Roby Varghese Raj

Roby Varghese Raj^[1] is an Indian cinematographer and director who works in the Malayalam cinema. He debuted in A. K. Sajan’s Puthiya Niyamam.^[2]

Roby Varghese Raj
Born	Thrissur, Kerala, India
Alma mater	Dr. G.R. Damodaran College of Science, Coimbatore Mindscreen Film Institute, Chennai
Occupations	Film director cinematographer
Years active	2010–present
Spouse	Anju
Children	1
Parent	C. T. Rajan
Relatives	Rony David Raj (brother)

Early life

Roby was born in Thrissur, Kerala. He graduated from Dr G R Damodaran College of Science.^[3] His elder brother Rony David Raj is an actor in the Malayalam film industry.

Career

Roby started working as an assistant cinematographer with Rubaiyz Mohammed and Himman Dhammija in 2010 at Mumbai and then moved to Kochi to assist Jomon T. John and Loganathan Srinivasan in 2012. He studied cinematography at Mindscreen Film Institute, Chennai under Rajiv Menon.

He made his directorial debut with Kannur Squad (2023), which was co-written by his brother Rony David Raj.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Filmography

As cinematographer

Year	Film	Director	Notes
2016	Puthiya Niyamam	A. K. Sajan
2017	The Great Father	Haneef Adeni
2018	Captain	Prajesh Sen
	Thattumpurath Achuthan	Lal Jose	[7]
2019	Love Action Drama	Dhyan Sreenivasan
2021	Vellam	Prajesh Sen
2022	Eesho	Nadirshah
	John Luther	Abhijith Joseph
2025	Officer on Duty	Jithu Ashraf	[8]

As director

Year	Film	Writer(s)	Notes
2023	Kannur Squad	Rony David Raj, Muhammed Shafi	[9]

As second unit cinematographer

Year	Film	Director	DOP
2015	Nee-Na	Lal Jose	Jomon T. John
	Charlie	Martin Prakkat	Jomon T. John
2016	Action Hero Biju	Abrid Shine	Alex J. Pulickal