Introduction
Bhuvan Gowda is an Indian cinematographer who works in Kannada films. His popular works include Ugramm (2014), KGF duology (2018–2022) and Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (2023). Gowda has won the SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer – Telugu for the latter.
Career
Gowda began his career as a cinematographer for Prashanth Neel's Ugramm after the main cinematographer left the film. He shot the film with a 5D camera. In 2017, he was the cinematographer for Pushpaka Vimana. His work was well appreciated by critics. He collaborated with Neel again for K.G.F: Chapter 1 after Ugramm. Gowda garnered acclaim for his work in KGF: Chapter: 1 and won the SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer. For K.G.F: Chapter 1, Gowda carried 40 kilogram camera for every shot and also used a drone. His next work was K.G.F: Chapter 2, where he collaborated with Neel for the third time.
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ugramm | Kannada | Debut |
| Gargar Mandala | |||
| 2015 | Rathaavara | ||
| 2017 | Pushpaka Vimana | ||
| 2018 | K.G.F: Chapter 1 | ||
| 2022 | K.G.F: Chapter 2 | ||
| 2023 | Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire | Telugu | SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer – Telugu |