Pappu (cinematographer)

Pappu
Born	Sudheesh Pappu 1977 or 1978 Cochin, Kerala, India
Died	14 November 2022 (aged 44) Eranakulam, Kerala, India
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	2000–2022

Sudheesh Pappu (1977/1978 – 14 November 2022), professionally credited mononymously as Pappu, was an Indian cinematographer who worked in Malayalam cinema.

Early life

Pappu was born in Thrippunithura, Ernakulam, Kerala. He was schooled in Kendriya Vidyalaya, Ernakulam.

Career

Pappu began his career by assisting cinematographer Rajeev Ravi in films such as Chandni Bar (2001), Sesham (2002) and Dev.D (2009), and subsequently made his debut as an independent cinematographer with the Malayalam crime film Second Show in 2012. From then, Pappu worked in a number of Malayalam films, including the mystery thriller Koothara (2014), Ayaal Sassi, Rose Guitarinaal, Njan Steve Lopez (2014) and the romantic drama Eeda (2018).^[1]

Death

Pappu died at Ernakulam on 14 November 2022, at the age of 44.^[2] He was suffering from Amyloidosis and was on treatment for some time.^[3] He was hospitalised during the filming of Appan. ^[4]

Filmography

As cinematographer

Year	Film	Director
2012	Second Show	Srinath Rajendran
2013	Rose Guitarinaal	Ranjan Pramod
2014	Njan Steve Lopez	Rajeev Ravi
2014	Koothara	Srinath Rajendran
2017	Ayaal Sassi	Sajin Babu
2018	Eeda	B. Ajithkumar
2022	Appan	Maju

As 2nd unit cinematographer

Year	Film	Director
2011	Annayum Rasoolum	Rajeev Ravi
2016	Kammatipaadam	Rajeev Ravi
2020	Thuramukham (2020 film)	Rajeev Ravi

As assistant cinematographer

Year	Film	Director
2001	Chandni Bar	Madhur Bhandarkar
2002	Sesham	T. K. Rajeev Kumar
2007	Dev.D	Anurag Kashyap

As chief associate cinematographer

Year	Film	Director
2004	Black	Renjith
2005	Classmates	Laljose

References

1. "National award-winning editor Ajithkumar turns director with 'Eeda' - First look poster". The New Indian Express. 5 October 2017. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
2. "'Appan' cinematographer Sudheesh Pappu passes away". The Times of India.
3. "Noted cinematographer Sudheesh Pappu passes away". 14 November 2022.
4. "'Nyan Steve Lopez' cinematographer Pappu passes away".

External links

• Pappu at IMDb
• Malayali cinematographer Sudheesh Pappu passes away [1]
• Cinematographer Pappu passes away [2]
• 'Nyan Steve Lopez' cinematographer Pappu passes away...[3]
• Noted cinematographer Sudheesh Pappu passes away......[4]
• Acclaimed Malayalam cinematographer Sudheesh Pappu dies at 44 [5]
• Cinematographer Pappu passes away at 45 [6]