Preetha Jayaraman

Preetha Jayaraman is an Indian cinematographer. She is the niece of famous cinematographer P. C. Sreeram. Jayaraman was largely inspired by her uncle's work on field and later became an established Cinematographer. She has ranging experience from shooting TVCs, music videos, short films, documentaries and feature films. She frequently collaborates with Prakash Raj. She came to limelight when she had worked for Abhiyum Naanum (2008).^[1]^[2]^[3] In 2019, she won the "Best Cinematography Award" at the Wonder Women Awards.^[4] She is one of the first 4 women to be inducted into the Indian Society of Cinematographers.

Filmography

Year	Title	Language	Notes
2003	Knock Knock, I'm Looking to Marry	English
2007	Kannamoochi Yenada	Tamil
2008	Abhiyum Naanum	Tamil
2009	Aakasamantha	Telugu
2011	Aidondla Aidu	Kannada	1 of 5 cinematographers
2013	Gouravam	Tamil Telugu
2014	Ulavacharu Biryani Un Samayal Arayil Oggarane	Telugu Tamil Kannada
2015	Boxer	Kannada
2019	The Fakir of Venice	Hindi	^[5]
Aadi Lakshmi Puraana	Kannada	^[6]
2020	Vaanam Kottatum	Tamil	^[7]
2021	Hey Sinamika	Tamil
2021	Badava Rascal	Kannada
2022	Tadka	Hindi
2023	Dhoomam	Malayalam
2023	Baanadariyalli	Kannada	Story writer ^[8]

References

^ "Snap, click, roll". Retrieved 16 October 2016.
^ "Preetha: It was a new experience shooting a food film". Rediff. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
^ "She set out with a passion to experiment new angles". The Hindu. 4 January 2009. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
^ Prakash Upadhyaya (21 October 2019). "From Vijay's wife to Ajith's Viswasam director, Rashmika Mandanna to Keerthy Suresh, celebs galore at WW Awards". International Business Times. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
^ Sunayana Suresh (29 May 2017). "Cinematographer Preetha Jayaraman heads to Bollywood". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
^ Shilpa Sebastian R (15 November 2019). "Woman in a man's world: 'Vaanam Kottatum' cinematographer Preetha Jayaraman". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
^ "Watch: Mani Ratnam's 'Vaanam Kottattum' teaser showcases intense family drama". The Hindu. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
^ "Ganesh-Preetham Gubbi's film titled 'Baanadariyalli'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

[1] "Snap, click, roll". Retrieved 16 October 2016.

[2] "Preetha: It was a new experience shooting a food film". Rediff. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

[3] "She set out with a passion to experiment new angles". The Hindu. 4 January 2009. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

[4] Prakash Upadhyaya (21 October 2019). "From Vijay's wife to Ajith's Viswasam director, Rashmika Mandanna to Keerthy Suresh, celebs galore at WW Awards". International Business Times. Retrieved 3 March 2020.

[5] Sunayana Suresh (29 May 2017). "Cinematographer Preetha Jayaraman heads to Bollywood". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 March 2020.

[6] Shilpa Sebastian R (15 November 2019). "Woman in a man's world: 'Vaanam Kottatum' cinematographer Preetha Jayaraman". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 March 2020.

[7] "Watch: Mani Ratnam's 'Vaanam Kottattum' teaser showcases intense family drama". The Hindu. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.

[8] "Ganesh-Preetham Gubbi's film titled 'Baanadariyalli'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

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