Avinash Arun
Avinash Arun (born 20 November 1985) is an Indian cinematographer and film director, most known for his films Killa (2014) and Three of Us (2023). As a cinematographer he has shot Hindi films such as Masaan, Drishyam, Madaari, and Hichki. His first directorial Marathi film Killa was awarded a Crystal Bear by the children's jury at 64th Berlin International Film Festival. The film was also awarded Best Feature Film in Marathi at 62nd National Film Awards.[2][3] Early life and educationBorn in Solapur, Maharashtra, Arun grew up in Talegaon, a small town near Pune, where his father was a cotton mill worker. [1] He did a part-time photography course, at a small government institute, which would help local uneducated youth to set up photo studios. Once he completed the course, he started shooting marriage videos and birthday parties. At age 16, he worked as a setting boy (production assistant) in a Marathi film, Devrai (2004). His next assignment was as a production assistant for the diploma film of film director, Umesh Kulkarni, then a student at FTII, Pune. This led to assisting several institute students with their diploma film over the next 5-6 years. [1] Finally, he joined FTII, Pune in 2006, from where he graduated in cinematography.[4] CareerIn 2013 Avinash worked as a cinematographer in the short film That Day After Every Day. He has also worked as a director of cinematography in 2015 film Masaan. He is working as a cinematographer in Manish Mundra's untitled film.[5] Avinash directed Paatal Lok, a web series produced by Anushka Sharma in the year 2020.[6] Filmography
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External linksAvinash Arun at IMDb |