1. Ramachandra Babu was an Indian cinematographer of over 125 films, out of which most are Malayalam films.
10 Facts About Ramachandra Babu
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Ramachandra Babu worked for films in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Arabic and English languages.
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Ramachandra Babu served as the cinematographer for several documentaries and advertisement films as well.
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Ramachandra Babu was the founder of the Indian Society of Cinematographers.
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Ramachandra Babu was born on 15 December 1947 in Maduranthakam at Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu, as the eldest son of Malayali parents, Kunjan Pillai and Padmini Amma, both from Alappuzha, Kerala.
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Ramachandra Babu obtained his Diploma in Cinema in 1971.
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Ramachandra Babu made his feature film debut in 1971 as a cinematographer even before completing his FTII course, for Vidyarthikale Ithile Ithile.
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Ramachandra Babu went on to win 3 more State Awards for Rathinirvedam and Chamaram, directed by Bharathan, and Oru Vadakkan Veeragadha, directed by Hariharan.
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Ramachandra Babu played a prominent role in ushering in the technical advancements in cinematography into Malayalam cinema.
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The list of films for which Ramachandra Babu served as the director of cinematography:.