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{{Short description|Indian cinematographer}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = G. S. Bhaskar
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1955|3|2}}
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
| image = G.S. Bhaskar in 2024.jpg
| parents =
| occupation = [[Cinematographer]]
| alma_mater =
| awards = [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Cinematographer]]
| website =
}}
'''Gauribidanur Suryanarayan Bhaskar''' (born 2 March 1955) familiarly known as G.S. Bhaskar is an Indian cinematographer. His work is predominantly seen in films belonging to the Indian languages, Kannada and Hindi.<ref>{{cite web |title=Was at the right place, at right time: Kannada classic Samskara's Australian cinematographer Tom Coven |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2018/feb/26/was-at-the-right-place-at-right-time-kannada-classic-samskaras-australian-cinematographer-tom-cov-1779298.html |website=The New Indian Express |language=en |date=27 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=G.S Bhasker holds Cinematography workshop at FTII |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/pune/g-s-bhasker-holds-cinematography-workshop-at-ftii/articleshow/68707071.cms |website=The Times of India |date=3 April 2019}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Indian Society of Cinematographers]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Members |url=https://www.theisc.in/members |website=The ISC Website |language=en}}</ref> Known for his prominent work as a second camera assistant in the magnum opus Gandhi (1980). [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Cinematographer]] has been bestowed upon him thrice for [[Nagamandala]] (1997), [[Koormavatara]] (2011) and Mohandas (2019).<ref name='ind'>{{cite web |title=Karnataka State Film Awards 2010-11 winners |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Karnataka-State-Film-Awards-2010-11-winners/articleshow/18966690.cms |website=The Times of India |date=14 March 2013}}</ref>

Bhaskar has also served as a member of the Jury on [[68th National Film Awards|Indian National Film Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |title=68th National Film Awards: Ajay Devgn and Suriya share Best Actor award - Complete winners list |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/68th-national-film-awards-ajay-devgn-and-suriya-share-best-actor-award-complete-winners-list/articleshow/93053893.cms |website=The Times of India |date=22 July 2022}}</ref>

==Early life==
G.S Bhaskar was born in Bangalore on 2 March 1955 to G. Suryanarayana Rao and Lakshmidevi. He is the youngest of 4 children. He studied at [[National High School (Bangalore)|National High School]] and [[National College, Bangalore]] and obtained his bachelor's degree from [[Bangalore University]].<ref name='bt'>{{cite web |last1=Banerjee |first1=Ashish |title=G.S. Bhaskar: An inspiring journey of an Indian Cinematographer |url=https://www.brutimes.com/news/entertainment/gs-bhaskar-an-inspiring-journey-of-an-indian-cinematographer |website=Bru Times News |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
G.S. Bhaskar began his career as second camera assistant in Sir Richard Attenborough's magnum opus, [[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi (1980)]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Gandhi (1982)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HT4BM7cgJw| date=21 September 2012}}, Archived on 2 September 2025</ref>

It was under the guidance of the well-known Indian film director, [[Girish Kasaravalli]] that G S Bhaskar took up film studies at the prestigious Indian film institute, the Pune-based [[Film and Television Institute of India]] familiarly known as FTII in 1976.<ref>{{cite web |title=Girish Kasaravalli makes documentary on UR Ananthamurthy |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/girish-kasaravalli-makes-documentary-on-ur-ananthamurthy/articleshow/27418431.cms |website=The Times of India |date=15 December 2013}}</ref>

While studying at [[Film and Television Institute of India|FTII]] he was mentored by the legendary cinematographer, [[Subrata Mitra]] It was his classmate, Asvani Kaul who introduced G S Bhaskar to [[Apurba Kishore Bir]], an alumnus of [[Film and Television Institute of India|FTII]] (1971) whom he assisted on several promotional films before joining him as a member of the camera team on GANDHI. He continued to assist A K Bir on three more feature films namely, [[Pankuj Parashar|Pankaj Parashar]]’s [[Ab Ayega Mazaa]] (1982), [[Sagar Sarhadi]]’s [[Tere Sheher Mein]] (1983) and Prasad Productions’ [[Mera Ghar Mere Bachche]] (1984). After his apprenticeship with A K Bir in Mumbai G S Bhaskar came back to Bangalore and joined Girish Kasaravalli as associate director on the national award-winning film Tabarana Kathe (1987).<ref name='bt'/> The duo successfully collaborated again on the award-winning documentary, Bharavaseya Hongirana produced by [[Karnataka government]]. He filmed a film on conservation titled ‘Afforestation’ (1987) for B S Achar, the well-known photo-journalist and also served as cinematographer for a series of short films on Adult Literacy directed by the pioneer of the ‘New Wave’ in Kannada cinema. Having been one of the early entrants in the field of professional Videography and Digital Cinema he contributed enormously through his creative involvement in the making of innumerable promotional films, documentaries and TVCs.<ref name='tf'>{{cite web |last1=Khajane |first1=Muralidhara |title=Gandhiji through the lens of cinematographer GS Bhaskar |url=https://thefederal.com/category/entertainment/gandhi-through-the-lens-of-cinematographer-gs-bhaskar-97218 |website=thefederal.com |language=en |date=2 October 2023}}</ref>

G S Bhaskar made his debut as cinematographer with [[Girish Kasaravalli]]’s maiden telefilm, Bannada Vesha (1988) produced by [[Doordarshan Kendra, Mumbai|Doordarshan Kendra]]. Since then he has continued to serve the cause of meaningful cinema in Kannada as well as Hindi.<ref name='bt'/> He has worked as the cinematographer with many renowned filmmakers including [[M. S. Sathyu]], [[Sai Paranjpye]] and [[Nagesh Kukunoor]].<ref name='tf'/>

He is one of the pioneers of the format of tele-serials in Kannada and worked as the Director of Photography on the much-acclaimed tele-serial, Dodmane (1988) telecast on [[Doordarshan]], [[Bangalore]]. His work as the Director of Photography was instrumental in making the tele-serial [[Guddada Bhootha]]. A household name and a rage in coastal Karnataka in the early 1990s. Guestline Days by [[Mohena Singh]] was another tele serial on which he served as [[Director of Photography]].<ref name='toi'>{{cite web |title=Prakash Raj is all set to scare you again |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/prakash-raj-is-all-set-to-scare-you-again/articleshow/28136581.cms |website=The Times of India |date=30 December 2013}}</ref>

==Filmography==
*''Bannada Vesha'' (1988) (Hindi)
*''[[Ab Ayega Mazaa]]'' (1984) (Hindi)
*''[[Meraa Ghar Mere Bachche]]'' (1985) (Hindi)
*''[[Disha (film)|Disha]]'' (1990) (Hindi)
*''[[Kubi Matthu Iyala]]'' (1992)
*''[[Galige]]'' (1994)
*''[[Nagamandala]]'' (1997)
*''[[Saaz (film)|Saaz]]'' (1998) (Hindi)
*''[[Hyderabad Blues 2]]'' (2004) (English)
*''[[Accident (2008 film)|Accident]]'' (2008)
*''[[Ijjodu]]'' (2010)
*''[[Koormavatara]]'' (2011)
*''[[...Re (film)|...Re]]'' (2016)
*''[[Allama (film)|Alama]]'' (2017)
*''[[Mookajjiya Kanasugalu (film)|Mookajjiya Kanasugalu]]'' (2019)
*''Abracadabra'' (Yet to be released)

==Awards==
*Best cinematographer [[1996–97 Karnataka State Film Awards]] for the film [[Nagamandala]]
*Best cinematographer [[2011 Karnataka State Film Awards]] for the film [[Koormavatara]]<ref name='ind'/>
*Best cinematographer [[2019 Karnataka State Film Awards]] for the film [[Mohandas]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1363079}}

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