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Known for
Cinematographer
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
1982-02-17
Location
Kerala, India
Edit pageJomon T. John
Biography
Jomon T. John ISC (born 17 February 1982) is an Indian cinematographer and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Jomon made his debut with Chaappa Kurishu (2011). Jomon won the 2015 Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography for the films Nee-Na, Ennu Ninte Moideen, and Charlie.
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). Jomon made his debut as a producer by co-producing the film Thanneer Mathan Dinangal. Jomon is also one of the members of the Indian Society of Cinematographers.
Jomon completed his diploma in cinematography from the Government Film and Television Institute, Bangalore. He subsequently became active in the advertising 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 to become a part of many successful films.
In 2015, his work in Picket 43, Ennu Ninte Moideen, Charlie, and Oru Vadakkan Selfie was highly acclaimed, he was soon signed by Tamil filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon for the Dhanush-starrer Enai Noki Paayum Thota.
After the 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.
