Jomon T. John (born 17 February 1982) is an Indian cinematographer and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Jomon made his debut with ''

Chaappa Kurishu ''Chaappa Kurish'' ( ml, ചാപ്പാ കുരിശ്, en, Heads or Tails) is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language chase thriller film co-written and directed by Sameer Thahir and starring Vineeth Sreenivasan, Fahadh Faasil, Roma Asrani, ...

'' (2011). Jomon won the 2015

Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography The Kerala State Film Award The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have bee ...

for the films ''

Nee-Na ''Nee-Na'' is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed and produced by Lal Jose. The title Nee-Na is an abbreviation of the central characters ''Neena and Nalini'', played by Deepti Sati and Ann Augustine respectively and it also ...

'', ''

Ennu Ninte Moideen ''Ennu Ninte Moideen'' (English: ''Yours Truly, Moideen'') is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language biographical romantic drama film written and directed by R. S. Vimal, based on the real-life story of Kanchanamala and B. P. Moideen, which took pla ...

'', and '' Charlie''. His well-known films include ''

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'' (2011), ''

Thattathin Marayathu ''Thattathin Marayathu'' () is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan, starring Nivin Pauly and Isha Talwar. The supporting cast includes Aju Varghese, Manoj K. Jayan, Sunny Wayne, Sreer ...

'' (2012), '' Ayalum Njanum Thammil'' (2012), ''

Vikramadithyan ''Vikramadithyan'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film co-produced and directed by Lal Jose. The film stars Unni Mukundan and Dulquer Salmaan. Nivin Pauly did a cameo appearance in the film. The screenplay is by Iqbal Kuttippu ...

'' (2014), ''

'' (2015), '' Charlie'' (2015), ''

Jacobinte Swargarajyam ''Jacobinte Swargarajyam'' () is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language family-drama film written and directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan. The film revolves around Jacob Zacharia (Renji Panicker) and the struggles faced by his son (Nivin Pauly) to clear h ...

'' (2016), and ''

Thanneer Mathan Dinangal ''Thanneer Mathan Dinangal'' ( Watermelon Days) is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language coming-of-age comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Girish A.D, and jointly produced by Jomon T. John, Shebin Backer, and Shameer Muhammed. The film sta ...

'' (2019). He also worked on Hindi films such as ''

Golmaal Again ''Golmaal Again'' () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language supernatural comedy film written and directed by Rohit Shetty; produced by Rohit Shetty Pictures, Mangal Murti Films and Reliance Entertainment. The film is the fourth installment of '' Gol ...

'' (2017), ''

Simmba ''Simmba'' is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Rohit Shetty from a script written by Yunus Sajawal and Sajid-Farhad. The third installment of Shetty's Cop Universe film franchise, the film was produced by Shetty and Relian ...

'' (2018), and ''

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'' (2020). Jomon made his debut as a producer by co-producing the film ''Thanneer Mathan Dinangal''. Jomon is also one among the members of the Indian Society of Cinematographers.

Career

Jomon completed his diploma in cinematography from

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. He subsequently became active in the advertisement film industry. He made his feature film debut when

Sameer Thahir Sameer C. Thahir ISC (born 7 November 1976) is an Indian cinematographer, screenwriter, and film director and producer who works mainly in the Malayalam cinema while also having worked in a few Tamil films. He is a graduate of Maharajas ...

signed him as the cinematographer of his debut directorial, ''

Chaappa Kurish ''Chaappa Kurish'' ( ml, ചാപ്പാ കുരിശ്, en, Heads or Tails) is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language chase thriller film co-written and directed by Sameer Thahir and starring Vineeth Sreenivasan, Fahadh Faasil, Roma Asran ...

'' (2011) after which he went on become a part of many successful films. In 2015, his work in ''

Picket 43 ''Picket 43'' is a 2015 Malayalam-language Indian drama film written and directed by Major Ravi. It stars Prithviraj and Javed Jaffrey in the lead roles. It was filmed by cinematographer Jomon T. John and most portions of the film were shot in ...

'' , ''

'', '' Charlie'' and ''

Oru Vadakkan Selfie ''Oru Vadakkan Selfie'' () is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language road-comedy film directed by G. Prajith and scripted by Vineeth Sreenivasan. The film features Nivin Pauly, Manjima Mohan, Aju Varghese, Neeraj Madhav and Vineeth Sreenivasan. The mu ...

'' were highly acclaimed, he was soon signed by Tamil filmmaker

Gautham Vasudev Menon Gautham Vasudev Menon (born 25 February 1973) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema, Tamil film industry. He has also directed Telugu cinema, Telugu and Hindi cinema, Hindi films th ...

for the Dhanush-starrer ''

Enai Noki Paayum Thota ''Enai Noki Paayum Thota'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written, directed and co-produced by Gautham Vasudev Menon. The film features Dhanush, Megha Akash, Sasikumar and Sunaina. The film began production in Marc ...

''. After completion of the film, Menon also signed him for his next ''Dhruva Natchathiram'' and filmed a 2:49 second teaser in New York City. But soon, Jomon opted out of the film as it was rescheduled, and the new schedule clashed with the dates he had earlier allocated for Rohit Shetty's ''

''.

Personal life

Jomon married actress Ann Augustine on 2 February 2014.

Filmography

As guest cinematographer

*''Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo'' (Telugu language, Telugu film) Shot 1 Song only. *''Dhruva Natchathiram'' (Teaser)

Awards

;Kerala State Film Awards *Best Cinematographer for '' Charlie,

'' ;Asianet Film Awards, Asianet Film Awards 2011 * Best Cinematographer for ''

'' ;2nd South Indian International Movie Awards * Nominated - Best Cinematographer for ''

'' ;3rd South Indian International Movie Awards * Best Cinematographer for ''Thira''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:John, Jomon T. Living people People from Alappuzha district Kerala State Film Award winners 1981 births