Shaji N. Karun
Known for camera · Born 1 January 1952 · Died 28 April 2025 · aged 73
30 credits
Shaji Neelakantan Karunakaran (1 January 1952 – 28 April 2025), better known as Shaji N. Karun, was an Indian film director and cinematographer. His debut film Piravi won the Caméra d'Or – Mention d'honneur at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. He was the inaugural chairman of the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, the first academy for film and TV in India and was also the executive chairman of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) from 1998 to 2001.
Known for
Vanaprastham
1999
Kummatty
1979
Kanchana Sita
1978
Kutty Srank
2010
Arappatta Kettiya Graamathil
1986
Esthappan
1980
Panchavadi Palam
1984
Piravi
1989
Chidambaram
1985
And There Was a Village...
1987
Pokkuveyil
1982
She
2019
Acting (2)
2025Journey into Sato TadaoSelfFilm
2017Lal SalamSelfSeries
Camera (16)
1988Ore Thooval PakshikalDirector of PhotographyFilm
1987And There Was a Village...Director of PhotographyFilm
1986Arappatta Kettiya GraamathilDirector of PhotographyFilm
1986Meenamasathile SuryanDirector of PhotographyFilm
1986NakhakshathangalDirector of PhotographyFilm
1986Neram PularumbolDirector of PhotographyFilm
1985ChidambaramDirector of PhotographyFilm
1984Panchavadi PalamDirector of PhotographyFilm
1983Koodevide?Director of PhotographyFilm
1983ManjuDirector of PhotographyFilm
1982PokkuveyilDirector of PhotographyFilm
1980EsthappanDirector of PhotographyFilm
1979KummattyDirector of PhotographyFilm
1978Kanchana SitaDirector of PhotographyFilm
1978The Circus TentDirector of PhotographyFilm
1974Rays of HopeDirector of PhotographyFilm
Crew (3)
1986PanchagniCinematographyFilm
1983Lekhayude Maranam Oru FlashbackCinematographyFilm
1983Enikku VishakunnuCinematographyFilm
Directing (9)
2019SheDirectorFilm
2014SwapaanamDirector, StoryFilm
2010Kutty SrankDirectorFilm
2007A K GDirectorFilm
2002NishadDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2000A Dream Takes Wings: G. AravindanDirectorFilm
1999VanaprasthamDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1994My OwnDirectorFilm
1989PiraviDirector, ScreenplayFilm