Painter, Photographer, Graphic Designer & Film Maker

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Revealing a specific situation within a time frame has always been instinctual for an artist… the mediums the select to show it differs. Ranjith Kumar’s work exemplifies it through his depictions of our world through various media. It all started from a remote village of Kerala with his birth and later on bought up in Tamilnadu, imbibing the cultural milieu of these strongly ideological and emotional states.

Ranjith Kumar started his career as a painter then turned to photography, and later to cinema. He traveled widely in India and United Arab Emirates to study, sketch and photograph the signs of cultural heritage, architecture, traditional and historic places and people. He has exhibited photographs & paintings in many famous galleries in India and abroad. He was a lover of films since his childhood days and the numerous world classics he watched really cast a spell on him and his passion for cinema led him to become a film maker. A keen lover of world classic films and a film society activist, he attended several film festivals all over in India.

He has associated with various multimedia projects for Kerala State Chalachithra Academy, Malayala Manorama, Multi Kulture Network Germany, Vast International Foundation Sweden etc. He worked as a Programme Producer in a national Television Channel and produced TV programmes on current affairs, folk & classical arts and also associated with various programmes by other producers in the Channel. With 14 years of creative experience in the media industry Ranjith Kumar has scripted cinematographed & directed Promotional Spot Films for Television Channel, Public Awareness Spot Films on different subjects, Documentaries, Music Video Albums, Video Documentation works for voluntary organizations. Apart from the above major works he has also done cinematography for other individual’s projects like music video albums and corporate videos in various part of India.

He has also worked as a Media Consultant with Vast International Foundation Pondichery and Media Resource Person to Larche’ India Chennai & Punnakai Matha Thottam Trust Chennai. Ranjith Kumar later launched own company; Design Commune, now positioning as a Chief Creative Director, and produced brand promotions, corporate videos & presentations for companies, video documentation projects for NGOs in India. Film Innovationz is a sister concern and independent production company of Design Commune based in Chennai, Tamilnadu.

As a film maker, Ranjith Kumar’s style is eclectic. His films depict the complex intertwining of the different strands that shape the lives of individuals in a poetic, simple yet relaxed style, they reflect a profound humanism. He confidently combines social themes with poignant authenticity through striking visual elements. His films are deliberately paced cutting together long takes, often of static medium and long shots, allowing the viewer to pause and experience another’s life, thereby avoiding the distortional imposition of classical continuity editing of the film. His style includes long takes with scarce but significant camera movements and sophisticated sense of visuals. His cinematography work has won best cinematographer awards for his creative & outstanding work based on his skill in capturing natural light, setting up poetic frames, different angles and dynamic movements. He makes low, but script demanding budget, scientifically well designed, planned & scheduled minimalist films with a cast of amateur and promising actors. Ranjith Kumar has a unique style of capturing the visuals in a way that blurs the thin line between painting and photography.