K. P. Nambiathiri is a cinematographer whose work spans across 2 decades in the Indian Film Industry. He is also the first stereographer in India and has worked in a multitude of 3-D films.

Nambiathiri was born on March 13, 1961 in Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. He completed a three-year course in film technology at the Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu, Chennai. Later he worked for a brief period at Doordarshan Kendra, Chennai as a film processor. Then he joined the film industry and worked as assistant director, still photographer, and art director before joining StereoVision LA to learn stereography. Later he worked as an independent 3D consultant for a 3D film in Telugu in the year 1986.

Nambiathiri began his feature film career as a director of photography, with LalSalaam directed by Venu Nagavally

Venu Nagavally

Venu Nagavally was an Indian actor, screenwriter and director who was active in Malayalam cinema. Son of late writer, commentator, and broadcaster Nagavally R. S...

 featuring Mohan Lal, Urvashi and late Murali. He had also worked as Director of Photography on the hit Tamil film Eeramana Rojave in 1985. Over the years, he has worked in over 65 feature films across Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi.

He also was the Head Stereographer for Chhota Chetan

Chhota Chetan

Chhota Chetan is a 1998 Hindi movie directed by Jijo Punnoose. It was dubbed from the 1984 Malayalam movie, My Dear Kuttichathan — which was India's first 3-D film — and it went on to become a major box office hit...

 featuring Urmila Matondkar

Urmila Matondkar

Urmila Matondkar is an Indian film actress.Matondkar, who made her screen debut as a child artist in the 1980 film Kalyug, debuted as an adult in Narasimha...

 as well as Magic Magic 3D starring S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam is a multilingual Indian playback singer, actor, music director, voice actor and a film producer. He is referred to as S. P. B. or Balu by the media. He has won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer six times closely following K. J. Yesudas...

.

He was a jury member for the Kerala State Television Award committee in the year 2004 and has worked in addition on television commercials and documentary films.

Filmography

• Bharya Swantham Suhruthu
  Bharya Swantham Suhruthu
  Bharya Swantham Suhruthu is a 2009 Malayalam film co-written and directed by Venu Nagavally, starring Mukesh, Padmapriya, Urvashi, Jyothirmayi, and Jagathy Sreekumar in the lead roles. It was Venu Nagavally's last film as director.-Plot:Zakhariah is a private banker who has returned from the gulf...
  
   (2009)
• Romeoo (2007)
• Madhuchandralekha
  Madhuchandralekha
  Madhuchandralekha is a Malayalam film directed by Rajasenan. This film stars Jayaram, Urvashi and Mamta Mohandas in the lead.-Plot:Madhu aka Madhavan is a successful playback singer. Chandramathi is his illiterate, rustic, betel-chewing wife with a bad habit of spitting in wrong places, and they...
  
   (2006)
• Immini Nalloraal
  Immini Nalloraal
  Immini Nalloraal is a 2005 Malayalam film directed by Rajasenan. This film stars Jayasurya, Navya Nair, Janardhanan and Bindu Panicker.-Plot:...
  
   (2005)
• Bungalowil Outha (2005)
• Vacation (2005)
• Vasanthamallika (2003)
• Achaneyanenikkishtam (2001)
• Kadhanayakan (1997)
• Kottapurathe Koottukudumbam (1997)
• Man of the Match (1996)
• Vatsalyam (1993)
• Aayirappara (1993)
• Aagneyam (1993)
• Samagamam (1993)
• Kizhakkunarum Pakshi (1991)
• Kalippattam
  Kalippattam
  Kalippattam is a 1993 Malayalam film written and directed by Venu Nagavalli and starring Mohanlal, Urvashi, Thilakan, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Jagathy and Nedumudi Venu in pivotal roles. Mohanlal also sang a song with Chithra for the film...
  
   (1993)
• Ulsavamelam (1992)
• Parvathy Parinayam (1995)
• Bheeshmacharya (1994)
• Agnidevan (1995)
• Shudharil Shudhan
  Shudharil Shudhan
  Shudharil Shudhan is a 2009 Malayalam movie by debutant director Jayaraj Vijay starring Mukesh, Kalabhavan Mani and Indrans.The film is about an estate worker named Ramankutty who is forced to lead a strike against the estate management, leaving his family in starvation.- Cast :* Mukesh* Lakshmi...
  
   (2009)
• Avan (2010)
• Chotta Chetan 3D (1998)
• Njangal Santhushtaranu
  Njangal Santhushtaranu
  Njangal Santhushtaranu is a 1999 Malayalam film, made in India, starring Jayaram.-Plot:Sajeev is a police officer who lives with his widowed father and two younger sisters, after death of his mother. He is also a singer in the police troupe along with his partner Salperu Sathanandhan , who is...
  
   (1999)
• Sree Krishnapurathu Nakshathra Thilakkam (1998)
• Laalanam (1996)
• Laal Salaam (1990)
• Naadan Pennum Naattu Pramaniyum (2000)
• Darling Darling
  Darling Darling (2000 film)
  Darling Darling is a 2000 Malayalam musical-comedy film made in India, starring Dileep, Vineeth, and Kavya Madhavan. It was directed by Rajasenan and written by Udayakrishna and Siby K. Thomas.-Plot:...
  
   (2000)
• Kottaram Veetile Appoottan (1998)
• Maduchandralekha (2006)
• Mayakazhcha (2008)
• Vacation (2004)
• Makkal Mahathmyam (1992)
• Sasanam (2006)
• Muddai Muddugumma (1992)
• Abhi Abhi (1992)
• Anukudumbam.com (1995)
• Ennum Sambhavami Yuge Yuge (2001)
• Aanamuttathe Aangalamaar (2002)
• Ilamura Thampuran (1998)
• Eeramana Rojave (1991)
• Solai Kuyil (1989)
• Tarzan Sundhari (1988)
• Naalam Kettile Nalla Thampimar (1996)
• Uncle Bun
  Uncle Bun
  Uncle Bun is a 1991 Malayalam film directed by Bhadran and starring Mohanlal in the title role. It was a remake of the 1989 American film Uncle Buck...
  
  (1991)
• Arabikadaloram (1995)
• Shobhanam (1998)
• Prem Poojari (1999)
• Majic Majic 3D (2002)
• Saumyam (2004)
• Thadha (filming)
• Nala Charitham Naalam Divasam (2000)
• Melevaryathe Maalakha Kuttikal (2000)
• Avan Chandiyude Makan (2007)
• Moonnilonnu
• Avan (2010)
• pathinonnil Vyazham
• Caribbean (filming)