980, he worked on seven Bharathiraja films, including five consecutively. He also photographed C. V. Sridhar's Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu and its Telugu remake, Vayasu Pilichindi. He also worked with K. Viswanath in Saagara Sangamam.
Nivas died on 1 February 2021, in Calicut.
Filmography
As assistant cinematographer
As cinematographer
Malayalam
Sathyathinte NizhalilSindooram Madhuram ThirumadhuramMohiniyaattamSankhupushpamRajaparambaraSooryakanthiPallaviRajan Paranja KadhaPadmatheerthamVelluviliLisa SarppamMaanyamahaajanangaleVeendum Lisa- ''Ayushman Bhava''
Tamil
16 Vayathinile Kizhake Pogum Rail Sigappu Rojakkal Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu Puthiya Vaarpugal Niram Maaratha Pookkal Kallukkul Eeram Enakkaga Kaathiru Nizhal Thedum Nenjangal Kozhi Koovuthu (1982 film) Thanikattu Raja- Kokkarakko My Dear Lisa Sembakame Sembakame Enga Ooru Mappillai Ooru Vittu Ooru Vanthu Pass Mark Sevvanthi
- ''En Paadal Unakkaga''
Telugu
Vayasu PilichindiNimajjanamPunadi Rallu - Actor Chiranjeevi's debut movie Saagara SangamamSankeerthanaHanthakudi Veta (1987)- ''Nani''
Hindi
Solva SaawanRed RoseAs director
Kallukkul Eeram - Bharathiraja plays himself in this movieEnakkaga Kaathiru Nizhal Thedum Nenjangal- ''Sevvanthi''