Richard M. Nathan

Richard M. Nathan is an Indian cinematographer, who works in the Tamil film industry.

Career After graduating from Don Bosco Secondary School, Richard studied Visual Communications at Loyola College, Chennai in 1997. He then subsequently began assisting K. V. Anand and worked on Khakee (2004) and Sivaji (2007). He received a nomination from the Vijay Awards for the Best Cinematographer category for his work in his debut venture, Vasanthabalan's Angadi Theru (2010), where he shot on the streets of the crowded Ranganathan Theru in Chennai. During the auditions for the film, he set out with a friend and a borrowed HD camera, spending 24 hours on the street and came back with a video which impressed Vasanthabalan, which made him sign Richard on for the film in 2007. Critics also praised his work describing "his shots were among the highlights" of the film, "with superb night effect shots of Chennai streets". He was subsequently chosen by K. V. Anand to be the cinematographer for Ko (2011), winning acclaim for his shots in Norway and his work in the songs.

He then partnered up with director Thiru for the Vishal starrers Samar (2013) and Naan Sigappu Manithan (2014), filming scenes in Bangkok and getting good reviews from critics. He won further critical acclaim and plaudits for his work in Vanakkam Chennai (2013).

Filmography As cinematographer + Year Film Notes 2010 Angadi Theru 2010 Baana Kaathadi 2011 Ko 2013 Samar Vanakkam Chennai 2014 Naan Sigappu Manithan Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham 2015 Trisha Illana Nayanthara 2016 Appa Kaththi Sandai 2017 Thondan Ippadai Vellum 2018 Kaali Mr. Chandramouli Thimiru Pudichavan 2019 Comali 2021 Maanaadu 2022 Enna Solla Pogirai Paper Rocket Television series on ZEE5 Gatta Kusthi 2023 Bommai 2024 Bachchala Malli Telugu film 2025 Madha Gaja Raja 2026 Sattendru Maarudhu Vaanilai