G. Ramesh is an Indian cinematographer and director, who works in the Tamil film industry.[1]
Born in Chinnalampatti, Madurai, Ramesh studied commerce and dreamt of becoming a cinematographer in films. He assisted cinematographers Ashokrajan in films like Purusha Lakshanam (1993), Nattamai (1994) and Muthu (1995) while also assisting B. Kannan.[2]
He made his debut as a cinematographer with the romantic drama En Uyir Nee Thaane (1998), before working on Prabhu Solomon's Kannodu Kanbathellam (1999) and King (2002) with Vikram.[2][3] Ramesh has often collaborated with cinematographer Natty Subramaniam and has been a part of his Hindi films, canning scenes in Paanch (2005) and Black Friday (2007), as well as in his acting debut Naalai (2006).[citation needed] Other notable films Ramesh has worked on include the Dhanush-starrers Thiruda Thirudi (2003) and Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan (2004), as well as the Ajith-starrer Aalwar (2007).[4] He made his directorial debut with Kallattam (2016).[3]
