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| {{Short description|Canadian-Indian film producer, cinematographer, and director}} | |||
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| '''Vishnu Mathur''' ( |
'''Vishnu Mathur''' (1934–2007) was a Canadian-Indian film producer, cinematographer and director who had worked in North America, Europe, Middle East and South-East Asia. | ||
| He was born in Ahmedabad, India.<ref name=":0" /> He graduated from the ] in 1970.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vishnu Mathur |url=https://www.3continents.com/en/individu/vishnu-mathur/ |website=Festival des 3 Continents}}</ref> He assisted ] and ] and was employed by Films Division (1975-1978) but resigned over directorial freedom.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Flying Bird |url=https://indiancine.ma/ADRL/info |website=Indian Cinema}}</ref> | |||
| He moved from New Delhi to Canada in 1976. There he worked in film and television his main occupation being a producer/director for ]'s '']'' for 15 years.<ref>"Retiring to one's roots 'We feel renewed,' snowbirds say of sojourn to winter oasis:" Yelaja, Prithi. Toronto Star; Toronto, Ont.. 13 Feb 2006: A16. </ref> | He moved from New Delhi to Canada in 1976. There he worked in film and television his main occupation being a producer/director for ]'s '']'' for 15 years.<ref>"Retiring to one's roots 'We feel renewed,' snowbirds say of sojourn to winter oasis:" Yelaja, Prithi. Toronto Star; Toronto, Ont.. 13 Feb 2006: A16. </ref> | ||
| He worked as a cinematographer for '']'' (], 1983). | He worked as a cinematographer for '']'' (], 1983). His works include: ''India: The Lotus and The Cross'', ''Firedance'' and ''The Red Bindi''. | ||
| His debut feature film was ''Pahala Adhyay'' (''The First Chapter'', 1981), an avant-garde work in which Ravi (Dinesh Shakul), a young student at Bombay University who finds himself unable to relate to life in the city. He finally explodes into a violent physical outburst and breakdown. The title refers to the first chapter of his History thesis from which he seems unable to proceed. | |||
| == Filmography == | |||
| * ''Wardrobe'' (1969) | |||
| * ''Film Gaze'' (1970) | |||
| * ''In Panchgani'' (1970) | |||
| * ''Drought in Maharashtra'' (1973) | |||
| * ''President Nyerere's Visit to India'' (1973) | |||
| * ''Small-Scale Industries of India'' (1973) | |||
| * ''This Our Only Earth'' (1973) | |||
| * ''Discipline on the Road'' (1975) | |||
| * ''Sharing Experience'' (1976) | |||
| * ''Sixth International Film Festival of India'' (1976) | |||
| * ''Communication Security'' (1977) | |||
| * ''Surdas'' (1978) | |||
| * ''Pahala Adhyay'' (''पहला अध्याय,'' The first Chapter, 1981) | |||
| * ''Towards Zero Population Growth in Kerala'' (1983) | |||
| * ''Through the Looking Glass'' (1985) | |||
| * ''The Flying Bird'' (1989) | |||
| * ''Mere Appa'' (1994) | |||
| * ''India: The Lotus and the Cross'' (2004) | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| *] | *] | ||
| * | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
| {{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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Vishnu Mathur (1934–2007) was a Canadian-Indian film producer, cinematographer and director who had worked in North America, Europe, Middle East and South-East Asia.
He moved from New Delhi to Canada in 1976. There he worked in film and television his main occupation being a producer/director for David Suzuki's The Nature of Things for 15 years.
He worked as a cinematographer for The Courtesans of Bombay (Ismail Merchant, 1983). His works include: India: The Lotus and The Cross, Firedance and The Red Bindi.
See also
References
- "Retiring to one's roots 'We feel renewed,' snowbirds say of sojourn to winter oasis:" Yelaja, Prithi. Toronto Star; Toronto, Ont.. 13 Feb 2006: A16.