Bhuvan Gowda is an Indian cinematographer who works in Kannada films. His popular works include Ugramm (2014), KGF duology (2018–2022) and Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (2023). Gowda has won the SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer – Telugu for the latter.

Bhuvan Gowda
Born
India
OccupationCinematographer
Years active2014–present

Career

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Gowda began his career as a cinematographer for Prashanth Neel's Ugramm after the main cinematographer left the film. He shot the film with a 5D camera.[1] In 2017, he was the cinematographer for Pushpaka Vimana. His work was well appreciated by critics.[2] He collaborated with Neel again for K.G.F: Chapter 1 after Ugramm. Gowda garnered acclaim for his work in KGF: Chapter: 1 and won the SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer.[3][4] For K.G.F: Chapter 1, Gowda carried 40 kilogram camera for every shot and also used a drone.[5] His next work was K.G.F: Chapter 2, where he collaborated with Neel for the third time.[1]

Filmography

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Key
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Year Title Language Notes
2014 Ugramm Kannada Debut
Gargar Mandala
2015 Rathaavara
2017 Pushpaka Vimana
2018 K.G.F: Chapter 1
2022 K.G.F: Chapter 2
2023 Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire Telugu SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer – Telugu

References

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  1. ^ a b "KGF 2 will be on par with Hollywood movies: Bhuvan Gowda". January 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "Pushpaka Vimana Movie Review". The Times of India. 6 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017.
  3. ^ "SIIMA Awards 2019 full winners list". Times Now. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  4. ^ "KGF cinematographer Bhuvan Gowda in demand". The New Indian Express.
  5. ^ "I shot every scene for 'KGF' with 40-kg camera on my shoulder: Bhuvan Gowda". The New Indian Express.
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