Biography
Radhu Karmakar (1919 - 5 October 1993) was an Indian cinematographer and director in Hindi cinema from the 1940s to 1990s. He worked extensively with director-actor Raj Kapoor on his films and for his R. K. Studio. Starting with Awaara (1951), he shot all of Kapoor's subsequent films for four decades, till his last, Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985).
He even directed a film, Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai (1960), which was produced by Raj Kapoor, and with Kapoor himself and Padmini as leads. The film won Filmfare Award for Best Film while Karmakar won a nomination for Best Director Award at the 9th Filmfare Awards. At the 8th National Film Awards the film also won Certificate of Merit in the Best Feature Film in Hindi category.
At the 18th National Film Awards, he won the award for National Film Award for Best Cinematography for Mera Naam Joker. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer four times: Shree 420 (1957), Mera Naam Joker (1972), Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1979), and Henna (1992).
Filmography
all 23
Movies 23
Director 1
Henna (1991)
Pyar Ke Naam Qurban (1990)
Commando (1988)
Dance Dance (1987)
Adventures of Tarzan (1985)
Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985)
Prem Rog (1982)
Love Story (1981)
Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978)
Dhoop Chhaon (1977)
Sanyasi (1975)
Bobby (1973)
Be-Imaan (1972)
Mera Naam Joker (1970)
Sapnon Ka Saudagar (1968)
Aman (1967)
Sangam (1964)
Jagte Raho (1956)
Shree 420 (1955)
Awaara (1951)
Drishtidan (1948)
Jwar Bhata (1944)
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Known ForCamera
GenderMale
Birthday1919-01-01
Deathday1993-10-05 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceDhaka, Bangladesh
CitizenshipsDominion of India, British Raj, India
Also Known Asराधू करमाकर
AwardsNational Film Award for Best Cinematography, Filmfare Awards
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