Vipindas

Vipindas is an Indian director & cinematographer known for “Manimuzhakkam,” “Oru CBI Diary Kurippu Thuramukham,” “Oru Kochu Swapnam, “Prathidhawani,” “ Adayalam Adayalam is a Tamil TV fiction show. The show is a >> Read More... ,” “Randam Varavu,” “Mounam Sammadham,” “Aankiliyude Tharattu,” “Kallan Pavithran,” “Oridathoru Phayalwan.” He has cinematographed more than 200 films in Malayalam. He was born in 1938, Pazhayannur, Kerala, India, and died on 12 February 2011, Wayanad, Kerala. Vipindas is the son of Pallippatta Sankaram Nair & Lakshmi Amma. He didn't have any formal education in photography. His first movie to direct in the Tamil movie industry is “ Thalattu Thalattu is a Tamil serial telecasted on Sun TV fr >> Read More... .” He assisted Veteran Bollywood cinematographer Beevashom for three years.

Later he collaborated with Veteran director I.V.Sari and several other directors including, P.A.Basker, K.Madhu, Joshi, Bharathan, Padmarajan, Hariharan & Fazil. Some of his television serials include Krishnakripa Sagaram, Swamy Ayyappan, Kadamattathe Kathanar, and Vikramaditya. He also worked on making a documentary at an ashram run by Sunil. He received several awards such as The Kerala state film award (Manimuzhakkam) & National award. His last film was “Thathwamasi,” directed by Swami Viswa Chaithanya. Vipindas lived in Sreenadha Ashram at Lakkidy and later shifted to the house of K.V.Vijayan at the charity, where he practiced yoga, naturopathy & meditation. He spent his last days as a saint after meeting a sanyasi in Tibet in one of his journeys across the globe.