Pappu

Sudheesh Pappu (1977/1978 – 14 November 2022), professionally credited mononymously as Pappu, was an Indian cinematographer who worked in Malayalam cinema.

Early life Pappu was born in Thrippunithura, Ernakulam, Kerala. He was schooled in Kendriya Vidyalaya, Ernakulam.

Career Pappu began his career by assisting cinematographer Rajeev Ravi in films such as Chandni Bar (2001), Sesham (2002) and Dev.D (2009), and subsequently made his debut as an independent cinematographer with the Malayalam crime film Second Show in 2012. From then, Pappu worked in a number of Malayalam films, including the mystery thriller Koothara (2014), Ayaal Sassi, Rose Guitarinaal, Njan Steve Lopez (2014) and the romantic drama Eeda (2018).

Death Pappu died at Ernakulam on 14 November 2022, at the age of 44. He was suffering from Amyloidosis and was on treatment for some time. He was hospitalised during the filming of Appan.

Filmography +As cinematographer Year Film Director 2012 Second Show Srinath Rajendran 2013 Rose Guitarinaal Ranjan Pramod 2014 Njan Steve Lopez Rajeev Ravi Koothara Srinath Rajendran 2017 Ayaal Sassi Sajin Babu 2018 Eeda B. Ajithkumar 2022 Appan Maju +As 2nd unit cinematographer Year Film Director 2011 Annayum Rasoolum Rajeev Ravi 2016 Kammatipaadam 2020 Thuramukham +As assistant cinematographer Year Film Director 2001 Chandni Bar Madhur Bhandarkar 2002 Sesham T. K. Rajeev Kumar 2007 Dev.D Anurag Kashyap +As chief associate cinematographer Year Film Director 2004 Black Renjith 2005 Classmates Laljose