Theni Eswar

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Born	Eswaran Ramar Theni, Tamil Nadu, India
Education	Diploma in Automobile engineering
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	2011–present
Notable work	Maamannan,Peranbu, Merku Thodarchi Malai, Karnan, Bachelor, Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam
Awards	1

Eswaran Ramar, known by his screen name Theni Eswar, is an Indian cinematographer who works mainly in Tamil cinema and Malayalam cinema.

Early life

Eswar grew up in Theni completing his schooling and he graduated in diploma in automobile engineering. In his college days he took up photography, which led to a career. He went on to receive a Kodak Award for street photography.^{[citation needed]} He spent most of his early life in Theni before moving to Chennai.

Film career

Eswar moved to Chennai to start his career as a cinematographer.

He also shot the photographs for Vairamuthu novels including kallikattu ithigasam, Karuvaachi kaaviyam, and Tamizhatrupadai.

During his search for a job as an assistant cinematographer he collaborated with Baskar Sakthi, a writer in Ananda Vikatan who was at that time writing a series called Route Bus and was given the role of photographing the scenic routes of travel, places and the locals.

He shot the films Sivappathigaram, Kattradhu Thamizh, Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu and more. During the photoshoot of Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu, director Suseenthiran hired him as a cinematographer for his next film, Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai. Then he collaborated with the directors Bala, Ram and Gowtham Menon. He worked with Ram on the film Taramani, which was his second venture, and he is credited as an additional cinematographer in Gowtham Menon's movie Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada.

He also shot Bala's movie Naachiyaar which released in 2018. Another film in which he worked with debutant director Lenin Bharathi titled Merku Thodarchi Malai which released in the same year. He won the Best Cinematographer Award in Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards^[1] and Bioscope film festival^[2] held in Punjab for that movie. He again collaborated with Ram in the movie Peranbu with actor Mammootty as the lead. The film was released in February 2019.^[3]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Language	Notes	Ref.
2011	Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai	Tamil		[4]
2016	Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo	Tamil Telugu	Additional cinematographer	[5]
2017	Taramani	Tamil		[6]
2018	Naachiyaar	Tamil
	Merku Thodarchi Malai	Tamil		[7][8]
2019	Peranbu	Tamil		[3][9]
2020	Paava Kadhaigal	Tamil	Segment: Love Panna Uttranum (If You Love Something, Set It Free)
2021	Aelay	Tamil
	Karnan	Tamil
	Bachelor	Tamil		[10]
2022	Puzhu	Malayalam		[10]
	Agent Kannayiram	Tamil	Remake of Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya
2023	Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam	Malayalam		[11]
	Maamannan	Tamil		[12]
2024	Abraham Ozler	Malayalam		[13]
	Rail	Tamil
	Vaazhai	Tamil
2025	Veera Dheera Sooran †	Tamil	Filming

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Notes
2019	Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards	Cinematography	Merku Thodarchi Malai	Won	[1]
2019	South Indian International Movie Awards	Cinematography	Peranbu	Nominated
2022	South Indian International Movie Awards	Cinematography	Karnan	Nominated
2024	South Indian International Movie Awards	Cinematography	Maamannan	Won	[14]
		Cinematography	Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam	Nominated	[15]

References

1. "'Pariyerum Perumal' bags Best Film award at Norway Tamil Film Festival". The News Minute. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
2. "'Merku Thodarchi Malai' Wins Cinematography Award At The Bioscope International Film Festival". Silverscreen India. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
3. "Peranbu Review {4/5}: Peranbu is filled with poignant moments and superb performances". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
4. Pradeep Kumar. "Gorgeous Kurangani can be dangerous too: 'Theni' Eswar". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
5. ^{[citation needed]}
6. "Exclusive - Theni Eswar is happy with Taramani's success". Moviecrow.com. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
7. S, Harikumar J. (16 July 2020). "Actor Sreenath Bhasi's recommendations for your lockdown watching". The Hindu.
8. "We sent Merku Thodarchi Malai to festivals for recognition, not awards: Director Lenin Bharathi". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
9. S, Srivatsan (1 February 2019). "'Peranbu' review: Dealing with love that knows no bounds". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
10. V, Harshini S. (11 July 2023). "Maamannan and Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam: Theni Eswar On The Films' Visual Grammar". www.filmcompanion.in. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
11. Nawaidanjum (2 March 2023). "Cinematography is like sculpting, with reality and imagination: Theni Eashwar". The Federal. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
12. "Theni Eswar Interview: I plan every dot per inch of my frame". Cinema Express. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
13. "'Abraham Ozler's first look: Jayaram is all set for his comeback to Mollywood!". The Times of India. 20 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
14. "SIIMA 2024 Winners List: Aishwarya Rai, Vikram and Tovino Thomas Win Big, Jailer Wins Best Film". News18. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
15. "SIIMA | Nominations 2024". www.siima.in. Retrieved 5 December 2024.

External links

• Theni Eswar at IMDb