Jomon T. John

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Jomon T. John
Born (1983-02-17) 17 February 1983 (age 38)
Alma materGovernment Film and Television Institute
OccupationDirector Of Photography
Years active2011–present
Spouse(s)
(m. 2014; div. 2020)
Parent(s)John.T.J, K.Mariyamma

Jomon T. John is an Indian cinematographer and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Jomon made his debut with Chaappa Kurishu (2011). His well-known films include Beautiful (2011), Thattathin Marayathu (2012), Ayalum Njanum Thammil (2012), Vikramadithyan (2014), Ennu Ninte Moideen (2015), Charlie (2015), Jacobinte Swargarajyam (2016), and Thanneer Mathan Dinangal (2019). He also worked on Hindi films such as Golmaal Again (2017), Simmba (2018), and Sooryavanshi (2020).[1][2][3] Jomon made his debut as a producer by co-producing the film Thanneer Mathan Dinangal. Jomon is also one among the members of the Indian Society of Cinematographers [1]

Jomon won the 2015 Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography for the films Nee-Na, Ennu Ninte Moideen, and Charlie.[4]

Career[]

Jomon completed his diploma in cinematography from Government Film and Television Institute, Bangalore. He subsequently became active in the advertisement film industry. He made his feature film debut when Sameer Thahir signed him as the cinematographer of his debut directorial, Chaappa Kurish (2011) after which he went on become a part of many successful films. In 2015, his work in Picket 43 , Ennu Ninte Moideen, Charlie and Oru Vadakkan Selfie were highly acclaimed, he was soon signed by Tamil filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon for the Dhanush-starrer Enai Noki Paayum Thota. After completion of the film, Menon also signed him for his next Dhruva Natchathiram and filmed a 2:49 second teaser in New York City. But soon, Jomon opted out of the film as it was rescheduled, and the new schedule clashed with the dates he had earlier allocated for Rohit Shetty's Golmaal Again.[5]

Personal life[]

Jomon married actress Ann Augustine on 2 February 2014.[6] They are divorced

Filmography[]

Year Film Language Notes
2011 Chaappa Kurish Malayalam Debut Film
Beautiful Malayalam Asianet Film Awards for Best Cinematographer
2012 Thattathin Marayathu Malayalam SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer
Poppins Malayalam
Ayalum Njanum Thammil Malayalam
2013 ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi Malayalam
Thira Malayalam SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer
2014 Bramman Tamil
Fattack Hindi
Vikramadithyan Malayalam
2015 Picket 43 Malayalam
Oru Vadakkan Selfie Malayalam
Nee-Na Malayalam Kerala state award winner
Ennu Ninte Moideen Malayalam Kerala state award winner, Asianet Film Awards for Best Cinematographer
Charlie Malayalam Kerala state award winner
2016 Jacobinte Swargarajyam Malayalam
2017 Golmaal Again Hindi Zee Cine Award for Best Cinematographer
2018 Simmba Hindi
2019 Thanneer Mathan Dinangal Malayalam Also Producer. Also features segments shot by Vinod Illampilly.
Love Action Drama Malayalam Also features segments shot by Roby vargheese
Enai Noki Paayum Thota Tamil
2020 Irul Malayalam Also Producer
2021 Malayalam Also Producer

Also features segments shot by Gireesh Gangadharan

2020 Paava Kadhaigal Tamil Netflix Anthology-Segment Thangam Directed by Sudha Kongara
2021 Sooryavanshi Hindi
2022 Cirkus Hindi
2022 Vilayathu Budha Malayalam

As guest cinematographer[]

Awards[]

Kerala State Film Awards
Asianet Film Awards 2011
2nd South Indian International Movie Awards
3rd South Indian International Movie Awards
  • Best Cinematographer for Thira

References[]

  1. ^ "Simmba was a great experience: Cinematographer Jomon T John- Cinema express".
  2. ^ "Onmanorama | Latest News Updates | Politics | Lifestyle | Entertainment | Sports | English Manorama".
  3. ^ "Neena Review | Neena Movie Review | Neena Critics Review | Lal Jose | Deepti Sati | Ann Augustine | Vijay Babu - Filmibeat". 15 May 2015.
  4. ^ "'Charlie' sweeps Kerala State film awards; 'Ozhivudivasathe Kali' adjudged Best film - The Hindu". The Hindu. March 2016.
  5. ^ "Jomon: Why was Jomon replaced in Gautham's film? | Tamil Movie News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  6. ^ "Malayalam Actress Ann: I keep messaging my dad like I used to when he was alive: Ann Augustine | Malayalam Movie News - Times of India". The Times of India.

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