Gnana Shekar V. S.

Gnana Shekar V. S. (born 1 June 1979) is an Indian cinematographer and painter. He marked his beginning with his student film titled Tetris^[1] which was an official selection at Cinéfondation, Cannes Film Festival.^[2] He gained critical recognition from his debut itself, as an independent cinematographer, with Vedam (2010). His work is noted for its realistic approach. In 2017, his work in Gautamiputra Satakarni received accolades and rave reviews for the unique way of painting the canvas of the silver screen using natural flame.

Gnana Shekar V. S.
Born	(1979-02-17) 17 February 1979 (age 45)
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	2010–present

Early life and education

Gnana Shekar's education was an irony. Being the son of a teacher, he never had an experience of schooling. He was a curious kid who picked up on his father's collection of literature. At an early age, his imagination took a swirl when he stumbled upon an Illustrated magazine which evoked a sense of visualization in him.^{[according to whom?]}

As a fine arts student, he was influenced by great masters like Vincent Van Gogh and Niko Pirosmani which inspired him to create some intense spiritual Art works in which he marries a Modernist sense of Perspective with an authentic form. Though his first love was painting, later during the course, he wanted to mould his skill into photography.^[3]

Art career

Painting the screen apart, Gnana Shekar has another love – painting the canvas. Blessed with a flair for the fine arts, the cinematographer showcased a collection of his works at Park Hyatt Hyderabad on 18 April 2015 and attended by the Art Lovers in the city.^[4][5]

Gnana will be exhibiting a new series of his paintings, on faces, in Georgia, where his favourite filmmaker Sergei Parajanov and painter Niko Pirosmani are from.^[6]

Gnana Shekar fond of acrylic colours. never uses a paint brush to paint. he paints with a thumb, it makes him feel more connected. He has also begun using computer generated graphic art, using geometric shapes to create a reflection of life.^[7]

Filmography

Short films and documentaries

Year	Film	Director	Notes
2005	Here Is My Nocturne	Anirban Dutta	Screened in major Indian film festivals. Also been screened as a part of an exhibition on Indian art and popular culture in the Helsinki City art Museum, Finland.[8]
2006	Tetris	Anirban Dutta	Official selection at Cinéfondation, Cannes Film Festival 2006
2007	Setu	Shyamal Karmakar	Official selection at 54th International Short Film Festival, Oberhausen - 2008 and won a special mention.
2007	Ranu	Shyamal Karmakar	Screened at Mumbai International Film Festival and International Film Festival of Kerala
2014	Chronicles of a Temple Painter	Shravan Katikaneni	Won Best Documentary award at IDSFFK - 2014, Thiruvananthapuram

Feature films

Year	Film	Language	Notes
2010	Vedam	Telugu
2011	Dhada	Telugu
	Vaanam	Tamil	Remake of Vedam
2012	Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum	Telugu
2014	Nuvvala Nenila	Telugu
2015	Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju	Telugu
	Dagudumootha Dandakor	Telugu
	Kanche	Telugu
	Maj Rati Keteki	Assamese
2016	Majnu	Telugu
2017	Gautamiputra Satakarni	Telugu
2018	Antariksham 9000 KMPH	Telugu
2019	Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi	Hindi
	N.T.R: Kathanayakudu	Telugu
	N.T.R: Mahanayakudu	Telugu
2021	Gamanam	Telugu
2023	IB71	Hindi
2024	Sheeshmahal	Hindi Telugu
	Manamey	Telugu
TBA	Hari Hara Veera Mallu	Telugu
	Sharwa37 †	Telugu

References

1. "TETRIS - Festival de Cannes".
2. "Making empty choices".
3. "V.S. Gnana Shekar on Gautamiputra Satakarni and his artistic pursuits - The Hindu".
4. "Art up his sleeve - Hyderabad - The Hindu".
5. "Exclusive Coverage: Cinematographer Gnana Shekar VS Art Exhibition in Hyderabad".
6. "The artistic lensman".
7. "Art up his sleeve - Hyderabad - The Hindu".
8. "Magic Lantern Movies LLP". Archived from the original on 4 September 2013.

External links

• Gnana Shekar V. S. at IMDb
• Gnana Shekar V. S. on Twitter