Kharthik Phalani
Kharthik Phalani is an Indian cinematographer who works in the Indian film industry. After completing his Under Graduation in Physics, He did Diploma in Film Technology (Cinematography) in FiIm & Television Institute of Tamilnadu, and started assisting Tirru from 2009.
Kharthik Phalani | |
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Born | 6 December 1985 |
Nationality | Indian |
Other names | Karthik Palani |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Years active | 2010–present |
Career
He completed Diploma in Film Technology (Cinematography) in FiIm & Television Institute of Tamilnadu and started assisting DOP Mr.Tirru in 2009. Assisting on more than 600 commercials there by collaborating with production houses in India such as Nirvana, Corcoise films, Bang Bang films, sunrise films, Hot films, Anonymous Films, Opticus Inc, soda films, Foot candle films, etc and brands like Center Fresh, Slice, Miranda, KFC Krushers, Tata Indicom, Hutch - Vodafone, Kalyan Jewellers, Prince Jewellers, sangam Suitings, GRT jewellers, Chennai silks, Manapuram Gold, Volini, Canon, Philips, etc.
Later he went on to became an independent cinematographer and started working on commercials in Mumbai. He also did couple of indie feature films in Hindi and Telugu, and continued to do lots of commercials and promos for Netflix.
He garnered acclaim for his work in Penguin (2020). A critic from The Times of India noted that "Kharthik Phalani's visuals" help set "set the eerie mood" whilst a critic from The Hindu stated how "The filmmaker, however, revelation in terms of his visual sense. Two shots come to mind that are beautifully imagined and shot".[1][2]
Filmography
Year | Film | Language | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Aakrosh | Hindi | Assistant cameraman | |
2012 | Tezz | Hindi | First assistant cameraman | |
2013 | Krrish 3 | Hindi | First assistant cameraman | |
Geethaanjali | Malayalam | First assistant cameraman | ||
2016 | Love Shagun | Hindi | Cinematographer | |
24 | Tamil | Second unit cameraman | ||
Janatha Garage | Telugu | Assistant cameraman | ||
2017 | Next Nuvve | Telugu | Cinematographer | |
2018 | Zeenat | Hindi | Cinematographer | |
Brand Babu | Telugu | Cinematographer | ||
Bharath Ane Nenu | Telugu | Second unit cameraman | ||
2020 | Penguin | Tamil Telugu | Cinematographer | |
French Biryani | Kannada | Cinematographer |
References
- "Penguin Movie Review: Some chills and many cheats in this underwhelming emotional thriller". The Times of India.
- S, Srivatsan (June 19, 2020). "'Penguin' movie review: A confusing thriller with great visuals". The Hindu.