P. S. Nivas | |
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| Born | (1946-05-27)27 May 1946 |
| Died | 1 February 2021(2021-02-01) (aged 75) Eduthuvecha kallu, Kozhikode District |
| Occupation(s) | Cinematographer Film director Producer |
Panayamparambil Sreenivasan a.k.a.P. S. Nivas (27 May 1946 – 1 February 2021) was an Indiancinematographer,film director andfilm producer who worked inMalayalam,Tamil,Telugu, andHindi cinema. He was a recipient ofNational Film Award for Best Cinematography for the 1976 Malayalam filmMohiniyaattam.[1]He is the second Keralite to win the national honor afterMankada Ravi Varma.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] He was a frequent collaborator withBharathiraja and they worked together in 8 films.[9]
Born inPanayam parambil,East Nadakkavu,Calicut, Nivas graduated from theSt. Joseph's College, Devagiri and went on to do a diploma in motion picture photography from theInstitute of Film Technology, Adyar, Madras.
Nivas started his film career as an operative camera man inP. N. Menon's Malayalam film,Kuttyedathi (1971). He apprenticed underAshok Kumar in films such asMappusakshi (1972),Chembarathi (1972) andBabu Nanthankode'sDhakam(1972)Swapnam (1973). His first film as an independent cinematographer wasSathyathinte Nizhalil (1975), directed byBabu Nanthankode.[10] Nivas was awarded theNational Film Award for Best Cinematography (Black and White) for the 1976 Malayalam filmMohiniyaattam. In 1978, he won theNandi Award for Best Cinematographer the Telugu film,Nimajjanam.[11]
Nivas made hisTamil cinema debut withBharathiraja's16 Vayathinile (1977), which was also the latter's directorial debut. He went on to work with the director in films such asKizhake Pogum Rail (1978),Sigappu Rojakkal (1978),Solva Sawan (1978) andPuthiya Vaarpugal (1979). Between 1977 and 1980, he worked on seven Bharathiraja films, including five consecutively.[12] He also photographedC. V. Sridhar'sIlamai Oonjal Aadukirathu and its Telugu remake,Vayasu Pilichindi (1978). He also worked withK. Viswanath inSaagara Sangamam (1983).
Nivas died on 1 February 2021, in Calicut.[13]