Razak Kottakkal is a legendary cinematographer and an artistic photographer in the Malayalam industry. He was born in 1959 in Wayanad, Kerala. He has left behind a tradition of black and white for ages. He plays with shadow and geometry in his photographs. His career started as a darkroom assistant in Mumbai and later honed his technical skills before establishing his studio in Kottakkal. He was deeply influenced by French humanist photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson. His portfolio includes images of iconic literary figures of Kerala like Vaikhom Muhammad Basheer, M. T. Vasudevan Nair, and Kamala Surayya, also known as Madhavikutty.
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as a still photographer for the films, ‘Kathapurushan’ and ‘Nizhalkuthu.’ Razak has also contributed to social documentation. He has travelled and captured the lives of marginalised communities like the Adivasis of Wayanad and the under-represented people of Manipur. His work offers the viewers a connection to his subjects and his photographs captures human spirit.
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