Personal info
Known for
Cinematographer
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
1966-06-02
Location
Tamil Nadu, India
Edit pageS. Tirru
Biography
S. Thirunavukarasu (born 21 July 1966), better known mononymously as Tirru, is an Indian cinematographer who has worked in multiple languages across India. He won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for 24 (2016).
He was born in Mullukuruchi village. He became interested in photography while studying science in college. He was assisted by his cousin, a dentist by profession, in the latter's passion for nature photography. He is married to an architect in Chennai and they have two children.
He had initially worked as an associate to cinematographer P. C. Sreeram. Tirru's films are predominantly in the Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi languages. He co-wrote the screenplay of the Malayalam film Mission 90 Days with director Major Ravi.
He is also known for television commercials, having shot more than 1,000 commercials in the last 15 years. He has worked with almost all the major advertising production houses in India.
