Sunny Joseph

Director

Birthday October 12, 1957

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace India

Age 66 years old

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About

Known best as the Kerala State Film Award-winning cinematographer of the 1989 Malayalam film Paravi, he also served as Director of Photography on such 1990s and early 2000s movies as America America and Oru Cheru Punchiri.

Before Fame

Before beginning his career as a cinematographer, he earned a bachelor's degree in zoology from Mahatma Gandhi University and went on to receive a diploma from the Film and Television Institute of India.

Trivia

He collaborated with director Adoor Gopalakrishnan and fellow cinematographer Mankada Ravi Varma on the 2002 film Nizhalkuthu.

Family Life

He and his eight siblings (including a twin brother) grew up in India's southwest Kerala state.

Associated With

He served as Director of Photography for the 1998 Malayalam feature Daya (which stars Manju Warrier and Krishna).