Acclaimed cinematographer Ravi Varman has been honoured with the membership of the world-renowned American Society of Cinematographers (ASC)

Renowned cinematographer Ravivarman has been inducted as a member of the world’s leading cinematographers’ organization, the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC)

It is a tough task for non-American cinematographers to receive this recognition. It is noteworthy that cinematographers who have won multiple Oscar awards watch a cinematographer’s body of work, assess the quality of the cinematography, discuss and only then collectively grant this recognition.

Ravi Varman, who has been honoured with many accolades including a National Award, has been greeted by the film fraternity and prominent personalities following his acceptance as a highly respected ASC member.

Accepting this recognition , Ravi Varman said, “I would like to convey my heartfelt gratitude to the board of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) for inducting me as a member. Cinematographers from all over the world dream of joining this association. It gives me great joy and pride to be included in a platform where the world’s leading cinematographers who have won awards including Oscars are members. I wholeheartedly thank those who made me realise this dream.”

In the last 25 years, Ravi Varman has shot many films in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and English. He has collaborated with many great directors of India.

Some of the noteworthy films that Ravi Varman has done cinematography are Ponniyin Selvan’, ‘Dasavatharam’, ‘Vettaiyaadu Vaidyaadu’, ‘Barbi’, ‘Sanju’, etc.

Ravi Varman became the second Indian to be inducted into the American Society of Cinematographers, after cinematographer Santosh Sivan.