Venu (cinematographer)

Venu
Born
Venugopal Pillai

(1957-01-26) 26 January 1957 (age 67)
Alma materFTII
Occupation(s)Cinematographer
Film director
Spouse
(m. 1983)
ChildrenMalavika
RelativesKarur Neelakanta Pillai (Grandfather)

Venugopal Pillai (born 26 January 1957), popularly known as Venu, is an Indian cinematographer and film director who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. An alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune and CMS college Kottayam. He has been the recipient of four National Film Awards, including three for Best Cinematography and one Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director, and four Kerala State Film Awards. He is a founding member of the Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC).