---
name: "C.K. Muraleedharan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/c-k-muraleedharan"
fi1m_id: "c-k-muraleedharan"
imdb_id: "nm1381050"
tmdb_id: 85663
wikidata_id: "Q64738473"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "15 July 1962"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T18:25:28.645414+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# C.K. Muraleedharan

## Identity

C.K. Muraleedharan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/c-k-muraleedharan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** c-k-muraleedharan
- **IMDb ID:** nm1381050
- **TMDB ID:** 85663
- **Wikidata ID:** Q64738473
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._K._Muraleedharan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64738473, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1381050/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/85663

Cinematographer. Born 15 July 1962 in Punnathura, Kottayam, Kerala, India.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 15 July 1962, Punnathura, Kottayam, Kerala, India
- **Active:** 2009–2014
- **Also known as:** Murali
- **Frequently works with:** [Aamir Khan](https://film.one/person/aamir-khan.md), [Abhijat Joshi](https://film.one/person/abhijat-joshi.md), [Boman Irani](https://film.one/person/boman-irani.md), [Rajkumar Hirani](https://film.one/person/rajkumar-hirani.md), [Vidhu Vinod Chopra](https://film.one/person/vidhu-vinod-chopra.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 78 (1), 2010s 78 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._K._Muraleedharan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64738473, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1381050/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/85663

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*PK*](https://film.one/film/pk.md) (78)

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## Biography

C.K. Muraleedharan, also credited as Muraleedharan or Murali, is an Indian cinematographer who works primarily in Hindi films. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune in 1987 with a specialisation in cinematography.

Muraleedharan began his career shooting documentaries and has worked on over 100 for Indian channels, the BBC and the National Film Board of Canada. His feature film credits include *Lage Raho Munna Bhai* (2006), *Johnny Gaddaar* (2007), *3 Idiots* (2009), for which he received the IIFA Award for Best Cinematographer, *Agent Vinod* (2012), *PK* (2014), for which he received the Fiji International Film Festival award for Best Cinematographer, and *Dunki* (2023). He has collaborated frequently with directors Rajkumar Hirani and Sriram Raghavan.

*Sources: imdb.com, ted.com, silverscreen.in, newindianexpress.com, wikiwand.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *PK* (2014), Fi1m 78, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/pk.md)
- *3 Idiots* (2009), Fi1m 78, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/3-idiots.md)

## Complete filmography (13)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Dunki* (2023), Director of Photography
- *Dream Girl 2* (2023), Director of Photography
- *Panipat* (2019), Director of Photography
- *Mohenjo Daro* (2016), Director of Photography
- *School Bus* (2016), Director of Photography
- *PK* (2014), Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/pk.md)
- *Agent Vinod* (2012), Director of Photography
- *3 Idiots* (2009), Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/3-idiots.md)
- *Johnny Gaddaar* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Lage Raho Munna Bhai* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Ek Hasina Thi* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Ek Chhoti Si Love Story* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Bollywood Bound* (2002), Director of Photography

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