K. Ramachandra Babu
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| Born |
December 15, 1947 Maduranthakam, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Film and Television Institute of India |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1971—present |
| Title | ISC |
| Spouse(s) | K. Lathika Rani |
| Relatives | Ravi K. Chandran (brother) |
| Awards |
Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography 1976 - Dweep1978 - Rathinirvedam 1980 - Chamaram 1989 - Oru Vadakkan Veeragadha |
| Website | www |
Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography
K. Ramachandra Babu is a Kerala State award-winning cinematographer of over 125 films, out of which most are Malayalam films. He has also worked for films in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Arabic and English languages. He has served as the cinematographer for several documentaries and advertisement films as well.
Ramachandra Babu was born on December 15, 1947 in Maduranthakam at Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu. After obtaining his B.Sc. (Chemistry) degree from Loyola College, Madras in 1966, he went on to join the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune to study cinematography. In the Institute, he made friends with Balu Mahendra, John Abraham and K.G. George, who would go on to become noted film directors. He obtained his Diploma in Cinema (Motion Picture Photography) in 1971.
He made his feature film debut in 1971 as a cinematographer even before completing his FTII course, for Vidyarthikale Ithile Ithile. It was also the debut film of director John Abraham and writer Azad. Ramachandra Babu became a noted in the industry after he served as the cinematographer for Nirmalyam (1973) and Swapnadanam (1976), which were directorial debuts of M.T. Vasudevan Nair and K.G. George, respectively. All these films were shot in Black & White.
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