H. C. Venugopal

• Name — H. C. Venugopal • Birthplace — Doddaballapura Taluk, Bengaluru, India • Other Names — H. C. Venu • Occupation — Cinematographer • Years Active — 1996 - Present • Television — Raja Rani • Spouse — Tara

H. C. Venugopal is a cinematographer who has predominantly worked for Kannada films. He has been active since the late 1990s, regularly collaborating for high-profile Kannada films including A (1998), Sparsha (1999), H2O (2002), Aa Dinagalu (2007), Jaggu Dada (2016) to name a few. He was also involved in the shoot of the first 3D Kannada film Katari Veera Surasundarangi (2012). In recent years, he has collaborated with Arjun Sarja for the bilingual films, Jaihind 2 (2014) and Prema Baraha (2018).

Venugopal married actress-politician Tara in 2005. They have a son named Shreekrishna (b. 2013) together.

• All films are in Kannada, unless mentioned otherwise. • Year — Film — Notes • 1998 — A — Debut • 1999 — Prathyartha • 2000 — Sparsha • 2002 — Dhumm • Marma • H2O — Bilingual in Kannada and Tamil • Parva • 2005 — Maharaja • 2006 — Kallarali Hoovagi • Neenello Naanalle • 2007 — Aa Dinagalu • Ugadi • 2008 — Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu • 2009 — Birugaali • 2010 — Modalasala • Suryakaanti • 2011 — Rajadhani • 2012 — Chingari • Katari Veera Surasundarangi • 2013 — Nam Duniya Nam Style • 2014 — Jaihind 2 Abhimanyu — Bilingual in Tamil and Kannada • Dil Rangeela • 2015 — RX Soori • 2016 — Jaggu Dada • Mummy • Nagarahavu • 2018 — Prema Baraha Solli Vidava — Bilingual in Kannada and Tamil • 2019 — Devaki • 2020 — Shivarjuna • 2023 — Kaasina Sara • 2024 — UI • 2025 — Flirt • 2026 — Balaramana Dinagalu