Chennai Campus – PG Diploma & Diploma Programs
LATA MURUGAN
HOD, Associate Professor of Direction
Chennai Campus
LATA MURUGAN
HOD, Associate Professor of Direction
She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Stella Maris College, Chennai and then pursued her interests in media at the Sophia Polytechnic, Mumbai in the Social Communications Media diploma course. Finding her passion for visual media, she studied Video and TV Production at Michigan State University, East Lansing and then graduated with an M.A. in Film Production from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles.
Moving to Southern Africa opened up opportunities to work with several international NGOs such as PSI (Populations Services International), UNIFEM and UNESCO in writing and directing educational films as well as TV commercials for advertising agencies. She spent the six years in Zambia and Zimbabwe also training students in various aspects of filmmaking as well as developing the curriculum and conducting short term courses for the UNESCO Zimbabwe Film and Video Training Project and the Media for Development Trust. She has also taught Radio and TV production at the Sophia Polytechnic, Mumbai and Film Production at the Srishti School of Art Design and Technology, Bengaluru.
For ten years, she taught film analysis to cinematography students as well as ideation and script development for feature films to screenwriting students at the Mindscreen Film Institute, Chennai. Guiding direction students on character development and creating non-fiction projects, has been her forte.
She is extremely passionate about sensitizing the next generation of filmmakers to gender issues in cinema.
M. A. MATHIAZHAGAN
HOD OF CINEMATOGRAPHY
Chennai Campus
M. A. MATHIAZHAGAN
HOD - CINEMATOGRAPHY
Mr. M. A. Mathiazhagan is Professor and HOD of Cinematography at L V Prasad College of Media Studies. A film graduate in Cinematography from Film & Television Institute of Tamil Nadu, he has worked as an Associate Cameraman and second unit Cameraman for many feature films including Adhu, Aaha, Amma Ponnu, Anjaneya, Pachai Kudirai, Paying Guest (Hindi). He has been teaching and conducting workshops at various colleges in and around Chennai. His Short Film: WITH LITTLE RHYME AND NO REASON / 1991, participated in nearly 17 International film festivals. His other Short Films: KALO HARIN participated at IFFI, Hyderabad and NAANUN ORU PENN participated at IFFI, Goa. He has taught Cinematography at FTII, Pune and has been at L V Prasad College of Media Studies for more than a decade.
M. VENKATESH
HOD of Sound Design and Music Production
Chennai Campus
M. VENKATESH
HOD of Sound Design and Music Production
Mr. M. Venkatesh is Professor and HOD of Sound Design and Music Production at L V Prasad College of Media Studies. A graduate of the Film & Television Institute of Tamil Nadu, he comes with 25+ years of experience in the area of Film Pre-Production, Production and Post Production. He has worked as Location Sound Engineer for several National and International feature films, commercials and documentaries. Some of them are, “Maruthanayagam” produced by Padmashree Kamalahasan, “Minsara Kanavu” produced by AVM Productions and as Audio Consultant for the First Dolby SR Malayalam feature film, “Indraprastham”. His expertise includes Sound Design, Live Recording, Digital Film Restoration and Digital Audio Restoration.
PALANIVEL KALIMUTHU
HOD OF EDITING
Chennai Campus
PALANIVEL KALIMUTHU
HOD OF EDITING
As an Editor, He has been primarily in the film industry for the last 32 years. He has edited nearly 60 feature films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and English. He has also worked in documentaries, short films and few commercials, Film Trailers, Teasers, Promotional Videos, Animation film, TV serials, Game Show in Colours Channel – and etc., He was Awarded Best Editor for the Tamil Film “Kizhakku Cheemayile” presented by Ajanta Fine Arts in 1993, Chennai. V. Shantharam (RACE) Award for Regional Best Editor for the Tamil Feature film “Kadal Pookkal” presented by Rajkamal Academy for Cinematic Excellence (Mumbai). He was Jury for the All India level Students Documentary Film Festival in Hindustan College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore. He was also HOD – Editing department in BRIIC for 2017-18 batch.
ANGEL PHILOMENA
Assistant Professor - Direction Department
Chennai Campus
ANGEL PHILOMENA
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - Direction Department
Angel Philomena is native of Chennai. A post graduate in Public Administration, she graduated from the Film and Television Institute Of Tamil Nadu. Angel has worked in various capacities with numerous professionals in the industry, such as Suhasini, Mani Ratnam, and Revathy. She worked as assistant director to P. C. Sreeram for the film “Vaanam Vasapadum”. Angel also has Post Production Director experience, working on a tele-series for Madras Talkies, as well as direction experience from a few television episodes, documentaries and educational films. She has been a guest lecturer at various institutions. Currently, she is Head of the South Indian Film Women’s Association based in Chennai. In 2018, Angel joined as direction department faculty at LVPCMS Chennai.
Anamika Bandopadhyay
Associate professor
PG DIPLOMA IN DIRECTION
ANAMIKA BANDOPADHYAY
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - CHENNAI CAMPUS
Throughout her career Anamika has offered a wide range of courses in cinema that includes Advanced Film Direction, Documentary Production, Advanced Sound Production and Design, Film History, Film Theories, Gender Studies and Cultural Studies courses.
She has a master’s degree in English Literature, Film Studies and in Filmmaking. After completing master’s in film studies from Jadavpur University, she started teaching cinema and working in the Television Industry. She left India to attend film school in America. She obtained an MFA in Film Making from the University of Utah. She has taught at two Universities (University of Utah, Boise State University) in the US and has worked with various production houses.
Anamika has extensively written on Cinema and presented at the International seminars. She met Michelangelo Antonioni at the very early age that changed her life Her filmography lists five documentaries and a number of short films, including films like Red, Take Care, Memoirs, 1700 Kelvin and The Third Breast. She is currently working on her debut feature. She contributes in her films as a writer, director, editor and as a sound designer.
She is also a published author and a painter. She regularly contributes into National and International journals as a writer. She has authored five books including two on cinema (Cinema of Argentina, Cinema of Spain).
Anamika begins her day with Tai-Chi. Her association with aboriginal communities has changed her worldview towards life and cinema.
Throughout her career, Anamika has offered a wide range of courses in cinema that includes Advanced Film Direction, Documentary Production, Advanced Sound Production and Design, Film History, Film Theories, Gender Studies and Cultural Studies courses.
She has a master’s degree in English Literature, Film Studies and in Filmmaking. After completing a master’s in film studies from Jadavpur University, she started teaching cinema and working in the Television Industry. She left India to attend film school in America. She obtained an MFA in Film Making from the University of Utah. She has taught at two Universities (University of Utah, and Boise State University) in the US and has worked with various production houses.
Anamika has extensively written on Cinema and presented at International seminars. She met Michelangelo Antonioni at a very early age which changed her life Her filmography lists five documentaries and a number of short films, including films like Red, Take Care, Memoirs, 1700 Kelvin and The Third Breast. She is currently working on her debut feature. She contributes to her films as a writer, director, editor and sound designer.
She is also a published author and a painter. She regularly contributes to National and International journals as a writer. She has authored five books including two on cinema (Cinema of Argentina, Cinema of Spain).
Anamika begins her day with Tai-Chi. Her association with aboriginal communities has changed her worldview towards life and cinema.
ANIRBAN LAHIRI
Associate Professor - Cinematography Department
Chennai Campus
ANIRBAN LAHIRI
Associate Professor - Cinematography Department
Anirban Lahiri began his career in cinema as a film critic back in the early years of the 21st Century. With a background in Comparative Literature and a Masters in Film Studies, he had worked as Producer in TV channels, contributor to the culture and entertainment pages of leading dailies and a technical translator before he joined L V Prasad College of Media Studies as a student of Cinematography.
During his days in Chennai, Anirban got extremely interested in bridging Culture Studies and Filmmaking. He started working as an Editor for DearCinema, the first Indian portal for World Cinema at the same time.
After graduating from Prasad, he assisted leading Cinematographers in Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai for three years. Among his bosses and mentors, the working style of Rafey Mahmood influenced him mostly.
Anirban specialized in Documentaries and TV Commercials as Cinematographer, with four feature length documentaries and 20 commercials. Among his latest works, Kick and Tell was an official selection in the Toronto Film Channel Awards.
He taught Cinematography, Film Direction and Film Appreciation & Theory at Digital Academy, Ramesh Sippy Academy of Cinema and Entertainment and Atharva Institute of Film & Television in Senior Faculty Positions for 10 years. He also wrote extensively on visualization, staging & blocking and technical matters in cinema during these years, primarily as the Executive Editor of Film Perspectives, first technical education magazine in print from India.
As a teacher, his expertise lies in script visualization, staging & blocking, lighting with minimalistic approaching, documentary, film history and film theory.
Anirban loves coding, traveling, music, learning new languages and martial arts.
SURENDARN SELVAMANI
Assistant Professor - Cinematography Department
Chennai Campus
SURENDARN SELVAMANI
Assistant Professor - Cinematography Department
Surendarn Selvamani is Assistant Professor in the Cinematography Department. He has a post-graduate Diploma in Cinematography from LVPCMS. He has worked in three Tamil movies as Associate Cinematographer, with Cinematographer Ramji and Imran. He has worked on more than 22 short films, several ad films, documentaries and corporate videos. He is well versed in Colour Grading in DaVinci Resolve.
EDWARD JEFFREY
FACULTY - EDITING
Chennai Campus
EDWARD JEFFREY
FACULTY - EDITING
I have been drawn to visual imagery since my childhood, as a result of which in my early career, I spent time on cinematography and the science of images. However, once I started editing my own projects and learned the process of connecting shots and hitting the right emotions by timing the shots, I fell in love with editing and shaping stories on the editing table.
My career as an Editor started off very early in a feature film back in 2012, soon after my B. Sc. in Visual Communication and a Film Editing course in NFDC. Now, I’m a freelance Video Editor & Colorist with 10 years of experience. I have produced work for the web, the big screen, and have also produced numerous music videos, short films, and commercial projects. In the past 6 years, I have found a passion for teaching, and wish to inspire and excite students with my love for editing and storytelling.
JUBARAJ BARUAH
ASSITANT PROFESSOR - DIRECTION
Chennai Campus
JUBARAJ BARUAH
ASSITANT PROFESSOR - DIRECTION
Jubaraj Baruah, Assistant Professor in Direction at L V Prasad College of Media Studies, Jubaraj Baruah is an alumni of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Ghent (KASK) and Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata, He has been independently producing and creating audiovisual diaries, collages and essays. His latest mid length film “Every Film” (2021) had its international premiere in the 19th edition of Doclisboa, Portugal. Another short “The Blue Fox” produced as a result of a collaborative workshop in Belgium had its premiere in the “Grafixx Festival” in De Studio, Antwerp. His methods often veer towards bricolage and his explorations in cinema tend towards the poetic, self-reflexive/hybrid forms. In defense of the poor image, his pursuit lies in finding the gaze that is intimate and personal. He aims to enable a free-er, more inclusive style of filmmaking.
SUMANTA DUTTA
ASSITANT PROFESSOR - SOUND DESIGN AND MUSIC PRODUCTION
Chennai Campus
SUMANTA DUTTA
ASSITANT PROFESSOR - SOUND DESIGN AND MUSIC PRODUCTION
Sumanta Dutta, Assistant Professor in Sound Design and Music Production at L V Prasad College of Media Studies, is a graduate of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata. He has worked as a freelance sound engineer for many short films, documentaries, and feature films. I worked as a Sound Designer in Films like A Dog and His Man and Dusk, which were screened at multiple film festivals around the world.
Apart from sound, he has a good understanding of music production.
Sumanta was a sound faculty in FTII, Itanagar. There, he found that students come with fresh ideas and thoughts. As a teacher, he is committed to bringing their ideas to life, and to helping students learn the importance of sound in films.
Bengaluru Campus – for Diploma Program
Dharam Gulati
DOP, Producer, Director
Bengaluru Campus, Certificate Program, faculty
Dharam Gulati
DOP, Producer, Director
Graduated from FTII and since then have been working in the Film, Advertising, and TV Industry as a DOP as well as Producer/Director. Films he has shot have been nominated for and won awards at prestigious Film festivals across the world. ‘RUDAALI’, ‘HIMALYA PUTRA’, ‘AAR YA PAAR’, ‘THE PERFECT HUSBAND’, ‘TINGYA’, ‘ROAD TO SANGAM’ ‘SEHAR’. Dharam has shot many ad films too.
He has also been on a multitude of Jurys & Committees. The jury of the 63rd Indian National Film Awards and 68th Indian National Film Awards; the Selection Committee of Oscar Jury of India 2022; the International Selection Committee of MIFF; the Jury of Semi-Final Judging of International Emmy® Awards (Asian Region); the Jury of Indian Telly Awards and IDPA Awards; Member of Academic Council and Technical Advisory Committee of FTII, Pune; Visiting Faculty of FTII, Pune; Students’ Selection Committee of SRFTI, Kolkata; Students’ Selection Committee of RSACE (Ramesh Sippy Academy of Cinema & Entertainment) Mumbai; Visiting Faculty of Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication, MIT Institute of Design and MIT Film & TV School, Pune; Member Managing Committee of GraFTII (Alumni Association of FTII) Vice President and Co-Ordinator of GraFTII; Member Managing Committee of WICA (Western India Cinematographers’ Association.
Tanuja Chaturvedi
Guest - Script Writing
Certificate Program, faculty, Guest faculty
Tanuja Chaturvedi
Script Writing
Writer, Producer, and Director Tanuja have more than two-and-a-half decades of experience as a writer, producer & director for Television & Film spanning various genres like drama, thriller, romance, comedy, children’s shows, fantasy, and in formats of dailies, weeklies, one-offs, web-series & feature-length movies which were broadcasted on major Indian Television Networks like Star Plus, Sony Entertainment Television, Zee TV, Sahara, Life OK, Colours & Netflix.
Tanuja has done her M A in English Literature and is a graduate of the Film & TV Institute Pune (FTII) in Editing. She has been a Visiting Faculty at Whistling Woods International, Mumbai, Xavier’s Institute of Communication, Mumbai, Symbiosis Centre of Media & Communication, Pune, Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute, Kolkata, and M L C University, Bhopal where she taught at and mentored students in Editing, Script Writing, Film Appreciation, Documentary Writing & Writing for Television & OTT Channels.
Her work spans a wide spectrum and includes “Selection Day” – Season 1 & 2 (Netflix); “Shaka Laka Boom Boom” Series 1 & 2 (Star Plus); “Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi” : (Sony Entertainment Television); “Kumkum” (Star Plus); “Yeh Dil Chahe More” (Star One); “Geet Gaata Chal” (Zee TV); “Buddha” (Zee TV, Doordarshan & Netflix); “Mumbai Diaries” Season 2 (Amazon Prime) to name a few. She has also directed & produced telefilms ‘Star Bestsellers’ and is an executive producer of the feature film ‘Saptapadii’ produced by A B Corp Ltd.
Earlier she has also been a drama artist on Radio, chief assistant to Actor Director Mr Dev Anand, done stories for a video magazine ‘Bollywood Plus’, Directed Telefilm ‘Kya Yahi Pyaar Hai’ and a science series ‘Turning Point’.
Amol Gupte
Writer, Director, Producer, Actor
Certificate Program, faculty
Amol Gupte
Writer, Director, Producer, Actor
An award-winning writer, director, producer, actor, and philanthropist, Amol Gupte is associated with acclaimed films like ‘Taare Zameen Par’, ‘Stanley Ka Dabba’, and ‘Hawa Hawai’. He is the writer-creative director of the film ‘Taare Zameen Par’, while also contributing to the lyrics and the artworks used in the movie. Amol also plays a pivotal role in ‘Stanley Ka Dabba’. As an actor, he has made waves with his portrayals in ‘Kaminey’, ‘Singham Returns’, ‘Phas Gaya Re Obama’, ‘Bheja Fry 2’ and ‘Urumi’. Amol Gupte`s recent releases as Writer and Director are the action-adventure film ‘Sniff!!!’ And a biopic on India’s Badminton Star ‘Saina’.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amole_Gupte
Advaitha Gurumurthy
Associate Professor – CINEMATOGRAPHY
Bengaluru Campus, Certificate Program
Advaitha Gurumurthy
Associate Professor – CINEMATOGRAPHY
Advaitha Gurumurthy is an Indian cinematographer, who has prominently worked in Kannada Film Industry. He made his debut in the Kannada industry in 2014 with feature film Devara Naadalli. He went on to work on films like Rocket, Churikatte, Kavaludaari, Premier Padmini and U Turn. He made his debut in Telugu film industry with Kirrak Party. He has studied cinematography from L V Prasad Film and TV academy where he was a gold medalist. His latest outing has been a Telugu web series Kudi Yedamaithe, directed by Pawan Kumar for which he has received humongous appreciation for his work that has gone on to be blockbuster on the OTT platform Aha. He is working on Kannada feature films Banaras, directed by Jayathirtha and Saptha Saagaradaache Ello Directed by Hemanth Rao and starring Rakshith Shetty and Rukmini Vasanth.
Shweta Desai
Associate Professor, Screen Acting
Bengaluru Campus, Certificate Program
Shweta Desai
Associate Professor, Screen Acting
Shweta Desai is an actor and a writer.
An alumnus of Mr. Anupam Kher’s Actor Prepares, Mumbai. Her works are notable in films like
Harivu, a National Award winning film and in a commercial film called Ringmaster. She has
appeared in many Kannada commercials and independent films including, Prakash Raj’s
Oggarane/ Ullavacharu Biryani, Rani Rani Rani, Pawan Kumar’s Lucia, KM Chaitanya’s Parari
to name a few.
She has acted in various theatre productions of Bangalore like Sandbox Collective, Indian Ensemble,
Still Space Theatre, Rangashankara’s AHA, Suchitra, VASP to name a few.
Sandipp Bhattacharya
HOD Cinematography
Bengaluru Campus, faculty
Sandipp Bhattacharya
HOD Cinematography
“Cinematographer is a hero with splendid outdoor shots in some marvelous locations.” said a critic in a review of Sandipp’s work in the film “RANG” which was a Tulu language blockbuster. Sandipp graduated from the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI), Calcutta, in Cinematography. He cherishes the fortuitous association he has had with the legendary cinematographer Subrata Mitra at SRFTI. Sandipp has worked on Feature Films, Television Programmes, Commercials, and Music Videos. His penchant for visual language has given him a variety of opportunities to explore different formats for narrative, documentary, and other forms of storytelling.
Sandipp has been active in Film Academics as Faculty in Cinematography at Ramoji Academy of Film & Television, Hyderabad since 2001 for 10 years. He believes that his interest in the Urdu poetry, Bengali literature, and Hindustani classical music enriches his understanding of the art & craft of cinematography, which he loves to share with his students.
Kiran Deohans
Cinematographer, Director of Photography, Producer, Director
Bengaluru Campus, Certificate Program, faculty
Kiran Deohans
Cinematographer, Director of Photography, Producer, Director
Kiran Deohans graduated as a cinematographer from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. He won the Filmfare Award for his first film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak after which he got many offers from big productions, but Kiran Deohans chose to concentrate on shooting and directing advertising films. He has shot more than 800 ad films and won many awards for his cinematography. Rakesh Mehra then asked Kiran to work on ‘Aks the Reflection’ for which he received nominations from both Filmfare and Screen. Kiran continued to shoot feature films together with his work in ad films and shot ‘Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gham’ which won him the Sansui Award for Best Cinematography; ‘Jodhaa Akbar’, ‘Manikarnika’, ‘Sarabjit’, ‘Ramaiya Vastavaiya’, ‘Agneepath’, ‘Khele Hum Jee Jaan Se’ and many more. Kiran has also produced several Short Films which have won Awards at various International Festivals.
https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0219966/fullcredits
His work in Ad Films
Piyush Shah
Cinematographer, Director of Photography, Artist
Bengaluru Campus, faculty
Piyush Shah
Cinematographer, Director of Photography, Artist
Piyush Shah graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune in 1985 specializing in Motion Picture Photography. He has worked as a cinematographer with several prominent directors with diverse attitudes to filmmaking. Moving through the theoretically rigorous approach to visuals of Mani Kaul to the kinetic style of Ram Gopal Varma, he is one of the most important cinematographers of Indian cinema. He has worked with Mani Kaul (Before My Eyes, Siddheshwari, Nazar and The Idiot), Shyam Benegal (Discovery of India, Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda), Arun Khopkar (Figures of Thought, Colors of Absence, Sanchari), Pankaj Butalia (Moksh-Widows of Vrindavan), Kabir Mohanty (Riyaz), Rajan Khosa (Bodh Vriksh, Dance of the Wind), Vijay Singh (Jaya Ganga), Pan Nalin (Nagas, The Devdasis, Khajuraho), Kumar Shahani (Var Var Vari and stage plays Kunti and The Human Voice), Natasha De Betak (Kaal), Iikka Vehkalahti (Memories of Death, A man who looked like christ), Rajkumar Santoshi (China Gate), Ramgopal Varma (Mast), Nikhil Advani (Salaam – e – Ishq), Ashutosh Gowarikar (What’s your Rashee?) and Amol Gupte’s Saina (2021). Piyush Shah works across documentaries, features, commercial films, and advertising films. Piyush Shah has published fiction in his mother tongue Gujarati. His artistic canvas also expands to brush and charcoal.
C. K. Muraleedharan
Cinematographer, Director of Photography
Bengaluru Campus, faculty
C. K. Muraleedharan
Cinematographer, Director of Photography
C. K. Muraleedharan is one of the most accomplished cinematographers in India. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India Pune and his major works are in Hindi cinema, Telugu cinema, and Malayalam cinema. Having worked in several short movies, Muraleedharan made his debut on the silver screen with the Bollywood film ‘Ek Hasina Thi’ in 2004. He subsequently went on to work in many popular films like ‘Lage Raho Munna Bhai’, ‘3 Idiots’, ‘Agent Vinod’, ‘PK’, and ‘Mohenjo Daro’. After a successful stint in Bollywood, he made his debut in a South Indian film ‘Jai Lava Kusa’ a Telugu action drama. His latest release includes ‘Panipat’.
C. K. Muraleedharan has conducted a research project on the History and Practice of Cinematography in India, along with Raqs Media Collective for India Foundation for the Arts.
https://www.muraleedharanck.com/
Bharat Parshuram
Cinematographer, Director of Photography
Bengaluru Campus, faculty
Bharat Parshuram
Cinematographer, Director of Photography
Bharath Parashuram is a cinematographer based in Bengaluru, India, and works in feature films, advertising films, music videos, and web series. His music video piece ‘This is Bengaluru’ for ‘Explosions in The Sky’ topped several best-of-the-year lists in 2015. He started his career in film through the lenses of still photography cameras. His goal is to make his next project look as unique as possible. In his spare time, he takes photos on 120mm film.
Bharath Parashuram is also a Founder and expert at Robotic Arm Studio ‘Mocobotstudio’ (http://www.mocobotstudio.com/ ) in Bengaluru.
Abhishek Kasargod
Cinematographer, Director of Photography
Bengaluru Campus, faculty
Abhishek Kasargod
Cinematographer, Director of Photography
After attaining a diploma in cinematography, Abhishek Kasargod went on to assist various cinematographers assisting on movies such as ‘Super’, ‘Porki’, ‘Jungli’, and ‘Simple Agi Ondh Love Story’. Abhishek made his debut as an independent cinematographer with comedy-thriller ‘Operation Alamelamma’. His other projects include the Kannada movies ‘Kinare’, ‘Ananthu v/s Nusrath’, ‘Krishna Talkies, and a horror-thriller movie directed by Vijayanandha.
Abhaya Simha
Writer | Director
Bengaluru Campus, faculty
Abhaya Simha
Writer | Director
Abhaya Simha is a two-time National Award-winning filmmaker. An alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). In his career spanning over 15 years, he has directed four feature films and over 300 video films. His films are screened in various International Film Festivals. His debut venture ‘Gubbachchigalu’ won National Award for the best children’s film for the year 2008. His second venture was a bilingual ‘Shikari’ that was released across Karnataka and Kerala. His third film ‘Sakkare’ in Kannada was released across Karnataka and his ‘Paddayi’ in Tulu won the 65th National award for Best Feature Film in Tulu.
Abhaya Simha is a visiting faculty in prestigious institutions and he conducts workshops on various subjects like writing, direction, editing, and so on.
Arvind Sastry
Writer, Director, Editor
Bengaluru Campus, faculty
Arvind Sastry
Writer, Director, Editor
Arvind Sastry is the youngest filmmaker to have received the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Original Screenplay, which he won for his debut film, KAHI (2016). The film was also screened at the 9th Bengaluru International Film Festival. It was one of the first Kannada films to stream on Netflix. His second film, ALIDU ULIDAVARU (2019), went on to complete 100 days of the theatrical run before the COVID-19 lockdown shut down theatres. The film is currently streaming on Amazon Prime and has garnered a good following. Arvind’s third film is titled, DASARA, and it is currently in post-production.
Arvind has completed shooting his fourth film (title not announced yet) in June 2022.
In October 2022, he completed shooting a web series titled, PRIMETIME WITH THE MURTHYS; produced by Estrella Stories for Viacom18-MTV India.
Arvind heads the production house Boiled Beans Pictures and has served as an Assistant Professor (Film Direction Department) at LV Prasad College of Media Studies, Bengaluru. He has also served as a Visiting Faculty for film students at St. Joseph’s College, Bengaluru, and Tent Cinema, Bengaluru. He was a Jury Member for the Asian Cinema Competition category of the 13th Bengaluru International Film Festival.
Roopa Rao
Writer, Director
Bengaluru Campus, Certificate Program, faculty
Roopa Rao
Writer, Director
Roopa Rao is an independent Indian filmmaker from Bengaluru. She is the writer and director of India’s first same-sex love story web series ‘The Other Love Story’. Roopa Rao is also known for directing the critically acclaimed award-winning Kannada film ‘Gantumoote’.
Roopa Rao won the “Best Director” award at NYC Web Fest 2016 and the “Best Story” award at TO Web Fest 2017. The Other Love Story has a total of 3 wins and 7 nominations from various National and International Film Festivals.
After The Other Love Story, Roopa Rao wrote and directed ‘BFF (Breath Friend Forever)’, a short film. The film was an official selection at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and got screened at Ireland National Film Body in the Kids Section.
In 2019, Rao’s first feature film, ‘Gantumoote’ was up for a world premiere at New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) where it won the “Best Screenplay” award.
Adarsh Eshwarappa
Writer, Director, Actor
Bengaluru Campus, Certificate Program, faculty
Adarsh Eshwarappa
Writer, Director, Actor
Adarsh H Eshwarappa is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and actor who is best known for his work in the Kannada film industry. An alumnus of the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles, he first made his mark through short films like ‘The Reality’ and ‘Marethenendukondeya’. His notable feature film credits include ‘B.E. Mech’, and Shuddhi. Besides acting, screenwriting, and direction, Adarsh Eshwarappa has also taken on the role of an editor in some of his films.
SUNNY JOSEPH
Guest Faculty - DIRECTION
Bengaluru Campus
SUNNY JOSEPH
Guest Faculty - DIRECTION
Sunny Joseph is Cinematographer and Director from Kerala, most known for his work in Shaji N. Karun classic, Piravi, for which he won the 1988 Kerala State Film Award for Best Photography and Caméra d’Or — Mention Spéciale at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. He has Post Graduate Diploma in Cinematography from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune. He is a former Chairman and General Secretary of the Indian Society of Cinematographers, (ISC).
Sunny initially worked as an associate cameraman to cinematographers Venu, Shaji Karun, and Madhu Ambat. After that working as a Director of Photography, he photographed more than 30 feature films and many short films. Working all over India he has worked in seven languages-Malayalam, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada, Manipuri, Hindi/Panjabi, and English with eminent directors like G.Aravindan, Shaji N Karun, Aribam Shyam Sharma, Malay Bhattacharya, K.G. George, Pamela Rooks, and Chandrashekar. Sunny Joseph also works as a Director. He has more than six short films and two television serials to his credit.
Apart from professional activities Sunny, is also a keen film teacher, conducting regular workshops at L V Prasad College of Media Studies, Film and TV Institute of India, Pune; Satyajith Ray Film and TV Institute, Calcutta, and Asian Film Centre, Colombo.
NIRANJAN THADE
DEAN - ACADEMICS
Bengaluru Campus
NIRANJAN THADE
DEAN - ACADEMICS
Writer, Director, Producer, Cinematographer & Educator.
With his 30 years of experience, Niranjan has acquired insights & knowledge in all creative & technical aspects of film making which he loves to share with his students. He has as Writer & Concept Developer – Scripted Films, Telefilms & TV Serials; Producer & Director – Made Films, Documentaries, Multicam TV Shows, Telefilms & TV Serials; Director of Photography & Cinematographer – Photographed Feature Films, Documentaries, Multicam TV Shows, Telefilms.
Graduating from India’s premier film school – FTII Pune, Niranjan won a National Award for his Diploma Film and his films have won awards & accolades at various International Film Festivals like MAMI, IFFI–Indian Panorama, Jaipur International Film Festival, Jagran Film Festival India, South Asian Film Festival Canada, Woodstock Film Festival New York, Indian Film Festival Melbourne, South Asian Film Festival Washington DC, Indian Film Festival Japan. He has also been a Selection Committee Member & Jury Member for Jaipur International Film Festival since 2015.
Some of the projects he has accomplished are – as Producer, Director & DoP – Feature Film ‘Saptapadii’, Docu-Feature ‘Sahakar’ (16mm/Colour), Star Bestsellers, Musical Show ‘Geet Gaataa Chul’, TV Series ‘Yeh Dil Chahe More’ & Quiz Show ‘Bombay Lajawab’
As Concept Developer & Writer – Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin, Yeh Dil Chahe More, Shakalaka Boom Boom, Kaajjal, Karma, Jabb Love Hua, Meri Aawaaz Ko Mil Gayi Roshni, Ghost Bana Dost, Pari Hoon Main and Harphool Mohini (2022).
Niranjan has steered and helped establish MIT School of Film & Television Pune, a constituent of MIT Art, Design & Technology University as Head of Operations – Administration & Academics. He has also been conducting workshops as Visiting Faculty at ‘Whistling Woods International’ a film school in Mumbai. Niranjan enjoys sharing his experiences and understanding of Films, Television, OTT & related media with his students and has been doing it since 2008.
SANDIPP
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - CINEMATOGRAPHY
Bengaluru Campus
SANDIPP
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Cinematographer is a hero with splendid outdoor shots in some marvellous locations.” said a critic in review of Sandipp’s work in film “RANG” which was a Tulu language blockbuster. Sandipp believes that his interest in the Urdu poetry, Bengali literature and Hindustani classical music enriches his understanding of art & craft of cinematography, which he loves to share with his students.
Sandipp graduated from the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI), Calcutta, in Cinematography. He cherishes the fortuitous association he has had with the legendary cinematographer Subrata Mitra at SRFTI. Sandipp has worked on Feature Films, Television Programmes, Commercials and Music Videos. His penchant for the visual language has given him a variety of opportunities to explore different formats for the narrative, documentary and other forms of storytelling.
Sandipp has been active in Film Academics as Faculty in Cinematography at Ramoji Academy of Film & Television, Hyderabad since 2001 for 10 years.
SHREYANK NANJAPPA
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - SOUND
Bengaluru Campus, Certificate Program, certificate programs
SHREYANK NANJAPPA
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - SOUND
Shreyank Nanjappa is a Sound Recordist & Designer based in Bangalore, India. He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India. He has collaborated on numerous films where he has worked as a Production Sound Mixer, Dialogue Editor, Sound Effects Editor. Some of the films that he has worked on have been screened at prestigious film festivals around the world including the Cannes Film Festival and the Berlin Film Festival.
Bengaluru Campus – for Certificate Program
G. S. BHASKAR
HOD – CINEMATOGRAPHY
certificate programs
G. S. BHASKAR
HOD – CINEMATOGRAPHY
G. S. Bhaskar is a Cinematographer who has worked in many major feature film projects. He was a second camera assistant in the Academy Award winning feature film Gandhi (1982). Bhaskar has also worked as a cinematographer in acclaimed feature films including Saaz (1997), Nagamandala (1996), Accident (2008) and Koormavatara (2011).
ANANYA KASARAVALLI
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - DIRECTION
certificate programs
ANANYA KASARAVALLI
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - DIRECTION
Ananya Kasaravalli is an Alumnus of L V Prasad College of Media Studies. Born into a family of film makers, her interest in film making comes naturally. She is a successful actor in films, tv and theater. As a young Director Ananya has won many awards for her short films and documentaries including Wasiyat Nama, Beyond Binary and Kappu Kallina Shaitan.
PRASHANT PANDIT
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - EDITING
certificate programs
PRASHANT PANDIT
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - EDITING
Prashant Pandit has edited many films including Paddayi, a National Award winning Tulu film. His other credits include short films and documentaries – Somanathapura Devalaya, Swantha Chitra, Kivimaatu, Girish Kasaravalli – Belli Hejje and Churukumara.With a Diploma in Film Direction from FTII and a Master’s Degree in Communication Studies from University of Pune, he has been a freelance screenwriter, consultant and director. He has made a number of ad films for Advertising Agencies like O&M, Bates, Ambience and corporate videos for ITC, IPOL etc. He has written various screenplays, which includes feature scripts for CHOR CHOR SUPER CHOR (2013), URBAN MOON (pre-production), which was an official selection for the producer’s lab at International Film Festival of Rotterdam and directed and edited the feature-length documentary MEMORIES AND FORGETFULNESS for PSBT, wrote and directed a number of short fiction and experimental films. He had worked as the Creative Head for Feature Films at Katson Motion Pictures Pvt Ltd, Mumbai.
VINOD RAJA
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - CINEMATOGRAPHY
certificate programs
VINOD RAJA
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - CINEMATOGRAPHY
Vinod Raja graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India with a specialization in Cinematography in 1985. He has worked as a Cinematographer for many documentaries for International television channels. As part of Grass Roots Media, a film collective, Vinod has been making short documentaries on livelihood, environment, appropriate technologies, renewable clean and safe energy resources for various organisations. Some of his well-known films are ‘Toli Chinuka’ (1990), ‘The Bee, The Bear and the Kuruba’ (2001) and ‘Mahua Memoirs’ (2007).
MARK REDDY
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - SOUND
certificate programs
MARK REDDY
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - SOUND
With over 12 years’ experience in the field of audio production, and a specialization in sound design, Mark Reddy has been running a sound design company that caters to film makers and game designers since 2012. His passion for excellence in sound design has allowed him to work on over 100 film projects, including Ad films, Short films, Documentaries, TVCs, Web Series, Interviews and Feature Films.
SHREYANK NANJAPPA
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - SOUND
Bengaluru Campus, Certificate Program, certificate programs
SHREYANK NANJAPPA
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - SOUND
Shreyank Nanjappa is a Sound Recordist & Designer based in Bangalore, India. He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India. He has collaborated on numerous films where he has worked as a Production Sound Mixer, Dialogue Editor, Sound Effects Editor. Some of the films that he has worked on have been screened at prestigious film festivals around the world including the Cannes Film Festival and the Berlin Film Festival.
UTTHANA BHARIGHAT
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR – SCREENWRITING
certificate programs
UTTHANA BHARIGHAT
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR – SCREENWRITING
Utthana Bharighat is a screenwriter, actor and director who works in films and theatre. He graduated from FTII, Pune, as a topper. He believes that teaching art is just another way to create art. He feels his classical music training is helping him to be an effective instructor in class.
SRIPAD JOSHI
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR – SCREENWRITING
certificate programs
SRIPAD JOSHI
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR – SCREENWRITING
Sripad Joshi is an alumnus of FTII, Pune. He started his career as Screenplay Writer for the Television Show ‘Saath Pheron Ki Hera Pheri’. In 2018, Sripad moved to Bengaluru to collaborate with National Award Winning Director Rishab Shetty and has co-written the Screenplay and Dialogue for his upcoming film titled ‘Rudraprayag’. Music is another forte that he is inclined to, and he has been playing Tabla from the age of 10. Sripad believes ‘Music’ keeps his rhythm going.
Thiruvananthapuram Campus – For Diploma & Certificate Program
Nikhil S Praveen
Guest Faculty - CINEMATOGRAPHY
Thiruvananthapuram Campus, Weekend Cinematogrphy
Nikhil S Praveen
Guest Faculty - CINEMATOGRAPHY
Nikhil S. Praveen is an Indian cinematographer. The Kottayam native made his debut with the 2017 film Bhayanakam directed by Jayaraj for which he received Best Cinematography award at the 65th National Film Awards and again he received 2020 National Film Award in non – features category for the film shabdikunna kalapa
Awards
2020 – National Film Award for Best cinematographer – shabdikunna kalapa
2018 – National Film Award for Best Cinematography – Bhayanakam
2018 – Kerala Film Critics Association Awards for Best cinematographer – Bhayanakam
2019 – Best Cinematographer at Beijing International Film Festival – Bhayanakam
Deepu Karunakaran
Guest Faculty - DIRECTION
Thiruvananthapuram Campus
Guest Faculty - DIRECTION
Deepu Karunakaran
Deepu Karunakaran is an Indian film director who works in Malayalam cinema. He debuted in direction with movie “Winter”, but as the release was late due to many reasons, his first movie came in theatre was in 2008 with the Dileep starrer Crazy Gopalan. Prior to becoming an independent filmmaker, Deepu apprenticed as an assistant director under Priyadarshan. His first released film was in 2008, the thriller comedy Crazy Gopalan starring Dileep in the titular role. The movie opened to commercial success. His first made film horror thriller “Winter” with Jayaram in the lead was released subsequently. His third film was comedy entertainer Teja Bhai and Family starring Prithviraj in the lead, released in 2011 to commercial success. He directed Mammootty in the 2015 thriller Fireman, which was a success critically and commercially. His 5th movie Karinkunnam 6s, a sports movie with Manju Warrier in the lead, was released in 2016.
K G JAYAN
HOD - CINEMATOGRAPHY
Thiruvananthapuram Campus
K G JAYAN
HOD - CINEMATOGRAPHY
Since his graduation in Cinematography from FTII, he has been working in feature films and documentaries in Malayalam and other languages. He has won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for the documentary 18th ELEPHANT and State Film Awards for DANI and SOOFI PARANJA KATHA. He has also won State Television Award for his works. He has been working in C-Dit as Deputy Director since 1990, and teaching visual media in and outside Kerala. He was involved in various television programmes like ENTE KERALAM, SASTHRA KAUTHUKAM etc. He has served in various film award committees and other positions which either judged the visual sensibility or set up institutions towards a better visual literacy.
BIJU V SUKUMARAN
HOD - EDITING
Thiruvananthapuram Campus
BIJU V SUKUMARAN
HOD – EDITING
After his post-graduation in Editing from FTII, he has been working in feature films and documentaries. He was one of the jury members for Kerala State Film Awards 2019. He was Faculty-in-Charge of Video Editing Department in FTII Pune from 2006 to 2012. He has organized about 75 workshops and seminars for Post Graduate certificate courses, short term courses, training programs for Doordarsan employees. He has also served as Course coordinator for Post-Production Training programs for TV professionals. He worked as editor in Centre for Development of Imaging Technology (C-DIT), Thiruvanathapuram. He has edited non-fiction programs and promos for different Government agencies like I&PRD and he was part of the Visual Communication Team for Sutharaya Keralam. He was course consultant in Kerala Media Academy (An autonomous body under government of Kerala). He was in the external experts’ panel of KR Narayanan Institute of Visual Science and Arts, responsible for setting question papers, conducting practical exams and evaluations.
ARUN BOSE
PROFESSOR - Direction
Thiruvananthapuram Campus
ARUN BOSE
PROFESSOR - Direction
Arun Bose is an Indian film director, screenwriter, editor and producer. He made his directorial debut with the critically and commercially successful Malayalam feature film ‘Luca’ staring Tovino Thomas (2019). He has also produced, scripted, photographed and directed an indie Tamil feature film titled ‘Alaiyin Thisai’.
His one minute short film ‘My Paper Boat’ was the winner at ‘One Minute to Save the World’ film contest for UNO Copenhagen Climate Change Conference 2010 at Denmark, awarded by an international jury including director Shekar Kapoor.
SANJU SURENDRAN
FACULTY - DIRECTION
Thiruvananthapuram Campus
SANJU SURENDRAN
FACULTY - DIRECTION
Sanju Surendran, an Indian film maker is a graduate of Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. At the Institute he picked his lessons from the legendary film maker Mani Kaul. Sanju has done a brief stint as a teacher of Film Direction and Screenwriting at the KR Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts, Kottayam , Kerala. His documentary on Kutiyattam, Kapila won the National award for the best documentary. Sanju’s first feature film, Aedan- Garden of Desire won Rajathachakoram award for the best debut director and the FIPRESCI award for the best Malayalam film.
Recognitions
· Kandal Pokkudan (2003) – Selected for Vikalp 2004 Mumbai, Vatavaran 2003 New Delhi, Signs 2005 Trivandrum and Mediterranean Environmental Award Turkey
· Expressway [2004] Selected at the Vatavaran Film Festival, New Delhi
· Scribbles on the city [2005] Selected at the SOMS International Film Festival, Cochin , Signs 2006 Trivandrum
· Theeram [2007] Official Selection Jordan International Short Film Festival, Jordan Official Selection 52nd Corona Cork Film Festival, Cork Ireland
Official Selection 7th Karachi International Film Festival,Pakisthan Official Selection 12th International Film Festival of Kerala, India
· Kapila [2015]
62nd National Award for the Best Documentary [Arts and Culture] Special Mention at Visions du Reel, Nyon , Switzerland Special Mention at International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala IDSFFK 2015. Best Documentary Film at SIGNS 2015 [John Abraham National Award] Focus at FID Marseilles, France
· Aedan – the Garden of Desire [2018]
Rajathachakoram award for the best debut director at the 22nd International Film Festival of Kerala, India FIPRESCI award for the best Malayalam film at the 22nd International Film Festival of Kerala, India. Four Kerala State Film Awards , including Best Adapted Screenplay and 2nd Best Film Ottawa Indian FIlm Festival, Ottawa, Canada
Education
Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. 2003-2007
International Workshops
A ten day workshop on ‘Poetic Cinema’ at Shanghai Film Art Academy and Lecture at Shanghai Theatre Academy is association with A long week of Short Films , Shanghai. 2016
Experience
Assistant Professor of Film Direction and Screenwriting at the KR Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts, Kottayam , Kerala. 2014 -2016 Faculty (Film ,TV & Digital Video Production) at Xavier Institute of Communications , St.Xavier’s College , Mumbai . 2020 – 2021
FAIZAL AHAMED
Guest Faculty - Sound Department
Thiruvananthapuram Campus
FAIZAL AHAMED
Guest Faculty - Sound Department
After completing Post Graduate Diploma in Sound Recording and Television Engineering from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, is now working in film industry as sound designer and music composer. His second feature film(Sound Design), MANHOLE- won two state awards for best director as well as for best film. He worked as the Sound designer for Lenin Rajendran in the anthology film Cross road.
He was the sound recordist for the film Kottayam which premiered at IFFK 2018.
He worked as music composer for the film paka, the film premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival in Discovery Section. It is also selected in the Red Sea International Film Festival as Part of Competition section- 2021
SREE VISHNU J S
Sound Engineer - LVPA
Thiruvananthapuram Campus
SREE VISHNU J S
Sound Engineer - LVPA
Indian film sound designer, sound editor and sound mixer from Trivandrum, Kerala. He completed B-Tech in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Anna University Chennai & completed Diploma in Sound Engineering from Sound Engineering Academy(SEA). His career started as Sound Recording Engineer at Sreemovies. After that he was worked as Sound Engineer in Kaumudy TV. In 2019 he joined L V Prasad College of Media Studies Trivandrum as Sound Engineer. He has worked in 6 feature films, 52 short-films, 14 television serials, 12 TV shows, lots of documentaries and music albums etc. He got ‘India Book of Records 2022’ for longest nonstop sync sound recording for a Malayalam feature film “Chila Saankethika Kaaranangalal” with sync sound technique for the duration of 1 hour, 19 minutes and 18 seconds and it was released on an OTT platform Movie Wud on April 25, 2021.
- AMIT KUMAR
- ANIL MEHTA
- ANAND KRISHNAMOORTHY
- AUGUSTINE PAUL
- BALA KRISHNAN
- BARUN MUKHERJEE
- BASKAR
- CHETAN SHAH
- C.K.DAS
- DOROTHY EICHELBERG
- ELANGO
- E. JOHN
- MADHU NEELAKANDAN
- MAHESH ANAEY
- MANOJ LIMAYE
- MADURAI G.S.MANI
- MANOJ PARAMAHAMSA
- NAGA
- PRABHU SOLOMON
- PRATHAP POTHEN
- M.S.PRABHU
- PRASANNA VITHANAGE
- PRAVEEN K.L
- R.V.RAMANI
- RAJIV RAVI
- THIAGARAJAN KUMARRARAJA
- SHYAMA PRASAD