Gnanasekaran MN

M N Gnanasekaran, a graduate of Defense Studies, Madras University, a Graduate in Cinematography, and the Best Cinematography Student of the batch, Institute of Film Technology, Adyar (Film & Television Institute of Tamilnadu, Chennai) began his career as a cameraman at Doordarshan Kendra, Delhi. He has completed the Course in Basic Television Production at the Film & Television Institute of India, Pune.  His very first feature film, Aval Appadithaan, won the Tamil State Government Gold Medal for Best Cinematography. On completing more films, he became a much-respected teacher at his Alma mater.

Cinematographers like Rajiv Menon Rajiv Menon is one of the most acknowledged, talen >> Read More... and Alphonse Roy Alphonse Roy is an Indian-Cinematographer. He is p >> Read More... learned the fundamentals of their craft under his guidance and continue to value his methods and insights. Gnanasekaran is highly knowledgeable in the difficult field of cinematography theory and the various technical aspects associated with it. In terms of challenging practice, he has six feature films, several documentaries, and two decades of sustained work in professional scientific photography in the Indian Space Organisation as a Scientist/Engineer to his credit. During his tenure at ISRO, his contributions included technical photography for the nation’s prestigious projects like ASLV, PSLV, GSLV, Space Capsule Recovery Experiment, Optical Tracking Mount, etc. He has also been appointed Dean of Mindscreen Film Institute since 2006.