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{{Short description|Indian cinematographer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = G. K. Vishnu
| occupation = [[Cinematographer]]
| years_active = 2016–present
| notable_works = ''[[Mersal (film)|Mersal]]'' (2017) <br/> ''[[Bigil]]'' (2019)<br/>[[Jawan (film)|''Jawan'']] (2023)
| spouse = {{marriage|Mahalakshmi|2021}}
}}
'''G. K. Vishnu''' is an [[Indian cinematographers|Indian cinematographer]] who predominantly works in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film industry]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2016-11-02 |title=An eye for visuals |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/An-eye-for-visuals/article16091648.ece |access-date=2023-11-14 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=2023-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114203941/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/An-eye-for-visuals/article16091648.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Vishal |date=2019-11-14 |title='Grandeur Is Not Just Wide Frames And Lots Of People': Bigil Cinematographer GK Vishnu |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/grandeur-is-not-just-wide-frames-and-lots-of-people-bigil-cinematographer-gk-vishnu |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=www.filmcompanion.in |language=en |archive-date=2023-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926113814/https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/grandeur-is-not-just-wide-frames-and-lots-of-people-bigil-cinematographer-gk-vishnu |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=மா.பாண்டியராஜன் |date=2019-10-30 |title='விஜய் பிகிலுக்காக ஃபுட்பால் கத்துக்கிட்டாரா... அனிமேஷனா?!' - 'பிகில்' கேமராமேன் விஷ்ணு பதில் |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/bigil-cinematographer-gk-vishnu-interview |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=Vikatan |language=ta |archive-date=2023-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114204039/https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/bigil-cinematographer-gk-vishnu-interview |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Vishnu married Mahalakshmi on 25 April 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mersal cinematographer GK Vishnu gets married. Keerthy Suresh, Varalaxmi attend wedding |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/mersal-cinematographer-gk-vishnu-gets-married-keerthy-suresh-varalaxmi-attend-wedding-1794821-2021-04-25 |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=India Today |date=25 April 2021 |language=en |archive-date=2022-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527034658/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/mersal-cinematographer-gk-vishnu-gets-married-keerthy-suresh-varalaxmi-attend-wedding-1794821-2021-04-25 |url-status=live }}</ref> Vishnu's brother, Vignesh, a data scientist who encouraged him to take up cinematography as a career.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Vishnu is a computer science engineering graduate.<ref name=":0" /> Before venturing into cinematography, he worked as an [[interface designer]].<ref name=":2" /> He assisted [[Richard M. Nathan]] and [[George C. Williams (cinematographer)|George C. Williams]] in ''[[Vanakkam Chennai]]'' (2013) and [[Theri (film)|''Theri'']] (2016), respectively.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":2" />

== Filmography ==
=== As cinematographer ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Film
!Language
!Notes
!Ref.
|-
|2016
|''Ctrl Alt Del''
| rowspan="4" |[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|Web series
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|-
|rowspan="2" |2017
|''[[Cinema Veeran]]''
|[[Documentary film]]
|
|-
|[[Mersal (film)|''Mersal'']]
|
|<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2017-11-03 |title=Didn't expect such a reaction: Mersal DoP GK Vishnu on GST controversy |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/didn-t-expect-such-a-reaction-mersal-dop-gk-vishnu-on-gst-controversy/story-sVbiLhUIqP3UyOqmCbwoVI.html |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=2018-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121103318/http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/didn-t-expect-such-a-reaction-mersal-dop-gk-vishnu-on-gst-controversy/story-sVbiLhUIqP3UyOqmCbwoVI.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2019
|''[[Bigil]]''
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|2021
|[[Krack (film)|''Krack'']]
| rowspan="3" |[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|Debut in Telugu
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-10 |title=Krack Review: Mass potlam Biryani |url=https://telugucinema.com/reviews/krack-review-mass-potlam-biryani |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=Telugu Cinema |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-09-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910231343/https://telugucinema.com/reviews/krack-review-mass-potlam-biryani |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2022
|[[Khiladi (2022 film)|''Khiladi'']]
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=IANS |title=Telugu star Ravi Teja's 'Khiladi' in cinemas on February 11, 2022 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/telugu-star-ravi-tejas-khiladi-in-cinemas-on-february-11-2022-1049589.html |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en |archive-date=2023-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114204053/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/telugu-star-ravi-tejas-khiladi-in-cinemas-on-february-11-2022-1049589.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2" |2023
|''[[Ravanasura (film)|Ravanasura]]''
|1 song
|
|-
|[[Jawan (film)|''Jawan'']]
|[[Hindi]]
|Debut in Hindi
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-15 |title=Anirudh Ravichander performs Jawan song Chaleya, Shah Rukh Khan reacts 'I have to dance on this while you sing beta' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/anirudh-ravichander-performs-jawan-song-chaleya-shah-rukh-khan-reacts-101694746937371.html |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=2023-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024112334/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/anirudh-ravichander-performs-jawan-song-chaleya-shah-rukh-khan-reacts-101694746937371.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2026
|{{pending film|[[Karuppu (film)|Karuppu]]}}
|Tamil
|Post-production
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/southcinema/suriya-45-is-rj-balajis-film-with-suriya-a-devotional-fantasy-drama/ar-AA1vfkWC |title='Suriya 45': Is RJ Balaji's film with Suriya a devotional fantasy drama? |website=[[MSN]] |date=7 December 2024 |access-date=7 December 2024 }}</ref>
|-
|2027
|{{pending film|[[Raaka]]}}
|Telugu
|Filming
|
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Date of ceremony{{efn|Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.}}
! scope="col"| Category
!Work
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
![[Edison Awards (India)|Edison Awards]]
|26 February 2018
| Best Cinematographer
| rowspan="4" |[[Mersal (film)|''Mersal'']]
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Upadhyaya |first=Prakash |date=2018-02-26 |title=Ilayathalapathy Vijay's Mersal sweeps Edison Awards [winners' list] |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/11th-edison-awards-vijays-mersal-wins-big-complete-winners-list-2017-761866 |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=www.ibtimes.co.in |language=en |archive-date=2018-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429105814/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/11th-edison-awards-vijays-mersal-wins-big-complete-winners-list-2017-761866 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
![[South Indian International Movie Awards]]
|[[7th South Indian International Movie Awards|14 – 15 September 2018]]
| Best Cinematographer
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=SIIMA 2018 Nominations: Vijay's Mersal Beats Madhavan And Vijay Sethupathi's Vikram Vedha |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/siima-2018-nominations-vijays-mersal-beats-madhavan-and-vijay-sethupathis-vikram-vedha-1901012 |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=NDTV.com |archive-date=2018-09-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910171301/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/siima-2018-nominations-vijays-mersal-beats-madhavan-and-vijay-sethupathis-vikram-vedha-1901012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
![[Techofes|Techofes Awards]]
|19 February 2018
| Best Cinematographer
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-19 |title=இதுவரை மெர்சல் செய்துள்ள சாதனைகள்: பட்டியலிட்ட படக்குழு |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/119512-.html |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta |archive-date=2023-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908060208/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/119512-.html |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
|-
![[Vijay Awards]]
|[[10th Vijay Awards|3 June 2018]]
| [[Vijay Award for Best Cinematographer|Best Cinematographer]]
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 June 2018 |title=Vijay Awards |url=https://www.hotstar.com/in/shows/vijay-awards/4031/the-glitzy-night-is-here/1100005877/watch |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=Hotstar }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
|-
![[South Indian International Movie Awards]]
|[[9th South Indian International Movie Awards|18 September 2021]]
|[[SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer – Tamil|Best Cinematographer – Tamil]]
|''[[Bigil]]''
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Upadhyaya |first=Prakash |date=2021-08-21 |title=Dhanush's Asuran Gets 10, Ajith's Viswasam Gets 6, Vijay's Bigil Gets 5 Nominations at SIIMA [Vote] |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/dhanushs-asuran-gets-10-ajiths-viswasam-gets-6-vijays-bigil-gets-5-nominations-siima-vote-839937 |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=www.ibtimes.co.in |language=en}}</ref>
|-
![[Filmfare Awards]]
|[[69th Filmfare Awards|28 January 2024]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
|''[[Jawan (film)|Jawan]]''
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Nominations for 69th Filmfare Awards 2024 |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2024/nominations |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=filmfare.com |language=en}}</ref>
|}

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|id=8605828}}

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G. K. Vishnu - Revision history

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